Lead Software Developer - FDM Group : Job Details

About The Role

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Lead Software Developer to work for our client within the professional services sector. This is initially a 12-month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in Radbroke, Manchester or Glasgow.

Our client is seeking a talented Lead Software Developer who has at least 10 years of experience to join their team. This is a unique opportunity to lead and mature high-performing feature teams in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. You will be embedded within our client’s engineering organisation, conducting a maturity assessment of existing feature teams, identifying improvement opportunities, and developing a comprehensive engineering playbook that outlines standards, principles, tooling, and ways of working.

Responsibilities as a Lead Software Developer:

• Lead and coach cross-functional feature teams to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions
• Conduct engineering maturity assessments and provide actionable recommendations
• Develop and implement a playbook to standardise engineering practices and tooling
• Drive continuous improvement and embed best practices across teams
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align technical delivery with business goals
• Support the upskilling and coaching of engineering teams to enhance capability

About You

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience as a Lead Software Developer or Engineering Manager in a consultancy or enterprise environment
• Demonstrated ability to see and understand the big picture and translate it into actionable engineering strategies
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with a passion for mentoring and team development
• Experience working in or with financial services organisations is highly desirable
• Strong background in full-stack development with hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, Microservices architecture, AWS, Angular and React

About Us

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave, work-place pension and BAYE share scheme

About FDM

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 3,500 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.