Engineering Lead (.NET, Azure, Kubernetes)
London (Hybrid)
£90k-£110k
SaaS platform
Roc Search have partnered with a small but high-growth SaaS business in London that's entering an exciting new chapter, and they're looking for an Engineering Lead who wants to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of their platform.
If you're currently a Senior .NET Engineer or Tech Lead with strong understanding of Azure and Kubernetes and ready to step further into strategic architecture and leadership, this is a standout opportunity.
- Drive the technical direction as the platform evolves from Azure Service Fabric Kubernetes
- Work in a genuinely collaborative, small engineering team where your decisions have real impact
- Blend leadership with hands-on engineering (around 40-50% coding)
- Lead and develop a team of 4-5 engineers from day one, with room to scale as the company grows
What you will be doing:
Design, lead, and improve the technical architecture of the companies Saas platform
Make decisions on tech stack, infrastructure, frameworks, and integration approaches
Collaborate closely with the Head of Platform to align architecture with roadmap priorities
Provide hands-on technical leadership - which involves writing code yourself, conducting reviews, and guiding decisions
Mentor and support a growing engineering team, ensuring high-quality delivery
Translate complex business requirements into scalable and maintainable systems
Focus on performance, reliability, and security at scale
Stay ahead of emerging technologies and contribute to continuous improvement
They're looking for someone with the following:
Proven experience architecting and scaling B2B SaaS platforms
Strong full-stack technical expertise - especially across C#, JavaScript, and ideally React
Experience integrating with APIs and identity platforms such as Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD
Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure - ideally Azure and Service Fabric/Kubernetes
Experience building Microservices/Azure functions
A collaborative mindset - comfortable working with cross functional stakeholders across product, engineering, and client delivery
Background in IAM or SSO is a bonus
Salary: £90,000-£110,000 (DOE)
Benefits:
• 28 days holiday plus UK bank holidays
• Day off on your birthday
• Office shuts over Christmas time each year
• Flexible hybrid working
• Fun company and team outings - Summer and Christmas party
• Generous private medical care and additional perks with Vitality
• Refer a friend bonus
• £500 WFH set up
• Enhanced Pension plan
• Enhanced parental policies
• 4 weeks full sick pay
• Birthday, Long Service and Christmas gifts
• Cycle to work
• LinkedIn Learning