Lead Software Engineer

About BigHand

BigHand offers technology solutions for busy legal professionals that provide data and insights to increase value and profits. Through our expert knowledge and innovative technology, we enable our customers to achieve enhanced efficiency, better decision-making and harness their competitive edge.

We build with tomorrow in mind, transforming ideas into action and empowering our customers to succeed in a world of constant change. We make big happen for our customers.

We are a business driven by our values and have these at the centre of everything we do. Our

BigHanders are dedicated to building a culture where We Win Together, We Love to Learn, We Do the Right Thing, We Own It and We Find the Fun.

About the role

Are you ready to take the lead in shaping cutting-edge product that makes a real difference? At BigHand, we’re looking for a passionate and hands-on Software Engineering Lead to guide a high-performing Scrum team in building innovative products that our customers love.

In this role, you’ll be at the heart of product development - driving design, writing clean and maintainable code, and mentoring your team to deliver high-quality features at pace. You’ll be part of an Agile environment where collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement are key.

We’re proud of our engineering culture, and we’re looking for someone who shares our commitment to excellence. You’ll bring strong technical leadership, great communication skills, and hands-on experience with modern technologies. Most importantly, you’ll inspire your team to do their best work and grow together.

What you’ll do

• You will mentor a small number of direct reports.
• You will develop new software products and services.
• You’ll maintain and enhance the existing BigHand products and services.
• Act as the technical lead on projects, providing technical and design guidance to the team and ensuring that the work they do is in line with architectural vision and department standards.
• Architectural and design input to our applications.
• Ensure that the teams follow the department processes i.e. code reviews and merging.
• Provide Agile process guidance and drive teams to continuously improve.
• Develops their skill and competence in both the products and technology.

What we’re looking for

• Good Knowledge of the Scrum framework and the value of Scrum.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to build and motivate a team, creating a productive, happy and inclusive team environment.
• Strong experience with C#, .Net Framework 4.8, .NET 6+, EF.
• Proficiency in building Singe Page Applications (SPAs).
• Knowledge of Azure Cloud Services.
• Proficiency with Git and trunk-based development.
• DevOps & CI/CD (ADO or GitHub),
• Familiarity with design patterns and architectural styles (e.g. modular monolith, microservices, event-driven).
• Test Driven Development.

What we offer

• 25 days holiday (exc. bank holidays) + 3 BigHand days off between Christmas & New Year
• Various wellbeing benefits including private medical, vision, online wellbeing programs & webinars, access to online therapy and Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
• Company-wide Wellness day, for our teams all across the globe to switch off and spend the day doing something to nourish their mental health
• Opportunities to give back with company volunteer events and individual volunteer days
• Career growth opportunities and study leave allowance
• Family benefits including enhanced parental leave, secondary caregiver leave and fertility support
• Financial benefits including pension scheme, life assurance, and salary sacrificing
• Cycle to Work Scheme and Tech Scheme
• Growing business with a global presence, flexible working, modern offices, and remote work options

Our DEI Commitment

We welcome the unique value and individuality that you can bring to BigHand. We are an equal opportunity employer and are dedicated to recruiting solely based on capability and potential regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, educational background, national origin, religion, military status or physical ability. Our BigHanders are dedicated to advancing our culture of belonging by embracing differing viewpoints, opinions, thoughts, and ideas.