PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Join our dynamic Software Development function at Addleshaw Goddard! We're divided into specialised squads, each with around 5 developers, working in sync to create cutting-edge solutions. As a Team Lead, you'll be the driving force behind one of these squads, reporting directly to the IT Development Manager.

Your role? To ensure your squad excels, delivering top-notch technical work in line with AG's best practices, policies, and processes. You'll be a mentor, a stakeholder manager, and a full-stack software development specialist, guiding your team towards success.

You'll be a key player, working hand-in-hand with the IT Management Team and Business Analysts to understand AG and our clients' needs. Your mission will be to help develop and communicate innovative, high-quality bespoke software solutions, automations, and integrations, all while improving the practice of software development within AG.

Addleshaw Goddard has been recognised with several innovation award nominations, including some for our in-house developed products. Be a part of this cutting-edge development function, working with some of the latest and most exciting AI and platform technologies. Join us and take your career to the next level!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Technical leadership on projects including:
• Understand the business requirements and propose creative and innovative solutions.
• Communicating complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences, at an appropriate level of detail.
• Team leader and line management responsibilities for the assigned squad.
• Project leadership
• Organise and host planning sessions to produce technical specifications, sizing, and task breakdown.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

The ideal applicant will have the confidence to work in a fast-paced and intellectually demanding environment, and with internal clients who are dedicated, hard-working professionals.

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Experience leading software development teams.
• Knowledge of AI technology including Generative AI and Machine Learning.
• Proficient in cloud computing technologies such as Microsoft Azure.
• Advanced knowledge of C# and dotnet.
• Working knowledge of:
• JavaScript and related client-side frameworks (e.g. VueJS)
• Web development technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JSON.
• Microsoft SQL Server T-SQL programming and Relational Database design
• UX based design
• Building and consuming API's (e.g. RESTful / SOAP)
• DevOps Release and Deployment (CI/CD)
• Software Development Lifecycle toolsets (e.g. Azure DevOps/JIRA).
• Methodologies (e.g. Agile/SCRUM) and associated techniques / practices.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.