Engineering Lead (.NET, Azure, Kubernetes)

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 evolve 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 - contributing code, 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 strong 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 (e.g. Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD)
* Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure - ideally Azure and Service Fabric/Kubernetes
* A collaborative mindset - comfortable working across product, engineering, and client delivery
* A pragmatic, hands-on approach to problem-solving and decision-making
* 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