{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"e3ef99c9cad64f071506b132","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/e3ef99c9cad64f071506b132","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/e3ef99c9cad64f071506b132","title":"Lead Engineer","description":"Location: US Remote\nReports to: Engineering Director\nDirect Reports: 6–8 (Engineering & QA)\n\nAbout IRIS Software Group\n\nIRIS Software Group is one of the UK's largest privately held software companies, trusted by over 100,000 customers across 135 countries. For more than 45 years, we've helped organisations make better business decisions by reducing admin, improving efficiency, and giving people more time to focus on what matters.\n\nOur software powers payroll for one in six UK employees, supports 12,000+ schools and academies, and is trusted by the majority of the UK's top accountancy firms. We're also the UK's largest third-party online tax filer with the Government.\n\nWe invest heavily in modern, cloud-based platforms, supported by our Centres of Excellence in India and Romania, and we're proud winners of multiple industry awards across Payroll, EdTech, Cloud, and Technical Innovation.\n\nJust as importantly, we're recognised as a Great Place to Work, including awards for Tech, Wellbeing, and Women.\n\nThe Role\n\nWe're looking for a Lead Engineer to take ownership of a single, autonomous engineering team. This is a hands-on leadership role that blends technical expertise, agile delivery ownership, and people leadership.\n\nYou'll shape technical direction, drive high-quality delivery, and build a culture of ownership and continuous improvement — all while staying close to the code.\n\nThis role brings together responsibilities traditionally split across Engineering Manager, Lead Engineer, and Agile Delivery Manager.\n\nWhat You'll Be Doing\n\nDelivery Ownership (around 40%)\n\nOwn delivery outcomes for your team — quality, predictability, and pace\nDrive agile practices to improve flow, visibility, and continuous improvement\nCommunicate clearly with stakeholders on progress, risks, and dependencies\nTechnical Leadership (around 40%)\n\nStay hands-on with coding, reviews, and architectural decisions\nImprove reliability, scalability, resilience, and technical debt management\nDefine and document technical decisions, patterns, and team ways of working\nExplore and introduce tools and practices that improve velocity, quality, and observability\nPeople Leadership (around 20%)\n\nLead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of engineers and QA\nSupport career growth, development plans, and succession planning\nFoster strong collaboration across Product, Design, and Platform teams\nWhat We're Looking For\n\nEssential Experience & Skills\n\n6+ years in software engineering, with 2+ years in a technical or team leadership role\nStrong experience delivering complex software using Agile methodologies\nRecent, hands-on experience in a modern SaaS environment\nExperience building and operating cloud-based, internet-facing systems at scale\nStrong understanding of CI/CD, DevOps principles, observability, and production support\nExcellent communication, prioritisation, and stakeholder management skills\nTechnical Stack (experience across much of the following):\n\nC#, .NET / .NET Core, Microsoft .NET stack\nAzure (AKS, Service Bus, cloud infrastructure)\nReact, Blazor, Web APIs\nSQL Server\nMicroservices & containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)\nTDD and modern engineering best practices\nExposure to AWS (Lambda, SQS/SNS, EC2, Fargate) is beneficial\nNice to Have\n\nExperience in regulated or complex domains (finance, health, govtech, etc.)\nLine management or mentoring experience\nExposure to platform engineering or shared services\nExperience using AI tools to enhance engineering productivity\nWhy Join IRIS?\n\nWork on software used by millions across the UK and globally\nLead real technical decisions — not just people or process\nInvest in your growth with modern tech, tooling, and learning opportunities\nJoin an inclusive, award-winning workplace that genuinely values wellbeing","company":"Iris Software Group","rawCompany":"iris software group","city":"Remote","state":"OR","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-04-14T10:53:59.275Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"11-9041.00","title":"Architectural and Engineering Managers","slug":"architectural-and-engineering-managers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"}],"industries":[{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Lead Engineer","description":"Location: US Remote\nReports to: Engineering Director\nDirect Reports: 6–8 (Engineering & QA)\n\nAbout IRIS Software Group\n\nIRIS Software Group is one of the UK's largest privately held software companies, trusted by over 100,000 customers across 135 countries. 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