Software Engineering Team Lead

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving transformational change within our clients.  We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data, and business applications.  We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals. 

About the role: 

We're growing fast—and so is our Software Engineering Team. We have a newly created opportunity for a Software Engineering Team Lead to help shape the future of our technical delivery and team culture.

This role is ideal for someone who's passionate about engineering excellence, has hands-on experience as a developer and thrives when mentoring others and leading projects that make a real difference.

Here's what the role looks like:

• Lead a talented team of 4–7 software engineers, supporting their growth and guiding their work across a range of impactful projects.
• Own delivery: You'll take the reins on project leadership, working closely with our Operations Lead to ensure technical success and commercial performance.
• Drive innovation: Contribute technically to projects, bringing your engineering expertise to the table while fostering best practices across the team.
• Balance priorities: Manage support contracts, team schedules, and ensure smooth delivery across multiple workstreams.
• Shape the future: Help define how we build software, scale our systems, and evolve our engineering culture.

Here are the key skills and experience relevant to this role: 

• Solid software engineering experience using Microsoft technologies—you're confident working with .NET / .NET Framework, C#, and modern front-end tools like TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Experience building cross-platform apps using MAUI for iOS and Android, and web applications with Blazor, ASP.NET, HTML, and CSS.
• Familiarity with desktop development using WPF and Windows Forms.
• A track record of delivering high-quality software in collaborative, agile environments.
• Strong communication skills—you're comfortable engaging directly with customers and translating their needs into technical solutions.
• Experience mentoring or managing engineers, with a people-first approach to leadership.
• Ability to lead technical delivery, manage priorities, and contribute hands-on when needed.
• A passion for clean architecture, scalable systems, and continuous improvement.

At Sword, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development, and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success.  

We offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life.  In addition to a Competitive Salary, here's what you can expect as part of our benefits package: 

Personalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth. 

Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance.  We can't promise to always be able to meet every request, however, are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can. 

A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes, an employee assistance programme, discounted cash plan and more…. 

At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. If you don't tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we're looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience. We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us. 

If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.