Acorn Insurance Ltd
Technical Lead
Job Description
Salary: £70,000 - 85,000 per year
Requirements:- Proven experience leading software delivery within a microservice-based environment
- Strong technical background in .NET and Azure
- Comfortable working across the stack, with deeper expertise in backend systems
- Experience mentoring and guiding developers in a collaborative, agile setup
- Product-focused mindset with an understanding of trade-offs between speed, scalability and user experience
- Excellent communicator who brings clarity and empathy to technical discussions
- Passion for clean, maintainable code and continuous improvement
- Curious and proactive, always looking for better ways to build, measure and deliver
- Applicants must have at least one year remaining on a Graduate or Post-Study Work visa
- We are not able to offer visa sponsorship
- Lead a multidisciplinary squad to deliver high-quality, production-ready software
- Design and build scalable microservices in .NET and Azure
- Contribute to the evolution of our microservice architecture and integration patterns
- Collaborate with frontend developers working in React and Next.js to deliver seamless user experiences
- Partner with product managers, BAs and designers to translate customer needs into clear technical plans
- Work closely with QA and automation testers to ensure quality and reliability are built in from the start
- Stay hands-on with code while mentoring developers and promoting best practices
- Drive technical discussions, champion clean architecture and improve our engineering standards
- Contribute to wider engineering initiatives, including developer experience and shared tooling
- Azure
- Backend
- Cloud
- Frontend
- React
- microservices
- ASP.NET
- Architect
- C#
- CI/CD
- DevOps
- Docker
- Git
- Grafana
- Support
- Kubernetes
- MongoDB
- Nginx
- Project Manager
- RabbitMQ
- Redis
- SQL
- Sentry
- TypeScript
More:
We are based in Liverpool City Centre HQ and work in a hybrid model with three days in the office each week. We offer a permanent, full-time role on a 37.5-hour week, Monday to Friday, with a salary of £70,000 to £85,000 per annum depending on experience. You will join a talented cross-functional squad working with backend and frontend developers, QA and automation testers, designers, product managers and business analysts to build modern, cloud-native products on Azure. We value collaboration, quick feedback and creative problem-solving, and we provide real autonomy, opportunities for professional development, conferences and innovation time. We are committed to an inclusive, supportive workplace and will work with you on reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process and once you join the team.
last updated 38 week of 2026
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Acorn Insurance Ltd
Liverpool
IT
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£77,500
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£85,000
UK median
This salary is 9% below the UK median for Lead roles (£85,000/yr).
Based on 2024–2025 UK technology sector benchmarks