Associate Director, Senior Software Engineer

Overview

In this role you lead the design, delivery, and technical direction of high-quality software within the Digital Tax Solutions team. You will shape architecture, drive cloud-enabled, production-grade features, and mentor engineers in an Agile, AI-powered environment. You’ll balance delivery with risk and security standards while advancing innovative, scalable tax technology. This is an opportunity to influence product strategy and work across cross-functional teams to deliver measurable impact.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• professional development
• supportive culture
• wellbeing focus
• career growth
• industry-leading technology

Responsibilities

• Own the design of the codebase and the software delivery lifecycle for your area
• Shape architecture, technical design, and roadmap to align with Deloitte standards
• Develop production-grade features using C# and the .NET platform
• Lead AI-enabled development and govern AI-generated code quality
• Deliver software into production with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, and cloud-native practices
• Ensure compliance with Deloitte standards for technology, risk, and security
• Mentor engineers, QA, delivery and product managers; contribute to recruitment and learning
• Collaborate with Product, Designers, Engineers, Data Scientists, Delivery Managers, and BAs; manage dependencies and communicate risks
• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, backlog refinement, and sprint planning; promote quality and process improvements
• Stay updated on new technologies and evaluate their practical application to enhance offerings

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field
• Extensive .NET software engineering experience with C#
• Experience with SQL or NoSQL databases (SQL Server, MongoDB)
• Front-end expertise with HTML5, CSS, and Angular
• Azure or major cloud platform experience, preferably Azure
• Strong Git and DevOps tooling experience (e.g., Azure DevOps)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, containerisation, orchestration, monitoring, and incident management
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and governance of AI-generated code
• Experience leading Agile ceremonies and creating actionable user stories
• Strong communication and stakeholder management; mentoring and recruitment experience
• Analytical, problem-solving, risk management, and continuous improvement mindset

• Communication
• Stakeholder management
• Mentoring and leadership
• C# and .NET expertise
• Full-stack .NET development
• SQL Server and MongoDB

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