Senior Software Engineer Contract

.NET Tech Lead Contractor – Belfast (Hybrid)Overview

We’re partnering with a Belfast-based product company that needs a Tech Lead level .NET contractor to help drive delivery on a core platform used across the business. This is a hands-on role with real technical ownership, contributing to both day-to-day development and higher-level architectural decisions.

You’ll work closely with product, engineering and cloud teams, helping shape solutions while still spending plenty of time in the codebase. The environment suits someone comfortable balancing delivery with technical leadership in a fast-moving product setting.

The Role

You’ll take responsibility for designing and delivering scalable services using modern .NET and Azure, guiding technical direction within the team and supporting other engineers through complex problem solving. Expect involvement in system design discussions, cloud architecture decisions, and improving existing pipelines and platform capabilities.

You’ll also contribute to best practice around testing, deployment, observability and performance, ensuring solutions are production-ready and future-proofed.

Tech Environment

.NET / C#

Azure (App Services, Functions, Storage, Monitoring, Networking, DevOps)

Cloud-native and microservices patterns

CI/CD pipelines

Data integration and platform services

Experience with Azure Data Factory (ADF) is a strong bonus, particularly around data movement, orchestration and integration patterns.

What We’re Looking For

Strong commercial experience as a senior or lead .NET developer

Very strong Azure experience in real production environments

Comfortable owning technical decisions and contributing to architecture

Background in product-led engineering teams

Strong communication skills and ability to work across disciplines

ADF experience is highly desirable but not essential

Contract Details

Rate up to £500 per day

Inside IR35

Start within the next couple of weeks

Interviews taking place next week

Hybrid working from Belfast (mix of onsite and remote)

Why This Role

This is a proper technical leadership contract rather than a pure delivery role. You’ll influence how the platform evolves, work on meaningful product problems, and partner directly with senior stakeholders while remaining hands-on technically.

Apply here or reach out to Aaron Somers at Ocho for more information via LinkedIn.