Tech Lead | Android / Embedded Devices | C# / .NET MAUI | Hands-On

Tech Lead | Android / Embedded Devices | C# / .NET MAUI | Hands-On + People Leadership | REMOTESalary: £90,000 + excellent benefitsContract: PermanentStart: ASAP (4 weeks notice periods maximum for this one!)Working Model: Fully RemoteLocation: UKEligibility: No sponsorship available. You must hold ILR or a British passport (role is subject to background checks) (Non-Negotiable)?? Non-Negotiables - Please only apply if you have ALL of the following ??Core Technologies:Strong, production C# and .NET (7+) - not hobby-level.NET MAUI for Android (or strong Xamarin / native Android and ready to move to MAUI)Android platform development: activities/intents, lifecycle, background execution limits, device-owner APIs, MDM/EMM conceptsHands-on device / hardware integration (scanners, imagers, card readers, printers, serial, GPS)Environment:Proven ownership of a delivery team's outcomes - sprint commitments, quality, operational health, not just your own ticketsReal people leadership - substantive 1-2-1s, developmental feedback, hiring inputOn-call and incident ownership taken through to resolution, not handed off at first sign of difficultyComfortable in a regulated, high-throughput product environmentHonest, early risk communication as a habit, not an exceptionKey Skills:Messaging and comms: MQTT (pub/sub), HTTP clients, offline/online state handlingLogging and observability: log4net today, moving to OpenTelemetry / OTLP and structured loggingNative interop: JNI / Android binding libraries, P/Invoke against native librariesData and config: SQLite, XML-based configuration, key-value storesSound day-to-day technical judgement without escalating every decisionUK hours with high-level written and spoken EnglishRole OverviewWe're partnered on an exclusive Tech Lead search with an established, market-leading business operating mission-critical devices deployed at national scale in a regulated, high-volume payments environment.This is a genuine leadership seat, not a title in waiting. You'll lead a single delivery team of around 5 to 8 engineers (including embedded QA), own its delivery end to end, and grow every person in it. You'll stay technically credible in your domain, run the ceremonies that actually produce outcomes, and represent your team honestly upward. If you want deep technical work with zero people accountability, this isn't the one - and that's the point.Key ResponsibilitiesOwn your team's delivery: sprint and quarterly commitments, with risk surfaced early and honestlyBreak complex features into team-sized work and run standups, planning, and retrospectives that produce real outcomesManage capacity properly - explicit space for tech debt, not an invisible taxLead people: regular 1-2-1s, honest development conversations, and hiring against a competency matrixOwn operational health: your team's on-call rota, incidents in your domain owned to resolutionMake sound day-to-day technical calls and capture the significant ones as ADRsPartner closely with Product on what your team is committing to and whyEscalate cross-team risk and capacity conflicts before they become a missNice to HavePayments exposure: EMV, contactless, and an appreciation of the compliance surface (PCI-DSS, key management)Matrix-organisation experience - adopting standards set by roles you don't manageAzure DevOps for backlog and pipeline toolingRegulated-environment experience (financial services, transport, healthcare)Rust and/or Python, or a genuine willingness to learn themLeading a team through organisational or structural change without stalling deliveryIf you tick every box above, hold ILR or a British passport, and can start ASAP, we'd love to hear from you.TPBN1_UKTJ