IT Delivery - Lead Software Engineer - IT1

Setting the engineering standard through the code you write and review

Owning technical design for features and components within your squad

Leading, coaching and developing engineers through pairing, feedback, and regular 1:1s

Building high-quality, production-ready software with testing embedded throughout

Ensuring strong engineering practices across CI/CD, automation, and observability

Driving performance, scalability, and security across the development lifecycle

Collaborating closely with Product, Delivery, and Architecture teams to shape feasible, effective solutions

Contributing to out-of-hours support, taking ownership of issues within your domain

C# and ASP.NET with strong, hands-on production experience

React (or similar modern front-end framework)

Azure application services in a production environment

SQL Server, including performance tuning and diagnostics

REST APIs and third-party integrations (e.g. Salesforce)

Modern engineering practices including testing, CI/CD, and automation

Writes and reviews production code regularly

Brings strong technical judgement and a high bar for quality

Has experience mentoring or leading developers in a team environment

Takes pride in developing others, as well as delivering great software

we're looking for someone who’s truly hands-on - actively writing production code day to day, not just drawing on past experience. You’ll have a strong track record of mentoring or leading engineers, paired with excellent technical judgement, high standards for code quality, and the ability to raise the bar across a team.

Previous line management experience is essential. If you’ve already managed direct reports, you’ll be able to make an immediate impact.

Well, besides the one-of-a-kind team culture, stunning locations across the UK, and the chance to work with the UK's largest holiday park organisation, we can offer:

The chance to develop your skills and boost your career across our 65 parks – we’ve got your back when it comes to training!

You’re never on your own with our Employee Assistance Programme! It comes with a 24/7 confidential helpline for counselling and support - because your wellbeing is our top priority.

A 50% discount for you and a 25% discount for friends and family when booking your holiday with us.

A team member discount of 30%, available on everything from fabulous food to delicious drinks and even our fun leisure activities.

Score awesome discounts! From tasty meal kits like Hello Fresh to your favourite local gyms, we’ve got deals on lots of brands just for you.

We want to be a force for good and caring for our parks, people, and planet is a natural component of the way we do business. We celebrate our people, communities and natural environment, enabling us to enhance the amazing memories we create for many years to come.

At Parkdean Resorts, every park is a place to start something great; a place where you can develop your skills, take on new challenges, and thrive alongside a team that supports you every step of the way.

Our parks create meaningful memories for our guests and know that great service is more than a smile - it’s understanding the value of every moment. Because it’s not just what we do, it’s who we are. Join a team that puts heart into every holiday. Be the Heart of the Park.

Parkdean Resorts takes safeguarding seriously therefore background checks including DBS (or equivalent) will be carried out if appropriate.

We want to do all we can to create an environment and recruitment process where people feel safe and comfortable to talk about disability. For any reasonable adjustment requests as part of the recruitment and assessment process, please contact Roisin at [email protected].