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Key Information
Job title: Lead Developer
Salary: £80,000 - £87,000 Grade: Band 3
Contract type: Permanent Reference: 4093
Team: Revenue Application Development Directorate: TfL Corporate
Contract details: TfL Location: Pier Walk / Hybrid
Application closing date: Sunday 17th May 2026
All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory right‑to‑work checks. Candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK. At the present time TfL is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
You’ll influence the lives of millions
As the Lead Developer you will be responsible for the design and development of very high complexity software throughout the agile development lifecycle of Revenue Applications.
You’ll be developing large-scale, high-performance components for the Contactless platform. We’ll rely on you to develop systems that are elegant and robust, integrating a wide variety of systems across our hybrid on-prem and Azure cloud estate.
You will provide technical direction, guidance, and expertise throughout the software development lifecycle within an Agile team to ensure software complies with TfL architecture standards, design principles and coding standards.
You will be promoting knowledge sharing and adoption of good practice and contributes to the wider developer community.
As the Lead Developers you will lead and coordinate efforts within an agile development team. You will be responsible for development planning, technical guidance, mentor junior developers, and ensuring the alignment of development efforts with business objectives. Also play a crucial role in architectural design and technical decision-making
You’ll work as part of a Scrum team. That means you’ll be involved in activities such as code review, refinement, sprint planning, retrospectives, demos and daily scrums. You’ll work with other scrum teams using large scale scrum to produce coordinated and integrated high-quality working software.
You’ll get to use every bit of your expertise.
Constantly looking for better ways to develop software and experienced in developing robust Azure solutions and/or large scale back-end projects, you’ll be an expert in the following:
- C#
- Microsoft Azure
- Web API
- SQL Server
- Test Driven Development
- CI/CD (Bicep, PowerShell)
It would be highly desirable if you’ve also worked with the following: -
- React or another single-page application framework
- CSS3/HTML5/JavaScript
- Developing in TypeScript
- Developing in ASP.NET MVC
- Working with either Scrum or Kanban
- AWS
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria.
Benefits
In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the level of role but mostly include the below:
Final salary pension scheme
Free travel for you on the TfL network
Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket
30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow
Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
Discounted Eurostar travel
Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4 week period. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements.
We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible, however some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice.
Vetting Process
At Transport for London, safety, trust and fairness sit at the heart of how we recruit. Our Vetting Charter (https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/careers/our-vetting-process) explains the checks we carry out before you join us, helping ensure we create a safe, inclusive and reliable network for everyone who depends on our services. We simply ask that the information you provide is honest and accurate so we can progress your application smoothly. If something doesn’t match or can’t be verified, we may not be able to move forward with your application, but we’ll always treat you with transparency, respect, and clear communication throughout.