Technical Lead

Contract: Permanent full-time

Location: Belfast office, hybrid working available

Salary: Competitive Salary (based on experience) + competitive benefits package including 35 days holiday, hybrid working, health cash plan, private health insurance, company pension scheme, and professional development opportunities

About Us

Founded in 1996, Allsop is a Belfast-based software company with a passion for making working lives better through intelligent technology. For 30 years, we have been helping organisations across Ireland, the UK, the US and beyond transform the way they work by simplifying processes, reducing administrative burden and improving productivity. What started as a mission to develop software that reflects how people actually work has evolved into a powerful AI-enabled workflow automation platform. Our solutions help businesses streamline operations, automate repetitive tasks and free employees to focus on work that adds real value.

Today, our technology is trusted by organisations across a range of industries, with particular expertise in the food and beverage sector. As a Microsoft Partner and ISO 27001-certified provider, we combine innovation, technical excellence and robust security standards to deliver solutions that make a measurable difference.

At Allsop, we pride ourselves on building lasting relationships with our customers, taking the time to understand their challenges and delivering solutions that improve efficiency, reduce costs, increase profitability and enhance customer experiences. As we continue to grow, we're looking for talented people who share our commitment to innovation, collaboration and helping customers achieve more.

For more information visit our website: www.allsop.software

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of a well-established and growing software business. As Technical Lead, you will have the autonomy to define and drive the technical direction of our products and platforms, influencing key technology decisions while delivering secure, scalable and high-performing solutions that create real value for our customers.

Working closely with the Product Manager and senior stakeholders, you will have a direct impact on product strategy, architecture and delivery, ensuring our technology continues to support business growth and innovation. This role offers the best of both worlds: the opportunity to remain hands-on with technology while also providing technical leadership, mentoring colleagues and developing the capability of the team.

You will help shape the technical direction of the solutions we design, develop and deliver for our customers, spanning web, mobile, data, integration and AI-enabled technologies. You will lead a talented group of Software Developers and QA Analysts, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement and technical excellence. Your expertise will help shape development standards, strengthen quality and security practices, and support the adoption of modern approaches as we continue to enhance and scale our technology platform.

If you are looking for a role where your ideas will be heard, your technical leadership will make a genuine difference, and you can help shape products used by organisations across multiple sectors, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact while advancing your own career.

Why join us?

Joining Allsop means becoming part of a close-knit, ambitious team where your ideas and contribution genuinely matter. You'll have the opportunity to work with modern technologies, collaborate with talented colleagues and help shape solutions used by organisations around the world. We're proud of our supportive culture, our focus on continuous improvement and our commitment to helping our people grow and succeed.

We strongly believe in an inclusive and supportive work culture. We recognise the changing demands of family life and the need for flexibility in working arrangements to meet these demands. We welcome applications from all persons regardless of gender, race, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Key duties

As Technical Lead, you will:

• Define and drive the technical direction, architecture and development standards across our products and platforms.
• Lead the design and delivery of secure, scalable and high-performing software solutions that meet business and customer needs.
• Work closely with the Product Manager to translate business requirements into technical solutions and delivery plans, helping to shape the product roadmap and strategic priorities.
• Provide technical leadership to Software Developers and QA Analysts through coaching, mentoring, code reviews and the promotion of engineering best practices.
• Lead, develop and line manage a team, supporting performance, capability development, recruitment, onboarding and employee wellbeing.
• Ensure solutions are designed with appropriate consideration for quality, security, maintainability and operational resilience.
• Champion innovation, continuous improvement and the adoption of modern technologies, tools and delivery practices.
• Build the technical capability and scalability of our products, platforms and engineering function to support future growth.

Technology Environment

As Technical Lead, you will help shape and evolve solutions built using technologies including:

• Microsoft Azure
• .NET / C#
• SQL Server and Entity Framework Core
• Web and mobile application technologies
• REST APIs, ERP and system integrations
• AI-enabled workflow automation solutions
• Azure DevOps and Agile delivery practices
• ABP Framework
• Multi-tenant SaaS platforms
• Infrastructure as Code including Terraform and Helm

We are committed to continuously evolving our technology stack and encourage innovation, continuous learning and the adoption of modern practices.

The essentials

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Significant experience in professional software development, including delivery of complex software solutions.
• Experience providing technical leadership, including architecture design, technical decision-making, code review and mentoring developers.
• Experience leading and developing technical teams, including coaching, performance management and staff development.
• Strong software engineering background with experience in full-stack development, software architecture and modern development practices.
• Experience working within Agile product development environments and collaborating with Product Managers.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

The desirables

• Experience designing and supporting scalable cloud-based solutions.
• Hands-on experience with mobile development and system integrations.
• Understanding of software security, quality assurance, maintainability and operational resilience principles.

Please note the successful applicant will be asked for proof of the right to work in the UK.

To apply

If you’re passionate about technology, enjoy developing people and want to help shape the future of an innovative Belfast software company, we’d love to hear from you. To apply, please click Apply below. Closing date is 30th November 2026