Development Team Lead (.Net, Azure)

We're Kingfisher, a team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctasto life. Guided by our purpose: Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone. We believe a better world starts with better homes, and we work every day to make that a reality. Join us and help shape the future of home improvement.

Overview

As a Development Team Lead, you will combine technical expertise with people leadership to guide a high performing engineering team. You will be responsible for developing your team members, ensuring delivery excellence, and driving continuous improvement.

Working closely with Product Owners and cross functional partners, you will align squad objectives with wider business goals while fostering a culture of collaboration, quality, and growth.

Responsibilities

• Act as the line manager for squad members, supporting their development and performance
• Lead the planning and execution of team deliverables
• Drive improvements in team effectiveness, efficiency, and engineering practices
• Provide coaching, feedback, and mentoring to engineers
• Partner with Product Owners to align technical delivery with business outcomes
• Collaborate with Chapter Leaders and stakeholders on progress and capability development
• Promote a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous learning
• Implement goal setting and objective alignment processes

Qualifications

• Strong background in software development (.NET & Azure preferred)
• Solid understanding of quality engineering principles and modern development practices
• Experience leading and motivating engineering teams
• Ability to operate effectively in a complex, fast paced environment
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Strong problem solving and decision making capabilities
• Passion for people leadership, coaching, and talent development
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Understanding of modern QA methodologies and frameworks
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken)

How We Work

We believe in flexibility and balance. Our hybrid model blends home working for focus with time spent connecting and collaborating - whether in our offices or at off site locations. On average within our Engineering team 20% of your time involves in person collaboration.

We value the perspectives new team members bring and encourage you to apply - even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements.

What We Offer

An inclusive environment where your potential is limited only by your imagination. We encourage new ideas, support experimentation, and strive to create a workplace where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our customers come from all walks of life - and so do we. We're committed to ensuring all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants are treated equally, regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, ethnicity, culture, religion, belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.

Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.

Benefits Private Health Care

Opportunity to receive up to family level cover with AXA. Join within three months of starting or at annual renewal in April. (This benefit is subject to Benefit In Kind taxation).

Kingfisher Pension Scheme

Immediate eligibility through auto enrolment. Contribute 8% to receive a max 14% from the Company.

25 Days' Holiday

25 days per annum plus bank holidays as stated in your contract (pro rated for part time colleagues).

Staff Discount

20% discount at B&Q and Screwfix. Eligible after 3 months service.

Kingfisher Share Incentive Plan (SIP)

Share ownership in a tax efficient way. Save between £10 to £150 per month. Join at any time once three months service is reached.

Life Assurance

x4 Salary plus benefit equal to value of your Retirement Account (if an active member of KPS MP) or x1 Salary if not active member.

Bonus

Competitive bonus scheme that aligns to work level of role.

Kingfisher Share Save

Save with the option to buy Kingfisher plc shares at the end of a 3 or 5 year period. Offered annually. Three months service is required at the annual invitation date, normally in October.

Our Behaviours

At Kingfisher, we are united by our 6 core behaviours:

• Constantly improving our customer experience
• Acting with humanity and care
• Be curious
• Thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious
• Be inclusive
• Act inclusively in diverse teams to achieve together
• Be agile
• Working with trust, pace and agility
• Be accountable
• Championing the plan to deliver results and growth

Training & Development

There are so many ways you can grow, learn, and develop here at Kingfisher. At whatever pace suits you.

Conversations with senior leaders Resources and tools to help you grow

Improving without instruments to help you learn is near impossible. That's why we make sure you have everything at your fingertips to find exactly what you need to keep growing.

Initiatives that measure development

With plans that ask you what you want to achieve and when you want to achieve them by, tracking progress and keeping development at the forefront of conversation is easy.

Find your path

The scale of group functions within Kingfisher is huge. That means you have the chance to build different career paths within multiple areas of the organisation.

Sharing is caring

We aren't selfish here at Kingfisher. Whatever your level of experience, you'll work with colleagues who are always welcoming and ready to share their knowledge whenever you need it.

Reach for the stars

So your ambitions are high? Good thing we have opportunities to find experiences in line with more senior roles and responsibilities. Here, you can evolve your career, no matter your level.

Why Kingfisher

We're an innovative, international retailer on a journey to actively make a difference. Always striving to take that next step. You can be part of the difference. From bottom to top you can progress in a collaborative environment. So, why not Kingfisher?

Application Process What to expect from our application process Step 1: Application

Send in your application via our Kingfisher Careers website.

Step 2: Review

A member of the Talent Acquisition team will then review your application let you know if you have progressed to the next stage of the process.

Step 3: Interview 1

You'll then have a telephone interview/one to one conversation with a recruiter.

Step 4: Interview 2

As you progress, you'll be invited to attend a face to face or virtual interview.

Step 5: Feedback

Your recruiter will be in contact with feedback and, if successful, the details of your job offer!