Application Development Manager

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Date: 27 Mar 2026

Location: Pier Walk, TfL Corporate

Company: TfL, GLA or OPDC

Job title: Application Development Manager 

Salary: £80k-87k 

Grade: 3 

Contract type: TfL                                               Reference: 3859 

Contract details: Permanent                               Location*: Pier Walk 

Application closing date: 05/4/26 at 23:59 

 

*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.  

 

*All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory righttowork 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  

  

We are looking for a technical leader to join our Contactless backend team. You’ll champion best practices like CI/CD, secure development and Automated Testing to ensure our systems remain secure,  resilient and scalable under high demand. 

 

In this role, you will lead one or more Agile development teams through the full software lifecycle, from refinement and daily scrums to retrospectives and sprint demos. You’ll play a pivotal role in the Revenue business area of Technology Development, collaborating across the organisation to deliver integrated, world-class software that powers London’s daily commute. 

  

You’ll get to use every bit of your expertise  

  

Constantly seeking better ways to develop software and experienced in building high-transaction applications, you will bring a strong track record in: 

  • Leading and managing developers across multiple Scrum teams. 

  • Nurturing talent through active mentoring and career coaching. 

  • Scaling agile development teams through recruitment and onboarding process. 

  • Delivering secure and high performing software solutions using Agile methodologies and modern best practices. 

  • Transforming our Contactless backend into a resilient, next generation platform that powers millions of journeys 

  

You will be a technical expert in the following areas: 

 

  • C# and .NET development 

  • Software modernisation and application refactoring 

  • RESTful API design and development 

  • Database technologies, including SQL Server 

  • Microsoft Azure services, including Azure Functions, Service Bus, Event Hub, API Management (APIM), Azure Storage, and Azure DevOps 

 

It would be highly desirable if you’ve also had experience in the following: 

  

  • Project, stakeholder, and budget management experience 

  • Understanding of ticketing systems 

  

If you can bring excellent communication skills and a flair for analysing complex systems and coming up with effective solutions to problems, you're someone we'd like to talk to.  

 

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.