Senior Software Engineer

Design, build, test and operate Angular front-end and C#/.NET back-end services deployed in Azure.

Contribute to technical design and impact assessments for changes to new and existing applications.

Produce and maintain technical documentation to the required standards.

Apply engineering best practices, including clean code, automated testing and observability.

Work closely with Architects, Testers, Product Owners, Analysts and stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes.

Support the day-to-day operation of live applications, including incident investigation, troubleshooting and resolution.

Participate in code reviews and technical discussions, helping to maintain engineering standards across the squad.

Mentor and support other engineers, contributing to a positive and collaborative engineering culture.

Contribute to the continuous improvement of software engineering practices within the wider Digital engineering community.

You are an experienced software engineer who enjoys designing and building well-engineered applications. You care deeply about software quality, security, resilience and operability, and you take pride in delivering maintainable solutions.

You are comfortable balancing:

Technical design and software development.

Delivery of high-quality outcomes.

Problem solving and continuous improvement.

Supporting and mentoring engineers within the team.

You thrive in a collaborative, product-focused environment where engineering judgement matters.

Experience with common Azure services used in application delivery, such as App Services, Functions, Storage, Key Vault and Application Insights.

Experience with API Management (e.g. Azure APIM) as part of application integration.

Exposure to mobile application development (iOS, Android and/or cross-platform frameworks) or experience supporting mobile apps via backend services.

Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Bicep or Terraform).

Experience building and supporting applications in regulated or security-conscious environments.

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We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance.

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