Senior Software Engineer

Bishopsgate
3 weeks ago
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Job Title: Senior Software Engineer
Reporting to: Lead Engineer

Role Purpose:

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will enhance and support both new and existing products within the Software Engineering group. In addition to contributing to feature development, you will play a role in shaping the technology and process strategies, and occasionally lead innovation or software design initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop new features with a strong focus on high-quality code.

  • Conduct peer code reviews to ensure quality and adherence to best practices.

  • Participate in daily stand-ups, change analysis sessions, and technical presentations.

  • Provide guidance on tool and environment adoption where necessary.

  • Continuously develop knowledge of the business domain and gain a deeper understanding of the organization's objectives.

  • Work closely with tech leads, engineers, testers, and other personnel to deliver high-quality products.

  • Take ownership of initiatives related to innovation or addressing technical debt.

  • Design, document, and communicate system solutions with a balanced focus on time, quality, cost, and performance.

  • Collaborate with colleagues across the organization to gain buy-in and feedback on proposals and designs.

    Required Knowledge & Experience:

    Essential:

  • Strong proficiency in C# at a commercial level.

  • Solid experience with .NET Core and related open-source technologies.

  • Knowledge of Object Orientation, SOA, and relevant design patterns.

  • Experience with modern software development practices, including agile methodologies, version control, code reviews, and continuous integration.

  • Understanding of concurrency, asynchrony, and parallelism.

  • Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD), unit testing frameworks, mocking frameworks, and patterns for testability.

  • Proficiency in relational database concepts, Microsoft SQL Server, and SQL.

  • Familiarity with front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

  • Experience in Web API design and implementation.

    Desirable:

  • Commercial experience with Typescript.

  • Experience with containerization (e.g., Docker) and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes).

  • Experience in SPAs and responsive web development, particularly with Angular.

  • Familiarity with enterprise messaging systems (e.g., NServiceBus, Azure Service Bus)

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