Senior Software Developer

• Technical Direction : Provide technical direction and mentorship to junior and mid-level developers, conducting code reviews and supporting their professional growth.
• Feature Ownership: Take full responsibility for the delivery of features - from technical design and architecture through development, testing, deployment, and monitoring in production.
• Software Development: Design, build, and optimize high-quality software using modern engineering principles and practices.
• Automated Testing: Lead by example in writing and maintaining automated unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure stability and reliability.
• SDLC & Scrum Practices: Actively contribute to and help facilitate the running of our Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Scrum process, including workshops, sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Architecture & Design: Pro-actively engage in discussions and decisions around system architecture, scalability, and maintainability.
• Collaboration: Partner with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to define requirements, refine scope, and deliver impactful solutions.
• Code Quality & Best Practices: Enforce and improve development standards, ensuring code consistency, maintainability, and adherence to best practices.
• Continuous Improvement: Champion process and tooling improvements across the engineering organization.
• Documentation: Ensure technical and architectural documentation is complete, clear, and up-to-date.

Experience: Minimum 5+ years of professional software development experience, with proven ability to deliver complex applications in production environments.

Back end skills:

• Strong proficiency in C#, Python, and/or Java.
• Deep experience building and maintaining APIs and integrations using RESTful architectures.
• Strong understanding of SQL and relational database design (e.g., Microsoft SQL Server).
• Proficiency with automated testing frameworks (xUnit, NUnit, JUnit, PyTest).
• Solid experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and modern DevOps practices.

Front end skills:

• Proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Strong experience with React and/or Angular frameworks.
• Deep understanding of HTML5, CSS3, and responsive UI/UX principles.
• Proven ability to integrate front-end applications with back-end RESTful services and APIs.
• Experience with front-end testing tools such as Testcafe, Playright or Cypress.
• Comfort with modern build tools and workflows (Webpack, npm, etc.).

Leadership and soft skills:

• Proven experience mentoring and supporting junior team members.
• Strong analytical, architectural, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication skills - able to explain complex technical concepts clearly.
• High sense of ownership and accountability for deliverables.
• Collaborative and proactive approach to teamwork and stakeholder engagement.
• Commitment to quality, performance, and maintainability.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and modern deployment automation.
• Experience implementing Agile/Scrum best practices in development teams.
• Understanding of security, scalability, and performance optimization in distributed systems.

As well as a career in a fast paced environment within a expanding business, we also offer the below benefits as standard: * Wellness fund or Private Medical Insurance (dependent upon role)

• Pension
• Life Assurance x 3
• 25 days holiday plus 8 Bank Holidays
• Ongoing continual professional development (CPD)
• Holiday purchase Scheme up to 5 days
• 1 paid and 1 unpaid volunteering day
• 24/7 and 365 Days Employee Assistance Programme
• Team and company offsite events
• Specsavers eye care voucher
• Free Tea, Coffee and fruit every week - Basingstoke office