Senior Software Developer
Mattioli Woods
Leicester, United Kingdom
yesterday
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
£ 55KJob location
Leicester, United Kingdom
Tech stack
JavaScript
.NET
Agile Methodologies
Automation of Tests
Azure
Bootstrap
C Sharp (Programming Language)
Cloud Computing
Continuous Integration
Software Design Patterns
Entity Framework
Github
Design of User Interfaces
jQuery
Nunit
Software Tools
Software Engineering
Software Systems
Software Testing Automation Framework
System Testing
T-SQL
Tailwind
GitHub Copilot
Xunit
Solid Principles
Playwright
Extreme Programming (XP)
Virtual Agents
REST
Software Version Control
Bamboo
Web Api
Job description
We're looking for a Senior Software Developer to join a talented team building cloud-based solutions in a financial services environment. You'll have room to grow, take on real responsibility, and help raise the standard for those around you.
What you'll do
- Working with our business analysts and product owners to refine and deliver our product backlog
- Designing and documenting software solutions that meet our desired functional and non-functional requirements
- Implementing and maintaining our code, following best practices
- Implementing test automation wherever practical
- Supporting our internal end users on any production defects, reviewing and debugging issues and resolving in a timely manner
- Participating in daily stand-ups and retrospectives, aiming to continuously improve team delivery
- Mentoring junior members of the team and taking a lead role for certain activities
Requirements
- Proficiency in software development using C# .NET/.NET Framework
- Experience with the software development lifecycle in a commercial environment; including requirements analysis, estimation, technical software design, implementation, unit/integration/system testing, deployment and maintenance
- Experience with software development tools: IDEs, version control, test automation, continuous integration, task and backlog management systems
- Experience with best practices: design patterns, SOLID principles, Agile and Extreme Programming methodologies
- Ability to plan your own day-to-day development activities as well as mentor team members
- Experience with unit/integration/ui test automation frameworks (NUnit, xUnit, Playwright)
- Experience with UI design using Javascript/jQuery and Bootstrap/Tailwind
- Experience with TSQL and C# ORMs (Entity Framework, Dapper)
- Experience designing and implementing Web APIs following RESTful design standards
- Experience with cloud technologies (preferably Azure)
Nice to have
- Experience using AI assistance tools to provide additional feedback/improvements during all stages of the development lifecycle. (GitHub Copilot/Claude/Perplexity)
- GitHub Actions/Azure Pipelines or similar CI/CD tooling
- Knowledge of the finance, wealth management or pensions industry
Benefits & conditions
Mattioli Woods helps businesses and individuals achieve financial security through tailored, relationship-led advice. We combine deep technical expertise with a supportive culture where people and clients thrive.
What's in it for you
- competitive salary (depending on experience)
- 34.5-hour working week
- hybrid working - a blend of home and office
- 25 days' holiday plus statutory (increasing with service)
- 5% employer/5% employee pension
- 4x salary life assurance and group income protection
- health cash plan (core level one)
- training, development and certification support
- a supportive, collaborative team environment
If you want to work on meaningful projects and grow in a team that values quality we'd love to hear from you.