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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer - **Company:** Daniel James Resourcing Ltd - **Location:** Manchester, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £70,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, .NET Framework, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, C Sharp (Programming Language), Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Software Quality, Continuous Integration, Corona (Software Development Kit), DevOps, Distributed Systems, Github, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Software Architecture, Software Tools, Scaled Agile Framework, Software Construction, Software Engineering, Web Application Frameworks, Docker for Aws, .NET Core, ReactJS, Software Application Programming, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Restful APIs, Terraform, Docker, Microservices - **Published:** July 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/senior-software-engineer/daniel-james-resourcing-ltd-job107706095 ## About the Role * Strong commercial experience developing applications using .NET / .NET Core / C#. * Commercial experience building solutions within AWS. * Experience developing scalable REST APIs. * Strong understanding of software engineering best practices. * Experience with CI/CD pipelines. * Knowledge of Docker and containerised applications. * Passion for clean, maintainable code. Desirable * Terraform or Infrastructure as Code. * Event-driven or distributed systems. * React or modern JavaScript frameworks. * Microservices architecture. * BDD / TDD. * Observability and monitoring tooling. ## Description Build software that operates at enterprise scale.We're partnering with a market-leading global SaaS organisation embarking on a significant technology transformation. With millions of customer interactions and mission-critical platforms relied upon by enterprise clients, this is an opportunity to join a business investing heavily in cloud, engineering excellence and modern software development. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll help evolve a large-scale platform from a legacy architecture into a modern, cloud-native ecosystem, working alongside a high-calibre engineering team building software that delivers genuine business impact. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced backend engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, influencing architectural decisions and working with modern engineering practices. The OpportunityYou'll play a key role in designing, building and evolving highly scalable backend services whilst contributing to the wider technical direction of the platform. Working within an Agile engineering team, you'll be involved throughout the software lifecycle-from architecture and design through to deployment, optimisation and continuous improvement. Although the role has some front-end responsibilities, it is predominantly backend focused, with modern .NET and AWS at its core. What You'll Be Doing * Design and develop scalable applications using modern .NET technologies. * Build secure, high-performance cloud-native solutions on AWS. * Develop RESTful APIs and event-driven services. * Help modernise legacy applications into microservice-based architectures. * Contribute to technical design sessions and architectural decisions. * Champion engineering best practices including automated testing, CI/CD and code quality. * Work closely with Product, QA and Engineering teams to deliver high-quality software. * Support production systems and drive continuous platform improvements. * Leverage AI-assisted engineering tools to improve productivity and software quality. TechnologyYou'll work across a modern engineering stack including: .NET 8 / C# AWS Docker Terraform SQL Server & PostgreSQL React (occasional UI work) GitHub Actions Event-driven architecture REST APIs Microservices About YouWe're looking for engineers who combine strong technical capability with a collaborative mindset., You'll work on enterprise-scale systems, modern cloud technologies and greenfield transformation initiatives whilst being given the autonomy to influence technical decisions and shape the future direction of the platform. ## Related Videos - [Navigating the Corporate Jungle: Life as a Developer in a large Company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/621-navigating-the-corporate-jungle-life-as-a-developer-in-a-large-company) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [Practical tips for keeping your C# code base clean](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100149-practical-tips-for-keeping-your-c-code-base-clean) - [Bringing AI Model Testing and Prompt Management to Your Codebase with GitHub Models](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1536-bringing-ai-model-testing-and-prompt-management-to-your-codebase-with-github-models) ## Related Articles - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [The Best Software Developer Blogs to Read](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/156-the-best-software-developer-blogs-to-read) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs)