Backend Developer (Azure)

• Develop and deliver backend services using C#, .NET 6+, and Azure Functions.
• Build and maintain data access, orchestration, and notification services using clean architecture and dependency injection.
• Develop and maintain Azure SQL stored procedures, schemas, and data access patterns.
• Work on event-driven integrations using Azure Service Bus, including message ingestion, transformation, and error handling.
• Design and consume REST APIs through Azure API Management.
• Write automated unit and integration tests throughout the development lifecycle.
• Own CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation using Azure DevOps.
• Monitor production services using Application Insights and Azure Monitor, and diagnose and resolve issues proactively.
• Participate in incident response and root-cause analysis when required.
• Identify technical debt and deliver targeted improvements within sprint capacity.
• Work closely with Product Owners to clarify requirements and ensure acceptance criteria are technically deliverable.
• Contribute to Agile ceremonies including estimation, planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Take ownership of work from design through to production without requiring day-to-day technical supervision.

Technologies:

• AI
• API
• Azure
• Backend
• C#
• CI/CD
• DevOps
• REST
• SQL
• Terraform
• Office 365
• ASP.NET
• Cloud
• Copilot
• Docker
• GitHub
• Support, We are recruiting for an experienced Azure Backend Developer to join our digital healthcare platform team on an initial 3-month remote contract outside IR35, with a rate of £420-£475 per day. You will work on a mature Azure-based backend platform supporting connected patient services, taking ownership across the full software lifecycle in a hands-on role. This position suits a developer who can hit the ground running, work independently, and deliver end-to-end technical outcomes without day-to-day technical supervision.

• Strong commercial experience with C#, .NET 6+, dependency injection, SOLID principles, and clean architecture in production codebases.
• Experience with Azure Functions, including the consumption model, triggers, bindings, and fan-out/fan-in patterns.
• Experience with Azure API Management, including API design, policy configuration, and secure consumer patterns.
• Experience with Azure Service Bus, including message-driven processing, competing consumer patterns, error handling, retry behaviour, and dead-letter handling.
• Experience with Azure SQL engineering, including stored procedures, T-SQL, schema design, query performance, and deadlock diagnosis in a mature production database.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, including CI/CD pipeline authoring, automated testing integration, and deployment management.
• Production operational experience with Application Insights, incident diagnosis, and root cause analysis.
• Disciplined approach to automated testing; tests are a deliverable, not optional.
• Experience working in Agile Scrum delivery, including full sprint participation.
• Proven ability to work fully independently and own work end-to-end from design through to production.
• Excellent written communication skills for PR descriptions, PBI commentary, ADO notes, and incident updates.
• Availability and responsiveness during UK core hours, 9am-5pm GMT/BST.
• Experience with Terraform, Azure Entra ID B2C or Auth0, D365/FinOps integration, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement, Logic Apps or Power Automate, healthcare domain experience, or AI-assisted development tooling would be advantageous.