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# Senior / Software Developer

- **Company:** ECM Selection Limited
- **Location:** Cambridge, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £45,000.0 - £70,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, C Sharp (Programming Language), Databases, Hypertext Transfer Protocols (HTTP), Python (Programming Language), Queueing Systems, .NET Core, Kubernetes, Docker, Web Api
- **Published:** August 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.ecmselection.co.uk/register/25937

## About the Role

* Like working in modern high-level languages (perhaps but not necessarily C#, Python, Java, ...) and are happy to learn new ones
 * Have some experience using containers / Docker for development
 * Understand stateful vs stateless components, and how you might build them
 * Are a good problem solver; you've previously considered problems either around performance, reliability, scalability, or even usability
 * Are familiar with the basics of the modern web (HTTP requests, web APIs)
 * Most likely have a good technical degree from a reputable university
 * Have full existing UK work permission without time limit, restriction, or sponsorship

You do not need:

 * To be a full stack developer
 * To be a world-leading expert in a specific language
 * To have an encyclopaedic knowledge of the cloud
 * A PhD (though PhDs are as welcome as graduates)

If you know any one of the following, that's great, but this isn't a list of requirements, just a bonus - so please do apply without them! - C#, .NET Core, Python, AWS, Closure or other FP, Kubernetes, message queues, workers, databases, ORM (e.g. EF Core).

## Description

* Are a capable software developer with experience developing modular server-side or "back end" software components


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