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# CONTRACT BACK-END ENGINEER - .Net / C# / Claude (OUTSIDE IR35)

- **Company:** Searchability
- **Location:** Manchester, UK
- **Salary:** £143,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** .NET Framework, Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, C Sharp (Programming Language), Continuous Integration, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Software Engineering, GitHub Copilot, Backend, Production Code, Virtual Agents, Restful APIs
- **Published:** August 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/engineer-c/searchability-uk-ltd-job107904627

## About the Role

* Strong commercial C# and .NET backend experience
 * Experience designing and developing REST APIs
 * Hands-on experience using Claude Code for software development
 * Strong TDD / automated testing experience
 * Good knowledge of CI/CD
 * Strong software engineering and architecture fundamentals
 * Experience working within Agile development teams

IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU ALSO HAVE...

 * Experience within a UKGC-regulated or similarly regulated environment
 * Azure or AWS experience
 * Experience with GitHub Copilot, Cursor, OpenAI or similar AI tooling, KEY SKILLS: C# / .NET / Claude Code / Agentic AI / REST APIs / TDD / Automated Testing / CI/CD / Backend Engineering / Agile / Contract / Outside IR35

## Description

* Use Claude Code as part of your day-to-day development workflow
 * Own features through design, build, test, deployment and operation
 * Write clean, secure and maintainable production code
 * Apply TDD and automated testing
 * Work with modern CI/CD processes
 * Collaborate with the Principal Engineer, Architect and wider Agile team
 * Work to strong standards around security, data privacy and change control


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