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# C# Developer

- **Company:** Goodman Masson
- **Location:** Greater London, UK
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Query Performance, Acceptance Test-Driven Development, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, C Sharp (Programming Language), Microsoft SQL Server, Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, SQL Stored Procedures, SQL Databases, Data Streaming, Transact-SQL, Delivery Pipeline, Indexer, Backend, Git, Front End Software Development, Restful APIs, Web Api, Microservices
- **Published:** September 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2856366306-c-developer

## About the Role

* You have strong, hands-on commercial experience working as a dedicated C#/.NET Backend Software Engineer.
 * You bring advanced proficiency in Microsoft SQL Server, specifically with T-SQL query performance tuning, indexing, and execution plan optimization.
 * You hold a proven track record of building production-grade Web APIs and working with RESTful microservices.
 * You possess solid experience with automated testing, Git, and CI/CD deployment pipelines in Azure DevOps.
 * You are highly autonomous, comfortable diving straight into complex backend codebases, and focused purely on writing clean, scalable code.

If you are a pure C# engineer looking for a high-impact, backend contract without the noise of frontend or multi-language clutter, this is an ideal project.

## Description

We are seeking a pure software engineer with deep, hands-on expertise in backend C# engineering and SQL database performance tuning from any industry background.

The business is currently accelerating a major backend integration programme to connect core internal systems with external platforms. They need a specialist who has deep experience in server-side C# code, RESTful APIs, and database engineering., * Focus on backend architecture while building and optimising high-throughput integration pipelines and core services.

 * Design, build, and consume production-grade RESTful APIs and microservices to facilitate seamless data flows.
 * Execute complex database engineering tasks in SQL Server (T-SQL), including query optimization, index tuning, and writing complex stored procedures.
 * Ensure all backend code is resilient, test-driven, and deployed via modern CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps.
 * Work closely with engineering leads to unblock complex backend logic and meet strict project delivery milestones.


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