Software Developer - C# .NET Desktop

• Own significant features and development projects, from planning requirements with product experts through selecting the technical approach and delivering the work.
• Design, develop, test, and debug functionality and user interfaces in C#/.NET.
• Build new applications and extend established codebases.
• Identify and deliver application performance improvements.
• Help package and release software, and resolve licence management issues.
• Support customers and end users, and occasionally attend exhibitions, user groups, and industry events.

Technologies:

• .NET Framework
• C#
• Support
• MySQL
• Visual Studio
• Windows
• ASP.NET
• Web

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We are an established specialist engineering software company just outside Lincoln, with a small, product-driven team. Our flagship modelling software has been developed for more than 40 years and is used by local authorities and engineering consultancies across the UK and internationally. We are developing several new Windows desktop applications, and this office-based role in Lincolnshire involves working on site while learning our products and industry; greater flexibility may be considered over time. You will work alongside an experienced development team and the engineers who use and teach our software. The salary is £35,000-£50,000, depending on experience. Benefits include 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and three additional days for the Christmas closure, a company pension with a generous employer contribution, private medical insurance after one year subject to insurer acceptance and a maximum premium limit, and training in industry terminology and our software. The role offers influence over architecture, engineering practice, and product development, in an informal, flexible working environment with short lines of communication and direct access to experienced engineers.

• Strong, in-depth C# skills focused on Windows desktop applications.
• Significant experience with .NET.
• Commercial software development experience, including ownership of complex technical work and sound technical decision-making.
• Interest or aptitude in maths or engineering.
• Clear written and spoken English, with the ability to explain solutions to complex problems.
• Willingness to learn the engineering domain; industry experience is not required, and full training is provided.
• Desirable but not essential: WinForms, .NET Framework, Visual Studio, C++/MFC, Direct2D or other graphical CAD-style interfaces, mathematical, engineering or scientific software, Mercurial, Windows Server, and MySQL.