Back-end Developer – FindAUniversity Tech / Product · Sheffield

Educations Media Group; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education marketing company seeks a Back-end Web Developer to enhance their high-traffic websites and internal systems. In this role, you'll design clean, scalable code and build APIs while ensuring code quality through collaboration and agile ceremonies. Join a diverse team committed to fostering an inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with VB/C#, .NET framework, and building APIs.
• Solid understanding of relational databases and SQL.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain clean, scalable, and efficient code.
• Build and optimize RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Collaborate with teams to define and integrate backend functionality.

Skills

VB/C#

.NET framework

RESTful APIs

SQL

Entity Framework

Debugging

Problem-solving

CI/CD

Collaboration

Job description

At Keystone Education Group, we are passionate about helping students around the world find the right educational opportunities. As a global leader in education marketing and student recruitment, we connect millions of students with universities and educational institutions worldwide, enabling informed decisions through powerful digital tools, data, and guidance.

We are currently seeking a Back-end Web Developer to join our growing team. You’ll play a key role in developing and maintaining the functionality behind our high-traffic websites and internal systems. Working closely with the team and stakeholders, you will help deliver performant, scalable, and secure features that power great user experiences and support our business goals.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain clean, scalable, and efficient code.
• Build and optimise RESTful APIs and backend services to support web applications and internal tools.
• Work with SQL Server and Entity Framework to manage data access, schema changes, and performance optimisation.
• Collaborate with the team to define and integrate APIs and backend functionality
• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback and helping to maintain high code quality standards.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve backend issues in production and development environments
• Write and maintain unit and integration tests to ensure code reliability and minimise regressions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an agile environment to deliver high-quality solutions
• Take part in agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives

Skills Required

• Strong experience with VB/C#, .NET framework, .NET Core/.NET 6+.
• Solid understanding of relational databases and SQL.
• Hands-on experience with Entity Framework or similar ORM tools.
• Proficient in building and integrating RESTful APIs.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Able to work independently while contributing within a collaborative team.
• Comfortable presenting technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of software engineering practices, including version control, testing, and CI/CD.

Nice to Have

• Strong knowledge of automated testing practices
• Exposure to cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS)
• Experience with automated testing frameworks
• Comfortable using task tracking & documentation tools like Jira and Confluence
• Understanding of logging, monitoring, and performance profiling tools
• Experience working with data privacy, GDPR, and security best practices

About FindAUniversity and Keystone Education Group

As a member of FindAUniversity and the Keystone Family, you will be working with passionate, professional and high-performance individuals. Together, we have grown successfully into more than 800+ talented employees with sites that are recognised as the world's leading search engines for education. Ambition, drive and great ideas help us reach our goals – join us in the making of your career!

Do you want to join our family?

FindAUniversity is based in the UK and we offer hybrid working arrangements, with the ability to work from home and the office. If this sounds like it could be you, and you would like some additional information about the role, then please get in touch.

Please send us your application by hitting the button "Apply here!".

Applications will only be accepted from candidates who are authorised to work for any UK employer.

Job Type: Full-time, 37.5hrs /week, Permanent

Keystone is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.