Delphi ERP Software Developer — Own Critical Systems (FTC)

Ddgroup; Witham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discount portal

SmartPay loan

Cycle2Work

33 days leave

Birthday day off

Pension system

Dental plan

Sick pay & life cover

Eye care

Mental health support

Job summary

DD Group is seeking an experienced Software Developer with Delphi/Object Pascal skills to support, maintain, and develop our bespoke ERP applications.

In this fixed-term role until 30 June 2027 you will own components of business-critical systems, troubleshoot incidents, implement controlled enhancements, and document architecture and processes.

You will collaborate with IT, QA, and business users to ensure stability and readiness for a future ERP platform.

Qualifications

• Strong development experience using Delphi/Object Pascal.
• Good knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
• Experience supporting and developing business-critical, legacy or ERP applications.
• A strong understanding of debugging, troubleshooting and structured problem solving.
• Experience working with source control and controlled software release processes.
• Comfortable supporting integrations and investigating issues across interconnected systems.
• Able to understand and work confidently with established and complex codebases.
• Able to produce clear, concise and useful technical documentation.
• A collaborative approach, with the ability to work effectively with technical colleagues and business users.
• Experience with C# would be advantageous.
• A relevant software development qualification or equivalent professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain Delphi ERP applications and their integrations.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot and resolve production incidents, application defects and technical issues.
• Develop and deliver controlled fixes and enhancements in response to business requirements.
• Analyse existing codebases and data structures to understand system behaviour, dependencies and potential risks.
• Create and maintain clear technical documentation covering application design, deployment, integrations and known risks.
• Help improve source control, development and release practices.
• Support disaster recovery testing and help strengthen application resilience and recovery processes.
• Assist with controlled data extraction and activities supporting future data migration.
• Work collaboratively with QA colleagues and business users to define requirements, test changes and manage safe releases.
• Share technical knowledge across the team and support the future migration and decommissioning of legacy systems.

Skills

Delphi/Object Pascal

SQL

ERP applications

Debugging

Source control

Integrations

Codebases

Technical documentation

Team collaboration

C#

Software development qualification

Job description

DD Group is seeking an experienced Software Developer with Delphi/Object Pascal skills to support, maintain, and develop our bespoke ERP applications.

In this fixed-term role until 30 June 2027 you will own components of business-critical systems, troubleshoot incidents, implement controlled enhancements, and document architecture and processes.

You will collaborate with IT, QA, and business users to ensure stability and readiness for a future ERP platform.