Engineer - .NET Backend (London)

Trainline; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Dental insurance

Work from abroad policy

EV Scheme

2-for-1 share purchase plans

Festive time off

Family-friendly benefits

Job summary

Trainline’s Backend teams build the core of Trainline’s world class product, delivering journey search, the eCommerce platform and integrations with 270 travel operators across 45 countries. As a mid level .NET Engineer you will own features end-to-end, mentor teammates and contribute to technical decisions in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

You’ll work with C# (.NET 6–10), AWS, Docker and CI/CD while focusing on quality, performance and reliability for high-volume transactional

Qualifications

• Hands-on with C# .NET and the latest features.
• Experience in Agile development practices.
• Experience with high-volume transactional applications.
• Experience with asynchronous service/processing.
• Ability to test solutions effectively.
• Mentor engineers and share knowledge.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver new functionality or features using appropriate tools and techniques.
• Ensure quality is at the heart of the team’s work.
• Continuously improve the code base.
• Maintain customer focus in all delivery decisions.
• Identify and remove blockers, bottlenecks and waste.
• Contribute to architectural decisions.
• Coach and mentor others in the team.
• Own the development lifecycle from code to production, including deployment and monitoring.

Skills

C# .NET

Agile development

High-volume transactions

Asynchronous processing

Testing

Mentoring

CI/CD

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Proactive learning

Tools

AWS

Docker

Terraform

GitHub Actions

New Relic

ELK Stack

DynamoDB

PostgreSQL

Job description

Introducing the Backend teams at Trainline

The Backend teams at Trainline build the core of Trainline’s world class product. We create the journey search functionality that millions of our customers use on a daily basis, the eCommerce platform that provides a secure and seamless experience and we connect Trainline to over 270 travel operating companies, across 45 countries in Europe and the rest of the world. Each team has a targeted domain focus, ranging between journey search, fares calculation, bookings, fulfilment, payments, refunds, carriers’ integrations, real-time timetable information, journey disruptions and much more.

As a mid level .NET Engineer at Trainline you will

• Deliver new functionality or features, using the most appropriate tools & techniques
• Ensure quality is at the heart of everything you and your team do
• Continuously improve the code base
• Keep our customer as the number one priority
• Actively identify blockers, boulders, time sinks and waste, and actively attempt to remove them
• Make significant contribution to technical decisions
• Act as a coach and mentor to others in the team
• Take full ownership of the development lifecycle from code to production, including deployment and monitoring

Our Tech Stack

• Languages & Frameworks: C# (.NET 6–10)
• Databases: DynamoDB, PostgreSQL
• Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS Cloud, Docker, Terraform
• CI/CD & DevOps: GitHub Actions
• Monitoring & Logging: New Relic, ELK Stack

We’d love to hear from you if you

• Have hands on experience with C# .NET and the latest features
• Love using Agile development practices
• Have hands on experience working on software development of high-volume transactional applications
• Have experience in asynchronous service/processing
• Test your solutions effectively
• Enjoy mentoring less experienced engineers
• Have experience with CI/CD
• Thrive in a diverse, open and collaborative environment
• Have great communication skills
• Are proactive, focused, supportive, honest and a team player
• Have a passion to learn new skills

More information:

Enjoy fantastic perks like private healthcare & dental insurance, a generous work from abroad policy, 2-for-1 share purchase plans, an EV Scheme to further reduce carbon emissions, extra festive time off, and excellent family-friendly benefits.

We prioritise career growth with clear career paths, transparent pay bands, personal learning budgets, and regular learning days. Jump on board and supercharge your career from day one!

We're operating a hybrid model and ask that Trainliners work from the office a minimum of 60% of their time over a 12-week period. We also have a 28-day Work from Abroad policy.

We know that having a diverse team makes us better and helps us succeed. And we mean all forms of diversity - gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, nationality and diversity of thought. That's why we're committed to creating inclusive places to work, where everyone belongs and differences are valued and celebrated.