Lead Software Engineer

Ss&c Technologies, Inc.; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Senior .NET Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and manage technical risks to ensure project delivery. Skills in C#, .NET, Docker, and microservices are essential. Join us for a chance to develop your career and benefit from competitive holiday schemes and professional development reimbursements. This role offers flexibility with a hybrid work model, allowing you to balance work and personal life effectively.

Benefits

Professional development reimbursement

Competitive holiday scheme

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Hands-on training

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a senior .NET software engineer.
• Hands-on experience with microservices and transition from monolithic applications.
• Experience working with geographically distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product managers, UX/UI designers, and developers to deliver solutions.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure best practices.
• Manage technical risks and ensure project delivery.

Skills

C#

.NET 6 or later

REST

GraphQL

Docker

RabbitMQ

Postgres

Microservices

MassTransit

MartenDB

CQRS

Event Sourcing

Frontend development

Job description

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product managers, UX/UI designers, and developers to deliver solutions
• Conduct code reviews, enforce coding standards, and ensure best practices
• Drive continuous improvement in development processes, tools, and methodologies
• Manage technical risks and ensure the timely delivery of projects
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across environments
• Provide on‑call support in 4‑hour slots, including weekends, as part of a rotating schedule (up to 3 slots per week)
• Hybrid work model with flexibility to work remotely or in the Windsor, Connecticut office

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a senior .NET software engineer
• Must have: C#, .NET 6 or later, REST, GraphQL, Docker, RabbitMQ, Postgres, OpenTelemetry
• Good to have: MassTransit, MartenDB, CQRS, Event Sourcing, Frontend development
• Hands‑on experience with microservices and transformation from monolithic to microservices
• Experience working with geographically distributed teams
• Application profiling, debugging, and performance tuning
• Technical leadership and architecture experience – lead decisions on technology stacks, design system architecture, and ensure scalability and security
• Experience coaching developers, reviewing code to ensure quality standards, and promoting best practices such as testing and documentation

Benefits

• Professional development reimbursement, including access to SS&C University
• Competitive holiday scheme supporting work/life balance
• Competitive benefits designed to support staff well‑being
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion – welcoming, celebrating, and thriving on diverse perspectives
• Hands‑on, team‑customised training throughout your career

As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations—from the world's largest companies to small and mid‑market firms—rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology. SS&C continues to look for today’s and tomorrow’s brightest talent, those who embody a spirit to improve not only their lives but those around them. From college students to seasoned professionals, we encourage you to apply. SS&C prides itself on hiring diverse, honest, dynamic individuals who value collaboration, accountability, and innovation.

SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.

Thank you for your interest in SS&C! If applicable, to further explore this opportunity, please apply directly with us through our Careers page on our corporate website: www.ssctech.com/careers.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds to enable us to bring diverse perspectives to our thinking and conversation. It is important to us that we strive to have a workforce that is diverse in the widest sense.

Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee‑based recruitment services.