Principal Developer

VIQU IT; North East; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT recruitment firm is seeking a Principal Developer based in Newcastle upon Tyne. The role involves leading the design and migration from legacy systems to modern applications using C# and .NET, focusing on cloud architecture in Azure. Ideal candidates will have experience mentoring junior developers and ensuring best practices in software development. This position offers a competitive salary, with one day a week on-site requirements.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with .NET and C# development in an enterprise environment.
• Experience with cloud architecture within Azure (Cosmos DB, App Services).
• Previously led and mentored junior developers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and migration from legacy systems to modern, cloud-first applications.
• Design and implement software solutions using .NET and C#.
• Help to mentor junior engineers.

Skills

C# development

.NET development

SQL Server

Microservices architecture

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

Job description

Role

Principal Developer

Salary

£68,000 - £72,000 per annum

Location

Newcastle upon Tyne (One day a week on site requirements)

Overview

VIQU have partnered with a leading national organisation who are looking to migrate from their legacy systems to modern, cloud first systems in Azure. They are looking to hire a lead/principal developer focused on C# and .NET development and architecture. This will initially focus on Modular Monolith design, moving to Microservices architecture as/when required.

Job Duties

• Lead the design and migration from legacy systems (ASP and PHP) to modern, cloud first systems and applications.
• Design and implement software solutions using .NET and C#.
• Help to mentor junior engineers.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives throughout the team.

Experience required

• Hands on experience with .Net with C# development within an enterprise environment.
• Prior experience with Modular monolith architecture, with Microservices design being a nice to have.
• Experience with SQL server, and Restful API s.
• Experience with cloud first architecture within Azure (Cosmos DB, App Services, Service Bus, Storage ect.).
• Previously led and mentored junior developers, conducting code reviews, guiding best practises and facilitating continuous improvement.
• Previously set up and implemented CI/CD pipelines and tools.
• Technical skills across Docker, Containerisation, React, and DevOps would all be nice to have attributes.

Application

Apply now to speak with VIQU IT in confidence. Or reach out to Jack McManus via the (url removed)

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