Senior Developer

Summit Media Limited; Hull and East Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading marketing agency in Hull is seeking a Senior Developer to join their innovative Product Development team. This full-time role offers hybrid working arrangements and a competitive salary of £40,000 to £50,000, depending on experience. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge in C# development and Azure, as well as a passion for staying updated with the latest technology. Excellent benefits and flexible working hours included.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Every other Friday off

Bupa health cash plan

Life assurance

Annual Bonus Scheme

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in C# and .Net Core development.
• Experience in Azure hosting and Azure DevOps.
• Time management and accurate time estimation skills.

Responsibilities

• Define, implement and improve new back‑end solutions.
• Review, analyse and refactor existing code.
• Participate in application maintenance and support.

Skills

C# Development

.Net Core

Azure Hosting

Azure DevOps

Docker

Time Management

Scrum Principles

Communication Skills

Tools

Azure SQL Server

Postgresql

Job description

Senior Developer

Location: Hull / Hybrid

Salary: £40000-£50000 per annum DOE + Flexible Working, *Every other Friday off and Excellent Benefits

Are you ready to be a changemaker in performance marketing? Do you want to be part of an award agency that offers flexible working and the opportunity to have every other Friday off? Summit has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Developer to join us on a full-time hybrid basis.

We offer flexible start and finish times as well as having every other Friday off*. We trust our people to work flexibly around their lifestyle and family arrangements. Summiteers are asked to attend our office in the C4DI complex in Hull, Fruit Market 2 days per week, the rest of the week can be done from home. For the right candidate, we may also consider greater flexibility around office time.

What will you be doing?

As a .NET Senior Developer within our Product Development team at Summit, you will be responsible for the back‑end development of our market‑leading, proprietary technology solutions for retailers. As specialists in online retailing, we’ve been using technology to drive better decision making and performance for leading retail brands since 2014 across our suite of products under the Productcaster brand that delivers record‑breaking performance across our client’s campaigns.

As a Senior Back‑End Developer at Summit, you will maintain and develop new features on our existing technology stack. You’ll work with other members of the development team as well as client teams and specialists where appropriate.

On a day‑to‑day basis, you will:

• Define, implement and improve new back‑end solutions
• Define, implement and maintain hosting solutions
• Review, analyse and refactor existing code and identify areas of improvement without adverse impact to performance or maintainability
• Follow and improve the team processes around releasing, automated testing and code review
• Participate in application maintenance and support
• Testing and technical documentation
• Research into new technologies and plug‑ins for new functionality
• Proposing technical solutions for new functionality
• Line management and support of junior team members.

What are we looking for?

To be successful in this role, you’ll need to be someone who demonstrates a passion for what they do, staying up to date with the latest technology and tools. You’ll be an active member of the team and confident to lead projects where necessary. You will share your ideas and build on the ideas of others. You’ll need to be motivated, self‑disciplined and organised, enabling you to manage a busy workload. Ideally, you will be confident working with Azure hosting as well as Azure DevOps.

As a team, we are working towards Microsoft Accreditation and a successful applicant will be encouraged to complete additional training towards this goal. Key skills and knowledge include:

• Extensive experience in C# and .Net Core development
• Experience in Azure hosting as well as Azure DevOps
• Experience with Docker is preferred, but not essential
• Understanding of databases and data storage solutions is preferred but not essential. We utilise a range of tools for data storage, but mostly Azure SQL Server with EF Core
• Understanding of databases and data storage solutions is preferred but not essential. We utilise a range of tools for data storage, but mostly Azure SQL Server with EF Core, and Postgresql
• Time management and accurate time estimation skills are essential, along with managing expectations of delivery within the Scrum team
• You’ll need to have a clear understanding of the principles of Scrum and how it is implemented in technology development; have a good working knowledge of continuous integration, its role in development and its implementation
• Good communication skills across a range of personalities and job roles, from working within the development team to managing internal client teams and stakeholders
• You’ll be willing to further develop your skills via in‑team coaching, business‑wide training and external providers
• Line management experience is preferred but not essential.

As a reward for your time and dedication, we will offer you a competitive salary of £40000-£50000 per annum depending on experience as well as a range of excellent benefits including flexible start and finish times, up to 29 days’ holiday per year (plus bank holidays), milestone days off, Bupa health cash plan, life assurance and Annual Bonus Scheme.

Additional keywords: back end, developer, C# development, azure, IT, software, DevOps

We are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their sex; religious or similar philosophical belief; race; age; sexual orientation; or disabilities.

If you require any reasonable adjustments such as access or information in an alternative format, please inform us soon as you are able so that we can make the appropriate adjustments.

Please note, in line with GDPR, your details will only be retained for a period of 12 months from application date and then deleted, unless advised otherwise.