Senior Developer (Backend)

Steer73; Manchester; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking tech company is seeking a Senior Developer to deliver high-quality solutions and mentor junior developers in a fully remote setting. The ideal candidate should possess strong expertise in C#, .NET Core, and Azure, and be passionate about writing clean, maintainable code. This role offers competitive benefits and a culture of continuous improvement.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible work policy

Structured career development

Remote work environment

Qualifications

• Strong experience with C#, .NET Core, and .NET Framework.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with Azure resources and cloud architecture.

Responsibilities

• Implement user stories and features according to specifications.
• Collaborate with product managers to clarify requirements.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code.

Skills

C#

.NET Core

.NET Framework

ASP.NET MVC Core

Azure SQL DB

Azure DevOps

Communication Skills

Job description

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Senior Developer (Backend)

Department: Development & QA

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Remote, United Kingdom, Manchester

Description

We are looking for a Senior Developer to join our team at Steer73. You'll play a key role in delivering high-quality solutions across a variety of client and internal projects. Working closely with product managers, QA, and other developers, you'll contribute your technical expertise to build robust, scalable, and secure applications.

As a senior member of the development team, you'll focus on hands‑on coding, solution design, and ensuring best practices are followed throughout the development lifecycle. You'll help shape technical decisions, mentor junior developers, and stay up to date with modern technologies to continuously improve our processes and solutions.

You'll enjoy working across diverse projects and sectors, gaining a deep understanding of our clients' businesses and their needs. If you're passionate about writing clean, maintainable code and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you.

The Most Important Thing

As a Senior Developer, your technical skill and experience drive successful outcomes. Your ability to solve complex problems, write high-quality code, and collaborate effectively ensures we deliver exceptional products for our clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Implementing user stories and features according to agreed specifications.
• Collaborating with product managers and technical leads to refine scope and clarify requirements.
• Contributing to solution design and architecture discussions.
• Writing clean, testable, and maintainable code following best practices.
• Developing automated unit and integration tests.
• Reviewing code and providing constructive feedback to peers.
• Setting up and maintaining development and production environments.
• Addressing performance‑related issues and optimizing applications.
• Developing efficient data models and secure solutions.
• Responding to customer incidents and resolving service‑affecting issues.
• Staying current with emerging technologies and recommending improvements.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Required

• Strong experience with C#, .NET Core, and .NET Framework
• ASP.NET MVC Core / WebAPI
• Databases (Azure SQL DB, EF Core, CosmosDB)
• Azure resources (App Service, Functions, Storage, SQL DB, Service Bus, CosmosDB, Application Insights, KeyVault, Redis Cache)
• Cloud architecture (Azure)
• Azure DevOps (build pipelines and project management)
• Networking, DNS, SSL
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

• Angular, jQuery, React
• JavaScript / TypeScript
• Angular / jQuery / React
• Xamarin, UWP, WPF
• Domain‑driven design
• Cloud architecture (AWS)

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Strong developer culture committed to quality and learning
• Structured career‑development planning
• All the tools you need to thrive in your position, including the latest tech
• Fully remote role at a remote‑first organisation
• Flexible work policy for a positive work/life balance
• Location‑agnostic career progression based on merit
• Join a culturally diverse and inclusive team
• Be part of an organisation devoted to continuous improvement