Senior .NET & Azure Microservices Engineer

Bertelsmann-Jobs; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Penguin Random House in London is seeking an experienced Senior Software Developer to join our Technology team on a permanent basis. You will work in the Integration team to modernise our integration landscape, focusing on C#/.NET, REST APIs, and cloud-based microservices.

You will mentor other developers, contribute to CI/CD and engineering practices, and help ensure secure, well-maintained solutions across the technology stack.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with C# and .NET, including ASP.NET Core MVC and Web API development.
• Experience designing REST APIs, microservices and event-driven solutions.
• Solid understanding of software engineering principles, design patterns and clean architecture.
• Experience with Docker and containerisation and automated testing using xUnit or similar.
• Experience with SQL Server and data access technologies.
• Good knowledge of CI/CD and Git-based development.
• Experience designing event-driven solutions using Azure Service Bus or similar messaging technologies.
• Experience implementing secure APIs using OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools while maintaining engineering quality.
• Interest in mentoring other developers and sharing knowledge across the team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and modernise integrations using C# and .NET, including Azure Logic Apps, Function Apps, containerised microservices and event-driven microservices.
• Build, integrate and manage APIs that connect services across our Technology landscape.
• Design and develop secure, maintainable solutions using established engineering principles and patterns.
• Work with Azure messaging and integration technologies to support event-driven architectures.
• Contribute to automated testing, CI/CD and Git-based development practices.
• Collaborate with Architects and other developers to shape effective technical solutions.
• Create and maintain clear process, service and technical documentation.
• Mentor and support other developers, sharing your technical knowledge.
• Help ensure solutions are secure, well maintained and compliant with internal governance.

Skills

C#/.NET

ASP.NET Core MVC

Web API

REST APIs

Microservices

SOLID & design patterns

CI/CD

Git

Azure

Tools

Docker

Azure Logic Apps

Azure Function Apps

Job description

Penguin Random House in London is seeking an experienced Senior Software Developer to join our Technology team on a permanent basis. You will work in the Integration team to modernise our integration landscape, focusing on C#/.NET, REST APIs, and cloud-based microservices.

You will mentor other developers, contribute to CI/CD and engineering practices, and help ensure secure, well-maintained solutions across the technology stack.