Senior .NET Backend Lead | Azure, Docker, Hybrid

Acorn Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Mental health support

Career development

Job summary

Acorn Group in Liverpool is seeking a Senior Backend Developer to build scalable backend services with .NET 8.0 and Azure in a hybrid Liverpool City Centre HQ setup. You will write clean, tested code and design APIs and databases while deploying with Docker.

You’ll mentor teammates and collaborate with product owners and designers to deliver features from idea to production, contributing to architecture decisions and continuing growth as a technical leader.

Qualifications

• Experience with C#, .NET and Dockerised microservices.
• Strong SQL Server/Entity Framework knowledge.
• Understanding of event driven architecture and modern microservice patterns.
• Experience with CI/CD and cloud deployments.
• Team player who mentors and collaborates.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable backend services using .NET 8.0 and Azure.
• Write clean, testable and performant code that’s built to last.
• Design and implement APIs and database solutions.
• Deploy and run services using Docker and Azure Cloud.
• Work closely with product owners and designers to bring features to life.
• Mentor other developers and help raise the standard across the team.
• Share ideas and contribute to how we build and improve our systems.

Skills

C#

.NET

Docker

Microservices

Azure

SQL Server

Entity Framework

Kubernetes

Git

CI/CD

Tools

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

CI/CD

SQL Server

Entity Framework

Job description

Acorn Group in Liverpool is seeking a Senior Backend Developer to build scalable backend services with .NET 8.0 and Azure in a hybrid Liverpool City Centre HQ setup. You will write clean, tested code and design APIs and databases while deploying with Docker.

You’ll mentor teammates and collaborate with product owners and designers to deliver features from idea to production, contributing to architecture decisions and continuing growth as a technical leader.