Senior Software Developer

Sunbelt Rentals; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading equipment rental provider in Warrington is seeking a Senior Software Developer. The candidate will work on innovative applications, provide mentoring, and facilitate the agile development process. Proficiency in C#, .NET, and front-end technologies is required, along with strong interpersonal skills. The position offers a flexible working model, with an emphasis on delivering robust solutions for business needs.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Life assurance

Retail discount scheme

Employee recognition awards

Company pension scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in web app development.
• Strong understanding of Agile development methodologies.
• Professional certifications in relevant technologies preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery commitments within sprints for timely solutions.
• Design technical solutions for project deliveries.
• Review and support requirements from the Business Analysis team.
• Write and review code for functionality and compliance.
• Mentor and support more junior team members.

Skills

C#

.NET Framework / .NET Core & ASP.NET

HTML

JavaScript

CSS

T-SQL

React (or similar framework)

UI/UX standards

Azure Integration technologies

CI/CD practices

Git

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

About The Role

Are you up for a challenging role where you’ll tackle complex problems at a world-class level? If so, we’re excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Software Developer to join our team at Sunbelt Rentals UK. It’s our vision to own the future of rentals and our mission to deliver a world-class experience. As a Senior Software Developer, you will be responsible for maintaining and developing both internal and customer facing, business critical and innovative applications, in both new and legacy technologies where required, and contribute to the architectural designs where necessary. You will also provide technical support over these applications to ensure any faults are resolved quickly and effectively. As part of the role, you will also support and mentor other more junior members of the team and perform code reviews to identify basic technical and logical error and help ensure good coding standards.

You will be expected to be involved in the sprint cycles and planning / review sessions, as well as the iterative build, test, and deployment processes for your relevant team. As part of the role, you will be interacting with and supporting all levels of the business in order to deliver the solutions requested through our request for work front door process.

The role offers a hybrid working arrangement, requiring an average of one day per month in the office. The primary work location is our Warrington Office at Birchwood Park, with the possibility of longer-term part-time remote work. Additionally, the role may involve travel to other locations within our depot network for implementing and testing new applications or enhancements using appropriate test rigs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage your delivery commitments within sprints to ensure timely and quality delivery of solutions.
• Design technical solution architectures to support project deliveries and scaling of solutions.
• Analysing and planning of technical requirements for solutions.
• Review, support and feedback size requirements for work items produced by the Business Analysis team.
• Writing and reviewing code for both functionality and standards.
• Preparing of test cases and strategies for unit & integration testing.
• Overseeing the successful deployment of applications and solutions.
• Problem solving and resolving technical issues.
• Keeping up to date with industry trends and developments.
• Mentoring and supporting the development of more junior members within the team.

What can we offer you in return?You’ll be joining a highly successful FTSE100 company, the UK’s largest equipment rental provider. We provide an Industry leading flexible rewards package including generous holiday allowance (with the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave), life assurance, retail discount scheme, employee recognition awards and a great Company pension scheme.

About You

To be successful in this role you will likely be in a similar position or have relevant transferable experience.

You will be comfortable working under pressure and to tight deadlines whilst still maintaining a professional and approachable manner. You will enjoy working as part of a team and have excellent communication skills.

The ideal candidate will have the following;

• Expertise in C#, .NET Framework / .NET Core & ASP.NET
• Proficient in HTML, JavaScript & CSS
• Proficient in T-SQL
• Knowledge of a JavaScript / Typescript framework preferable, e.g., React
• Knowledge of UI / UX standards, trends, and emerging technologies
• Experience integrating with other systems through web services, e.g., REST and GraphQL
• Experience with Azure Integration technologies (Inc. App services, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, and API Manager Etc.)
• Passionate about testing at all levels, from unit tests to end-to-end scenarios.
• Understanding of security practices.
• Agile Development methodologies.
• Good knowledge of version control & CI / CD.
• Knowledge of Azure DevOps preferable.
• Experience with Git and pair programming.
• Good interpersonal and mentoring skills.
• Good leadership skills.
• Excellent communication skills with stakeholders and peers at all levels of the business.
• An effective team member with a highly supportive, collaborative approach.
• Independent and capable of managing your own workload.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in web app development.
• Bachelor’s Degree Level or above in a related subject (Computer Science etc.) preferred.
• Professional Certifications in relevant Technologies.