Senior Software Developer (Full Stack)

Clarksons Research; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

Clarksons Research is seeking experienced full‑stack developers to join our expanding development team and lead work on our market leading intelligence platforms, helping to evolve cutting‑edge tools for global trade insights.

You will drive high‑performance front‑end applications, APIs and backend services, design scalable databases (including spatial data), and implement CI/CD pipelines while mentoring junior developers.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of SDLC software development experience.
• Experience updating stakeholders and mentoring juniors.
• Computer Science or related degree with at least 2:1.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of platforms, APIs, and data gathering operations.
• Work with large relational databases including spatial.
• Oversee the full software development lifecycle from wireframes to deployment.
• Collaborate with stakeholders for requirements and planning.
• Mentor developers to meet deliverables on time.
• Coordinate across teams and report progress to senior management.

Skills

Full-stack development

C#

Backend development

SQL Server

CI/CD

Azure

Team leadership

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Bitbucket

Git

TeamCity CI

Octopus Deploy

JIRA

Claude Code

GitHub Copilot

Job description

We are looking for experienced full-stack developers to join our expanding development team to lead development work on our market leading intelligence platforms.

You will have demonstratable experience in leading development of high-performance front-end applications, APIs, back-end services, database solutions, and CI/CD pipelines.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading software development for our platforms, APIs and data gathering operations
• Working with large and complex relational databases including spatial
• Working across the software development cycle, from initial wireframing to final deployment
• Lead collaboration with stakeholders for requirement gathering and project planning
• Guide and mentor developers to achieve project deliverables in a timely manner
• Working across teams, supporting clients and reporting progress to senior management

You’ll need to have:

• Minimum 4 years’ experience in software development working within SDLC practises
• Experience in updating stakeholders with project progress and supervising junior developers
• Computer Science or equivalent numerate degree with minimum 2:1 level grade
• Good organisational skills and strong attention to detail

You’ll need to have these demonstratable technical skills:

• Very strong skills in .NET development in C#
• Very strong skills in backend services such as: C#, WebApi, Python
• Strong skills of using data providers such as: SQL Server,
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines with: Bitbucket, Git, TeamCity CI, Octopus Deploy, JIRA Issue Tracking or comparable products
• Proficient with AI Development productivity tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot

We love to see:

• Curiosity and willingness to learn new techniques, programming languages and software tools and an appreciation of the wider software development landscape
• Any knowledge of the maritime, offshore oil and gas, or offshore renewable industries
• Awareness of global trade, economics, and statistics
• Any working knowledge of using Azure Services including Event Hubs, Azure Kubernetes Services, Databricks, Azure Redis and Azure Foundry

Working at Clarksons Research:

Clarksons Research is the leading global provider of intelligence and research across shipping, trade, offshore and energy. Respected worldwide, the Clarksons Research team of over 175 experts provides powerful analysis, insight, and data through a range of online platforms, reports, valuations, and consultancy work.Clarksons Research is part of the Clarksons Group, the world’s leading integrated shipping services provider and a FTSE 250 company.

Details:

• Salary: Competitive (dependent on experience) plus bonus and benefits
• Location: Midlands/Hybrid/Remote
• Number of vacancies: 1
• Closing date: 1 st November2026(though applications reviewed and accepted immediately)

What to expect from us:

We believe in human insights, and all applications are reviewed by real people, not algorithms.We know your time is valuable and aim to keep to a two-stage process where possible.