Senior Software Engineer

Bright Purple; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work option

26 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Competitive pension

Discretionary bonus scheme

Cycle to work and EV salary sacrifice

Job summary

Bright Purple in London or Edinburgh is seeking an AI-first Senior Software Engineer to own a high-performance real-time data engine used for decision making and trading. You’ll work with C#, .NET and Azure, driving architectural evolution, owning design decisions, and championing engineering best practices in an Agile, collaborative team.

The role offers hybrid working, 26 days leave, private medical insurance, life assurance, a competitive pension and a discretionary bonus, within a

Qualifications

• Strong C# and .NET expertise and experience designing high‑performance, real‑time systems.
• Solid database experience.
• Experience using AI-assisted coding tools and agentic workflows.
• Familiar with Agile environments and code reviews.
• Proficient with Git and Azure DevOps.
• Excellent communication skills to explain technical details to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Drive evolution of the platform's architecture to improve performance, scalability and resilience.
• Own technical design decisions and remain hands-on through the full development lifecycle.
• Champion engineering best practices, clean code structure, testability and documentation.
• Support cloud operations on Microsoft Azure, including App Services and CI/CD pipelines.
• Explore emerging tools and AI-assisted development workflows.

Skills

Strong C# and .NET expertise

Solid database experience

Confidence using AI-assisted coding工具

Familiarity with Agile environments

Git and Azure DevOps knowledge

Strong communicator

Tools

Cursor

Github CoPilot

Git

Azure DevOps

Azure

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - London or Edinburgh

One of the leading players in the UK and European Energy & Renewables tech sector is hiring for an AI-first Software Engineer to join its core product development team. As a part of this high performing and collaborative group of c.10-15, you will own one of the most powerful, real-time data engines in the entire sector, recognised as the gold standard for decision making and trading

As the team are embracing AI-powered development, they are looking for prior experience in Cursor, Github CoPilot, and other coding tools.

If high-throughput, high-transaction, low-latency, real-time technologies excite you - this is about as good as it gets!

The Benefits:

You’ll join a multi-award-winning, people-first organisation with a benefits package built around your wellbeing, including:

• Salary up to £80,000
• Hybrid working with 2 days a week in their London or Edinburgh office
• 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Competitive pension
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Cycle to work and electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes

The Role:

AI-first, back-end focused, building in C#, .NET and Azure. using events-driven architecture for powerful, real-time data analytics.

Day to day, you’ll be:

• Driving the evolution of the platform's architecture, spotting opportunities to improve performance, scalability and resilience
• Owning technical design decisions while staying hands-on through the full development lifecycle, from concept to delivery
• Championing engineering best practice, clean structure, testability and solid documentation
• Supporting cloud operations across Microsoft Azure, including App Services, CI/CD pipelines and Azure Front Door
• Staying ahead of the curve on emerging tools and techniques, including AI-assisted and agentic development workflows

Skills Required

• Strong C# and .NET expertise, with a track record of designing high-performance, real-time systems
• Solid database experience
• Confidence using AI-assisted coding tools and agentic workflows day to day
• Familiarity with Agile environments and collaborative code review
• Git and Azure DevOps knowledge
• A strong communicator, able to translate technical detail for non-technical audiences

Interested?

This is a rare chance to combine the stability of an established UK consultancy with the pace and purpose of a growing technology business, all while making a tangible impact on the energy transition. If you're a senior engineer ready to shape technology that genuinely matters, we'd love to hear from you.

Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity and inclusion in our industry.