Senior Software Engineer

Lane Clark & Peacock LLP.; Greater London, City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Professional study support

Wellbeing networks

Life assurance

Income protection

Cycle to work

Job summary

Lane Clark & Peacock LLP is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Power Trading software team, shaping scalable, maintainable solutions on a C#/.NET stack hosted in Microsoft Azure. You will work across Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, and a Vue.js/TypeScript front end, contributing to real-time data analytics and AI-assisted development workflows.

The role involves ownership of design and implementation across the full SDLC, collaboration with a cross-functional team, and ongoing delivery of

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing scalable, maintainable software systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain client-facing applications handling large real-time datasets.

Skills

C#

.NET

Azure

AI-assisted tools

Git & Azure DevOps

Agile methods

Team collaboration

Tools

Azure DevOps

Cosmos DB

PostgreSQL

Vue.js

TypeScript

CI/CD

Azure

Job description

LCP Delta is working to enable the energy transition through a variety of offerings. One of these offerings is the tech enablement of vast datasets to inform key decision makers on energy market trends and to provide valuable insights.

We have developed a suite of technology products through our Enact and Spark platforms, from real-time trading analytics through to interactive modelling tools across Europe. A key focus of our strategy is to deploy technology across all our existing offerings, to leverage in-house data and skills and maximise our impact on the energy transition.

This is an exciting role for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Power Trading software team, and to play a key role in our growth and continued evolution of our technology platforms. Working across a complex suite of products, you will combine hands-on software development with software design and architecture, helping to shape scalable, maintainable solutions while delivering high-quality production code.

The incumbent will work across our C#/.NET codebase and wider technology stack, taking ownership of technical design whilst remaining actively involved in implementation throughout the software development lifecycle. Our platform is hosted within Microsoft Azure, uses Cosmos DB and PostgreSQL for data storage, and is complemented by a Vue.js and TypeScript front end. Modern AI-assisted software development and agentic coding tools are used throughout our engineering workflows to support software design, development and productivity.

What will you be doing?

Designing, developing and maintaining client-facing applications that handle large and complex datasets in real-time

Contributing to the ongoing evolution of our software architecture, identifying opportunities to improve scalability, performance, maintainability and resilience

Continuously improving code to align with best practices, with a focus on code structure, testability and documentation

Participating in the development of new features, from initial design through to delivery

Providing operational support for Azure cloud services, including App Services, deployment pipelines (CI/CD), and Azure Front Door

Keeping up to date with developments and changes in the field of software development and AI , as well as the tools and techniques used

What skills, experience and qualities are we looking for?

For this position, you will be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of, and a desire to develop, the skills below :

C# - strong knowledge required

Experience designing scalable, maintainable and high-performance software systems

Microsoft (.NET) technical stack

Strong proficiency using AI-assisted software development tools and agentic coding workflows

Git-based version control and Azure DevOps knowledge is desired

Microsoft Azure infrastructure and CI/CD knowledge is desired

Familiarity with Agile development environments and code review practices

You will be comfortable working as part of a team, have an enthusiasm for providing an excellent user experience and keen to learn new skills on the job. As well as being a good communicator with the ability to discuss technical matters in non-technical language.

What’s in it for you?

Take a look at our Glassdoor and Career stories pages to see why our people love being here! As well as joining a multi-award winning, fun, collaborative, people-first organisation where your personal and professional skills will be developed to make you the best you can be, we offer an attractive benefits package designed to promote your overall wellbeing so that you are able to perform to your full potential both in and out of work. Currently our core benefits package includes:

For you:

• Hybrid working (varies by role and department)
• professional study support (where applicable)
• Access to our internal Wellbeing, LGBTQ+, Multicultural and Women's networks

For your family:

• Life assurance (6 x salary)
• Income protection
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption and shared parental leave

For your health:

• 26 days annual leave (pro-ratio for part-time working) plus bank holidays (most of which can be taken flexibly!) with options to buy & sell holiday
• Private medical insurance
• Discounted gym memberships, critical illness and dental insurance through our flexible benefits
• Cycle to work scheme
• Digital GP services

For your wealth:

• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Season ticket loans

For others:

• Volunteering opportunities

For the environment:

• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme (qualifying period applies)

And much more!

We continuously strive to build an inclusive workplace where all forms of diversity are valued, including age, background, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or sexual orientation.

LCP is committed to making our opportunities accessible to all and would welcome you getting in touch to let us know if an adjustment can be made to help with your application. This may be extra time for assessments, pre-interview site visits, interview structure or questions, or asking us about building accessibility. Whatever it may be, please get in touch via our dedicated email address - [e-mail] to discuss how we can support you with your application.