Senior Software Engineer

Royal Mail Group; London; Hybrid; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading postal service provider is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and maintain cloud-native .NET applications in Azure. This hybrid role in London involves Agile collaboration with various teams. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in .NET, Azure App Services, and DevOps. Competitive salary, bonus potential, and 25 days of annual leave are included.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus potential

25 days annual leave

Pension

Qualifications

• Strong experience in .NET (C#, Web API, EF Core).
• Solid understanding of secure coding practices and unit testing.
• Familiarity with modern development patterns.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain .NET applications using Azure PaaS.
• Ensure code quality, performance monitoring, and error handling.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborate across teams.

Skills

C#

Azure App Services

DevOps

REST APIs

Agile methodologies

Tools

Git

Cosmos DB

Event Hub

Data Lake

Job description

Overview

Job reference number 328151

Senior Software Engineer

Salary Competitive salary, bonus potential, 25 days annual leave and pension

Employment type Full time

Contract Permanent

Location Hybrid - London Farringdon, three days a week

Position

Senior Software Engineer, .NET and Azure

We\'re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain cloud-native .NET applications in Azure, supporting Royal Mail\'s customer-facing websites and backend services. You\'ll work in Agile sprints, collaborating with engineers, BAs, POs, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain .NET applications using Azure PaaS.
• Ensure code quality, performance monitoring, and error handling.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborate across teams.
• Troubleshoot incidents and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Document code and processes for knowledge sharing.

What You\'ll Bring

• Strong experience in .NET (C#, Web API, EF Core), Azure App Services, and DevOps.
• Solid understanding of REST APIs, secure coding practices, and unit testing.
• Familiarity with Git, Agile methodologies, and modern development patterns.
• Desirable: Experience with Cosmos DB, Event Hub, Data Lake, and front-end frameworks.

About Us

At Royal Mail we connect companies, customers and communities across the country, delivering a one-price-goes-anywhere\', universal postal service to more than 30 million addresses. As one of the UK\'s leading companies, we are focused on being recognised as the best delivery company in the UK and across Europe.

Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionservices.com/en/about-us/

Closing Date: 18th August 2025. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

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