Senior Software Engineer

nudge; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Private Medical Insurance

Health Cash Plan

Life Assurance

Critical illness cover

A flexible working environment

25 days annual leave

Personal learning and development

Company pension scheme

Job summary

nudge is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for a London-based hybrid role at London Victoria. You will help design and deliver scalable, secure software powering our global financial wellbeing platform.

You will contribute across backend and frontend, own critical components, participate in weekly sprints, and help shape product direction while applying best practices and security awareness.

Qualifications

• Experience with .NET Framework or .NET Core, C# and Python.
• Experience with HTML, CSS, Typescript and Angular.
• Experience with SQL Databases and Mongo.
• Unit and Integration Testing experience.
• Understanding of what makes maintainable code and the ability to implement best practices.
• Debugging within Visual Studio (or an IDE of your preference).
• Experience in Data Security within the application and familiarity with OWASP top 10 threats (desirable).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and cloud technologies such as Azure (desirable).
• Experience working in an Agile environment (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Backend development using C#, .NET Framework and .NET Core, Microservices, Azure, SQL Server, RabbitMQ and MassTransit.
• Front end work using Angular, Typescript, SCSS and WebAPIs.
• Testing Frameworks such as NUnit and the ability to carry out test‑driven development.
• Strength in SQL and Mongo skills, specifically in tuning, optimisation, sharding and general diagnostics.
• Collaborate with product managers and quality engineers to design and deliver new functionality or features using the most appropriate tools and techniques.
• Working in weekly sprints.
• Participation in full software development lifecycle.
• Play an active role in the technology team to help with the direction of the product for end users.

Skills

C#/.NET

Python

Angular

Typescript

HTML/CSS

SQL

MongoDB

Unit Testing

CI/CD

Azure

Agile

Security (OWASP)

Tools

Visual Studio

NUnit

MassTransit

RabbitMQ

Job description

At nudge we believe people need to be in control of their finances. nudge puts you in control of your money. Combining behavioural psychology, data, and personalised education, our financial wellness benefit empowers people to develop their financial skills and knowledge.

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer
Location: London Victoria, Hybrid
Reports to: Head of Platform

About the Team

Our team is united by the shared purpose to create brighter financial futures for everyone, everywhere.

Role Purpose

We value our senior engineers as product thinkers and technical leaders. You'll help design and deliver scalable, secure software that powers our global financial wellbeing platform.

What will you be doing?

Things move fast at nudge, and we are always learning. This means we need to stay agile, meaning the responsibilities of a role are never set in stone.

Responsibilities

• Backend development using technologies including C#, .NET Framework and .NET Core, Microservices, Cloud Technologies (Azure), SQL Server, RabbitMQ and MassTransit
• Working on front end using technologies such as Angular, Typescript, SCSS and WebAPIs
• Testing Frameworks such as NUnit and the ability to carry out test‑driven development
• Strength in SQL and Mongo skills, specifically in areas such as tuning, optimisation, sharding and general diagnostics
• Working alongside other team members such as product managers and quality engineers, to design and deliver new functionality or features using the most appropriate tools and techniques
• Working in weekly sprints
• Participation in full software development lifecycle
• Playing an active role in the technology team to help with the direction of the product for end users

Skills and Experience

To help you do all this, you will need:

• Experience with .NET Framework or .NET Core, C# and Python
• Experience with HTML, CSS, Typescript and Angular
• Experience with SQL Databases and Mongo
• Unit and Integration Testing experience
• Understanding of what makes maintainable code and the ability to implement best practices
• Debugging within Visual Studio (or an IDE of your preference)
• Experience in Data Security within the application and familiarity with OWASP top 10 threats (desirable)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and cloud technologies such as Azure (desirable)
• Experience working in an Agile environment (desirable)

What’s in it for you?

We have an open, friendly, and supportive work environment that we hope you’ll be proud of. And we’re growing fast, which means great opportunities for you and your people to gain broad and diverse experience alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry.

We offer a very competitive reward and benefits package, which includes:

• Share options
• Private Medical Insurance
• Health Cash Plan
• Life Assurance
• Critical illness cover
• A flexible working environment
• 25 days annual leave, plus your birthday off
• A personal learning and development allowance
• A company pension scheme

Our culture and values

We are a business that is powered by our culture and the extraordinary people who work here. Our values are central to our culture and embody the behaviours that make us successful. They are "Friends through thick and thin", "Embracing differences, supporting individuals", "Leading and sharing" and "Always learning".