Senior Software Engineer - Cloud-Native Azure/.NET/React

Unum; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Pension (Defined Contribution)

Life Insurance & Income Protection

Remote health services (GP)

Job summary

Unum UK is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join an Agile team. You will drive design, development and delivery across applications, mentoring engineers and ensuring secure, scalable solutions using Azure, .NET and React.

You will lead technical discussions, implement test automation and collaborate with architects, analysts, UX designers and testers to bring ideas to life. A proactive, customer‑focused mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven full-stack development experience with modern tech stacks.
• Strong software development background with delivery in Scrum/Agile.
• Solid experience with test-driven development, unit testing and CI automation.
• Analytical, detail‑oriented problem solving and logical thinking.
• Excellent communication and ability to lead technical discussions with stakeholders.
• Self-motivated, results-focused mindset and capacity to mentor others.
• Passion for delivering customer‑oriented software solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development and delivery of features from concept to deployment.
• Provide technical leadership on EPIC features ensuring security and scalability.
• Write, test and document high-quality code with emphasis on automation.
• Collaborate with architects, analysts, UX designers and testers to realise ideas.
• Champion cloud-based solutions and smart build-vs-buy decisions.
• Mentor engineers and participate in code reviews and sprint events.
• Introduce new ideas, proofs of concept and evaluation of new tools.

Skills

Full-stack development

Agile/Scrum

TDD

Code reviews

Mentoring

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

Azure

.NET

React

Job description

Unum UK is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join an Agile team. You will drive design, development and delivery across applications, mentoring engineers and ensuring secure, scalable solutions using Azure, .NET and React.

You will lead technical discussions, implement test automation and collaborate with architects, analysts, UX designers and testers to bring ideas to life. A proactive, customer‑focused mindset is essential.