Senior Software Engineer .Net

Microlise; Langley Mill; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

37.5 hour week

EV Car Scheme

Private medical insurance

25 days holiday

Employee Assistance Programmes

Job summary

Microlise is seeking a Senior Software Engineer .NET to design, develop and evolve Angular frontends and C#/.NET backends. You will participate in stand-ups, code reviews, and architectural discussions while mentoring junior engineers and contributing to product releases.

The role involves working across backend and frontend with technologies such as Angular, C#/.NET, Azure, Entity Framework, TypeScript, and SCSS/SASS.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering high-quality Angular and .NET web applications.
• Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs with ASP.NET Core and secure design.
• Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to engineering culture.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and evolve Angular frontends and .NET backends.
• Lead code reviews, PRs, and unit tests; reduce technical debt.
• Collaborate across teams and contribute to sprint planning and demos.

Skills

Angular

TypeScript

C#

ASP.NET Core

SQL Server

Unit testing

REST APIs

SOLID

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Education

Computer Science degree

Tools

Azure

Entity Framework

Job description

Within your role as Senior Software Engineer .NET no two days will look the same; with a variety of projects there is always something new to learn. You will be joining an already established and talented team, which is currently 150 strong and comprised of Apprentice Engineers through to Solution Architects. You will be provided a clear, individual career path with full training, support and mentorship as required to ensure you are reaching your full potential.

You will be involved in a variety of projects within the Software Engineering team, including regular stand-ups, bug fixing, project and design work, and supporting junior members of the team. You will play a key role in the design, development and evolution of our Angular applications, and also contribute to sprint reviews and demos, product release cycles and technical reporting, working across both backend and frontend development using technologies such as Angular, C#/.NET, Azure, Entity Framework, TypeScript, and SCSS/SASS. Knowledge of AWS platforms would be advantageous.

At Microlise we know the importance of a good work/life balance, so offer flexible working opportunities with a low overtime culture; there is a reason our average length of service is 7+ years! If you are looking for a new challenge and have a strong technical background then we want to hear from you!

Ways of Working:

Monthly

Contribute to stakeholder demonstrations and product reviews, support the product release cycle, generate technical reports, participate in mobile development activities, and provide engineering input across ongoing projects.

Fortnightly

Take part in planning sessions, retrospectives, sprint reviews, and team demos, helping to shape delivery priorities and drive continuous improvement.

Weekly

Engage in public code reviews, engineering dojos, and refinement sessions to enhance code quality, shared understanding, and team capability.

Daily

Participate in stand-ups, perform unit testing, submit and review pull requests, conduct code reviews, resolve defects, reduce technical debt, monitor system performance, contribute to design work, and collaborate through katas and pair programming.

What we're looking for:

• A degree in Computer Science or a closely related technical discipline.
• A strong understanding of fundamental computer science principles and be able to apply them effectively to real-world engineering challenges.
• Demonstrable hands-on experience working as a Senior Software Engineer, including responsibility for delivering high quality, maintainable software in a commercial environment.
• Significant hands-on experience developing complex web applications using Angular and TypeScript in a commercial environment.
• Strong understanding of Angular architecture, component design, state management, dependency injection, routing and performance optimisation.
• Strong hands-on experience developing applications and services using C# and .NET/.NET Core within a commercial software engineering environment.
• Experience designing, developing and consuming RESTful APIs using ASP.NET Core, with a strong understanding of secure, scalable and maintainable backend development practices
• Experience working with modern .NET development patterns and frameworks, including dependency injection, Entity Framework, and automated testing within C# applications.
• Experience building responsive, accessible and user-centric applications using Angular, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3 and SCSS/SASS.
• Strong frontend development skills, with at least two years' experience working with TypeScript, Angular and SCSS/SASS to build responsive, user-focused applications.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming concepts including encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism and abstraction. This should extend to a clear understanding of SOLID principles and the ability to apply them to create robust and extensible software designs.
• Proficiency in SQL, specifically using Microsoft SQL Server, with the ability to write efficient queries, understand performance considerations and collaborate with database specialists where necessary.
• Experience in implementing and maintaining unit tests across multiple layers of an application, including user interface, back-end services, and database components.
• Working knowledge of widely used software design patterns, optimisation techniques, performance profiling, and implementation strategies for high throughput or low latency systems.
• Experience mentoring and coaching engineers at various stages of their career development. This includes providing technical guidance, assisting with setting development goals, and supporting colleagues in improving their engineering practices
• Ability to contribute positively to team culture, encouraging knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and collaborative problem solving.
• Initiative-taking and genuinely enthusiastic about technology, with a strong desire for continuous learning and professional growth.
• Motivated to succeed, with a commitment to delivering exacting standards of quality and contributing to a positive and productive engineering environment.

Recruitment Process

As part of the Microlise interview process, you'll need to attend an in-person interview at our Head Office in Eastwood, Nottingham, for at least one of the interview stages.

Why Microlise?

When your groceries arrive at your door or you sign for your online parcel, one or more of our software, telematics or proof-of-purchase solutions has probably been used. Our solutions deliver value to many of the UK's leading grocery retailers and food logistics providers as well as to household names including JCB, Eddie Stobart, Carlsberg, Waitrose.

Proudly Midlands-based, Microlise has been operating for over thirty years, and recently became a Publicly Listed Company with shares trading on the London Stock Exchange. Our growing business is guided by our culture which drives the way we behave, the way we work, the way we connect with our customers, and the way we support and develop our people.

We believe in developing our staff and support our employees with their professional development goals.

Benefits

• 37.5 hour week with flexible working opportunities
• Access to our salary sacrifice EV Car Scheme - payments are made before tax and other contributions, so saving you money, whilst doing your bit for the environment!
• Great Place to Work certified - We have been recognised by the global authority on workplace culture, so come be a part of our success!
• Private medical insurance with Vitality Health including rewards for members such as: Apple Watch, discounted gym membership and many more!
• 25 days holiday, excluding bank holidays, increasing with service
• Invested in employee health and well-being with over 20 mental health first aiders in the business
• Employee Assistance Programmes
• Free Costco membership, 20% off EE mobile and line rental, and other discounts with Reward Gateway
• Great staff extras: Easter eggs, yearly BBQ, Christmas gifts and annual staff awards

Recruitment Agencies

Whilst we make every effort to directly source candidates for our live roles, we do have a very small preferred supplier list on the occasion we may require additional support. We therefore do not accept speculative CVs and/or cold calls to our Recruitment Team or Hiring Managers