Server Engineer

Wushu Studios; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Liverpool is seeking a backend developer to design and maintain scalable online systems. The ideal candidate has proven experience in C#/.NET and a strong understanding of AWS. The role includes responsibilities like developing server-side features and managing databases. Benefits include flexible working hours and comprehensive medical insurance.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays (pro rata)

Flexible working hours

Comprehensive Medical Insurance

Weekly Yoga Class

Referral Bonus Scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience with C#/.NET in a live services environment.
• Strong understanding of AWS, serverless architecture, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Experience with microservices and event-driven architectures.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain server-side features using C#/.NET.
• Design scalable, secure microservices and APIs on AWS.
• Manage and optimize databases and caching layers.

Skills

C#/.NET

AWS

Microservices

REST APIs

CI/CD

Debugging

Performance profiling

Testing

Job description

You’ll be part of a small but high-impact backend team, responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable, secure, and reliable online systems. You'll work closely with engineering, design, QA, and customer support teams to deliver high-quality features and improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain server-side features using C#/.NET.
• Design scalable, secure microservices and APIs on AWS.
• Manage and optimize databases (SQL, NoSQL) and caching layers (e.g., Redis).
• Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins).
• Deploy, monitor, and maintain live production environments.
• Build internal tools to support QA and customer support teams.
• Contribute to technical planning, architecture, and code quality.
• Participate in on‑call support and incident response as needed.

Requirements

• Proven experience with C#/.NET in a live services environment.
• Strong understanding of AWS, serverless architecture, containers (e.g., ECS, Lambda), and infrastructure‑as‑code.
• Experience with microservices, REST APIs, and event‑driven architectures.
• Solid grasp of CI/CD, Git, and production deployment workflows.
• Familiarity with observability tools (logs, metrics, tracing).
• Strong debugging, performance profiling, and testing skills.
• A calm, pragmatic approach to solving production issues.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (pro rata)
• Christmas shutdown
• Flexible working hours
• 4 x Half‑day Fridays (during the summer months)
• A day off on your birthday
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Comprehensive Medical Insurance
• Weekly Yoga Class
• Anti‑Crunch ethos
• Referral Bonus Scheme
• Bike2Work Scheme
• Social Events/Project Launch Wrap Parties
• Charity Events
• Branded merchandise