Software Developer in Daventry)

Wallace Hind Selection; Daventry; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturer is looking for an aspirational VB.NET / SQL Developer to join their team. The role involves stabilizing existing processes, enhancing application features, and refactoring code in a dynamic global business environment. They offer a salary up to £45,000 and a supportive work culture that values career development.

Benefits

Pension

Holidays

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps or similar Git workflows.
• Proficiency in T-SQL query creation and optimization.
• Ability to read and refactor legacy code with limited documentation.

Responsibilities

• Stabilize and eliminate bugs disrupting current processes.
• Enhance by delivering incremental features.
• Refactor and document legacy code.

Skills

VB.NET

T-SQL

Azure DevOps

C#

Job description

As a leading manufacturer with worldwide reach, we pride ourselves on innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction. We are looking for a VB.NET / SQL Developer, who is aspirational and keen to learn and develop our untidy code, to join the team and thrive in a global business environment.

Basic Salary:

Up to £45,000

Benefits:

• Pension
• Holidays
• Bespoke ERP

Location:

Daventry - office based role

Commutable Locations:

Northampton, Milton Keynes, Wellingborough, Kettering, Towcester, Coventry, Rugby, Leamington Spa

Key Responsibilities:

• Stabilise - Eliminate bugs that disrupt current processes
• Enhance - Deliver incremental features requested by operations, finance, and sales
• Prepare for the future - Re-factor and document legacy code for faster development of new modules and UI
• Triaging, reproducing, and patching defects in VB.Net forms, T-SQL, and SSRS reports
• Designing and building small-to-medium enhancements in WinForms and SQL
• Writing and tuning T-SQL
• Using Azure DevOps for branch merging, publishing builds, and database updates

Person Specification:

We seek a team player with a proven track record of building desktop line-of-business apps in VB.NET WinForms (strong C# accepted if quickly adaptable). Essential skills include:

• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps or similar Git workflows
• Ability to read messy code with limited documentation and refactor safely
• Self-starter with ownership of the codebase
• Proficiency in T-SQL query creation and optimization

Additional Information:

We value proactive, self-managed individuals and offer potential career development without micro-management, rewarding achievement and exceeding targets.

The Company:

We offer high-quality ultraviolet lamps and accessories, with nearly 30 years of expertise, trusted by OEMs worldwide for delivering premium technology at competitive prices.

Interested?

Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgment of your application.

Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client, embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.

Please note: Wallace Hind Selection has been chosen as the recruitment partner for our client.

Ref: MT18161, Wallace Hind Selection