Senior Web Developer - .Net

Engineering

The role

The thing that makes your position so important in Equator is that you take the lead development role in projects. You are fully responsible for ensuring the technical approach and delivery of the solutions we build is successful using the appropriate technology and workflows.


Main Responsibilities

  • Deliver high quality, secure and performant solutions that meet our clients’ requirements.
  • Own the architecture decisions and solution design for your work. 
  •  AI-assisted development is now core to how we deliver. You lead its adoption on your projects, capturing the speed it offers while owning the quality, security and accountability that come with it.
  • Ensure all code is reviewed and merged via Pull Requests. 
  • Ensure estimates are created for all work, documenting suggested approach and assumptions.
  • Ensure you and the developers you lead use appropriate tooling (such as JIRA), so progress and issues can be monitored at all times.
  • Ensure everyone on your team records progress and time appropriately. Keep a clear overview of progress, issues and overall project status, and take the steps needed to remove project impediments.
  • Ensure all of your own work, and the work of the teams you lead, is tested using appropriate tools and techniques, agreed before a project begins. Collaborate with a Test Manager for a shared project testing strategy.
  • Ensure required changes to the shared environment (internal and external) are documented appropriately.
  • Coordinate scoping on large projects, and give more junior team members the opportunity to take part, with proper support, for their development.
  • Take a leading role in project retrospectives. 
  • Take an active role in mentoring the developers you lead, and give them the support they need. Coach good judgement with AI tools, not just how to use them, so they learn to question, test and understand what AI produces.
  • Protect client and company data in every AI workflow.
  • Conduct regular solution audits on our live solutions including: ensuring supported dependencies, performance, technical debt and CICD pipeline.
  • Ensure access to our environment, or our clients’, is performed securely. 
  • Ensure all activity keeps to security best practice, across system development, internal systems, communications, buildings and hardware. Make sure appropriate security checks are carried out on all systems and that systems comply with data protection legislation (GDPR, PCI compliance).
  • Participate in the development team support rota.
  • Where appropriate, help the new business team ballpark and estimate new opportunities and complete associate documentation.
  • Prepare and lead client demos to show the project progress and value.
  • Attend client meetings and present when required.
  • Take morning stand ups and report any issues to your Engineering Manager as required.


The Ideal Candidate

This is an ideal role for developers already in a senior role or those looking to take the step up- willing to lead delivery of features, optimisations and troubleshooting.


Required skills:

  • .NET C#
  • Azure
  • Utilising AI tooling to optimise engineering lifecycle
  • Integrating with 3rd party systems for example CRM, payment systems, booking systems.
  • Building and maintaining CICD pipelines
  • Collaborating with stakeholders including project management
  • Supporting other engineers & conducting code reviews
  • Troubleshooting production systems & identifying resolutions


Desirable skills:

  • Javascript or Typescript
  • HTML & CSS
  • Content management experience, our core platforms are: Umbraco, Sitecore & Optimizley

 

Salary

£45,000 - £55,000

What's in it for you?

Benefits

Generous Pension Scheme

We want a secure future for all our team. Join our Pension Scheme and 10% will be matched by us.

Lots of holidays

34 days holidays so we can all relax and enjoy our time off. Also, you get an extra day for every year you work (up to 5 extra days)

Free Gym Membership

Exclusive membership to the hi-tech Village Gym, or a contribution to a gym of your choice

Flexible working

We have been a champion of flexible working long before the pandemic

Free Private Healthcare

Every team member gets private healthcare, to make sure you get access to the best treatment.

Mental health aware

We are passionate about mental health, so everyone gets access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme. You can also become one of our mental health first aiders.

42% off a New Bike

Take part in the Cycle-to-Work scheme and save up to 42% on a new bike.

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave

We are a family-oriented company. Get enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a huge celebration when you bring in the baby!

Daily Coffee, Friday Drinks and Mountains of Fruit

Fresh fruit, bottomless caffeine, and celebratory drinks every Friday for a week well done!

The Best Social Scene

From summer BBQs on a private island on Loch Lomond to Christmas glamour there’s always something to look forward to.

£1000 Referral Bonus

You get a grand every time one of your friends join the team.

Long-term service rewards

The longer you stay, the more we celebrate you. At each major milestone you’ll get a surprise gift as a big thank you.

After you’ve sent in your CV…

Application process

The interview

This is a telephone or Teams call to chat about your experience and what the role looks like. It’s your chance to show us what makes you remarkable.

The task

Take on a small task to let us see your skills in action. Once complete you’ll meet with up to 3 people from your team to discuss the task.

Meet the team

Our culture is precious to us. So senior and externally facing roles involve an additional meeting with members of the board to ensure the candidate is a good fit for the business.

You're in! Now what?

Getting started

The Tour

Meet the team, tour the studios and learn how we work. We want you to feel comfortable, and you get to know a few people who can help you out.

The induction

This dedicated induction with our People and Culture team will make sure you’re fully up to speed with your role and how to get things done. At this point, you should feel inspired and confident to get started.

The first 3 months

We’ll help you put together a 3-month programme covering key competencies, support and learning outcomes to make sure you’re fully equipped to thrive.

Get a Buddy

After the induction period, there will still be a lot of new things, so everyone new is paired with a Buddy, who will be your go-to for any questions you have! And then it’s onwards and upwards!

Ongoing support

Our people and culture team conduct regular welfare check-ins to ensure everything is working out the way you’d hoped and ensure you feel supported

Breakfast with the Founders

John, JJ and Garry are keen to have the chance to meet everyone that joins the team. You get breakfast and a chance to ask anything and maybe hear one or two stories from their colourful pasts!

Interested?

Does this sound like your dream job? Apply now or read on to find out more

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