Job Description
Software Engineer (x4) - Permanent / Hybrid - Maidenhead
My client, a market leader in their sectors are looking to expand their Software team with additional Software Engineers - based on requirements they need engineers of all experience levels from 'Junior Engineers' through to 'Lead Engineers'. The role can be described as follows (with increased leniency depending on experience):
Key Responsibilities:
* Actively support and develop software solutions for company products
* Troubleshoot and resolve software issues with due urgency and maintain thorough documentation of all software solutions
* Perform engineering level tests to find defects; troubleshoot and debug production issues
* Guide and train less experienced engineers
* Partner with Product Management to consult on solution feasibility and high-level effort estimation
* Prepare and provide case status and risk assessments to their manager with appropriate levels of detail to ensure customer issues are properly escalated and prioritized
* Use a disciplined approach in an Agile environment to assist in analysis and determination of preferred solutions to technical challenges
* Work with Product Owner to clarify and estimate feature work
Qualifications:
* 2 to 5 years’ experience designing and developing new or maintaining existing software applications in a software product development environment
* Minimum proficiency required in all of the following: .Net and C#
* Proficiency required in SQL performance troubleshooting and tuning
* Familiarity with the Microsoft Visual Studio IDE and the use of Azure DevOps or Jira
* Practical experience with Agile development methodologies
* Highly motivated self-starter with a desire to help others and take action
* Requires strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into non-technical terms
* Ability to independently work as a contributing member in a high-paced and focused team
* Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks with competing deadlines
* Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to work under pressure
* Ability to socialize ideas and influence decisions without direct authority
* Collaborative in nature with a strong desire to dig in and learn independently and as well as through asking questions
* Considers ‘best-practice’ standards, as well as departmental policies and procedures
* Computer science fundamentals: OOP, design patterns, data structures & algorithms
If this exciting opportunity could be of interest - please let me know. Interviews can be arranged on short notice.