Experience- 8-12 yrs
Location- Mumbai/Bangalore/ Pune (Hybrid, 12 days in month)
Shift timings- UK shift
Responsibilities
- Hands-on software development of features within enterprise client-server applications using the appropriate technology
- Participate in Agile Scrum development ceremonies, planning, estimation, design, retrospectives and reviews
- Work closely with Business Analysts and the Product Owner to understand the functionality to be developed
- Work within the development governance framework, including adherence to coding standards, code reviews, unit and integration testing, UX guidelines and automated testing
- Ensure development skills are kept up to date and maintain awareness of new developments in the software industry
- Make effective and responsible use of AI productivity tools, including GitHub Copilot, to support development efficiency, code quality, learning and continuous improvement
- Ensure all software developed conforms to the appropriate technical and design standards
- Take end-to-end ownership of complex features and technical outcomes, working with minimal direction
- Break down ambiguous requirements, identify risks and dependencies, and define a pragmatic delivery approach
- Design robust solutions and make balanced trade-offs across maintainability, scalability, security, performance, user experience and technical debt
- Influence technical decisions through clear recommendations, constructive challenge and collaboration across disciplines
- Mentor other developers, provide effective code and design reviews, and help raise engineering capability across the team
- Take ownership of production issues through diagnosis, resolution, learning and preventative improvement
Essential experience & skills
- Seniority and delivery ownership
- 8+ years’ experience developing enterprise client-server desktop applications; this is an expected level of experience rather than a substitute for evidence of senior-level capability and impact
- Demonstrable experience independently delivering complex features, working through ambiguity and taking end-to-end ownership of technical outcomes
- Proven ability to design robust, scalable and maintainable solutions, balancing performance, security, user experience and technical debt
- Experience mentoring developers, performing code reviews and raising engineering capability across a team
- Core Microsoft development stack
- C# and .NET Framework 4.8 and .NET 8 or later
- Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) UI framework - Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML)
- Strong SQL Server database design and development skills
- Windows System Services
- Architecture, integration and performance
- Object-oriented design and development, including patterns such as MVVM
- RESTful APIs, web services and API-driven service architectures, including service-layer and repository patterns
- Event-driven and asynchronous integration using messaging technologies such as RabbitMQ
- Domain-Driven Design (DDD), CQRS and mediator-based architecture patterns, e.g. MediatR
- Dependency injection, separation of concerns and maintainable software design principles
- High-performing, multi-threaded and real-time software development
- Engineering quality, tooling and productivity
- Unit testing with MSTest or NUnit and mock frameworks such as Moq
- Source code version control - Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC) and Git
- Microsoft Visual Studio and Azure DevOps for source control, work tracking and delivery workflows
- Responsible use of AI productivity tools, including GitHub Copilot, with appropriate engineering judgement, review and quality controls
- Strong diagnostic and troubleshooting skills across application, service, database and integration layers
- Awareness of secure coding practices, vulnerability remediation and the importance of security in mission-critical software
- Agile delivery and cloud environments
- Proven experience working with Agile software development methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban
- Experience using Azure or other cloud environments
- Communication, collaboration and continuous improvement
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to influence technical decisions and collaborate effectively across disciplines
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with internal onshore and offshore colleagues
- Dynamic and enthusiastic approach to software development with a focus on quality and continuous improvement
Degree, equivalent qualification or relevant professional experience, ideally in a technology-related discipline
Excellent communication skills
