Lead Backend Engineer

3 weeks ago

Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom Davies Full time
Position Overview

Our Mission

At Davies, we are a collective of exceptional individuals. We embrace diverse viewpoints, encourage each other's aspirations, and evolve together. In a rapidly changing business landscape, we remain agile and forward-thinking.

Our success stems from our diverse talents: the skills of our teams, areas of expertise, and industry knowledge. By collaborating, we achieve more than we could individually.

Why Join Davies?

Davies is dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applicants of all genders, gender identities and expressions, neurodiversity, sexual orientations, disabilities, physical appearances, body sizes, races, ages, nationalities, and beliefs (or lack thereof). Our employee benefits and policies are continuously evolving. Currently, some of our key offerings include:

  • Reward platform – discounts at over 800 retailers
  • 25 days of annual leave (increasing with tenure)
  • Employee Assistance Program with virtual healthcare access
  • Two paid volunteering days
  • Enhanced parental leave policies
  • Supportive employer for family planning and fertility
  • Pension scheme with matched contributions up to 5%
  • Life Insurance (4 times basic salary)
  • Opportunities for development, training, and professional certifications as applicable

The Opportunity

The Lead Backend Engineer position is crucial for the advancement and ongoing success of our primary product initiatives within Davies Technology Solutions [DTS].

The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to delivering high-quality software that meets business requirements through the application of contemporary software development methodologies and practices.

As a senior figure in the team, you will also play a key role in promoting best practices and mentoring junior team members. In this dynamic position, you will collaborate with a talented team, contributing to a positive work environment and working closely with clients to maximize the effectiveness of our top-tier solutions.

This role is classified as Hybrid, necessitating attendance in our office for two days each week.

Core Responsibilities

  • Produce high-quality software by adhering to clean coding standards to create efficient, unit-testable code.
  • Collaborate closely with lead developers, project and product delivery teams, and other stakeholders to plan upcoming tasks, solution architecture, and design.
  • Help uphold quality standards through peer reviews and team retrospectives.
  • Effectively communicate and collaborate with team members to shape and deliver necessary functionalities.
  • Engage in SCRUM ceremonies to drive continuous improvement within the development team.
  • Manage tasks efficiently, accurately estimating, tracking, and reporting on the status of your work while addressing any issues encountered.
  • Contribute to a positive team culture, fostering collaboration and productivity.
  • Provide guidance and mentorship to mid-level and junior developers within the team.
  • Oversee and ensure that all developers working on your project adhere to our high standards.

Essential Skills and Experience

  • .NET Framework (C# and Visual Basic)
  • Several years of professional experience in C#
  • ASP.NET Web Forms, MVC, and Web API
  • RESTful APIs – HTTP Status Codes, CORS, JSON, JWT
  • Microsoft SQL Server / T-SQL
  • Windows Server / IIS
  • GIT Source Control
  • Experience with ORM tools (Entity Framework, NHibernate, Dapper)
  • Familiarity with unit testing frameworks (Cypress, NUnit, XUnit, Moq)
  • Knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS
  • Azure DevOps (preferred)
  • Experience in an agile environment, preferably using SCRUM (preferred)
  • Familiarity with IdentityServer (preferred)
  • A willingness to travel to various Davies UK/US sites or client locations as needed.

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