Senior Backend Developer (.NET)

Our vision Davies is a community of outstanding people. We welcome different perspectives, support each other’s ambitions and grow together. In a fast-changing business environment, we adapt and look ahead. We succeed because we are multi-talented: in the skills of our teams, specialisms, and sector expertise. Working together, we are greater than the sum of our parts. Why work for Davies Davies are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome candidates of all genders, gender identity and expression, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, nationality, and belief (or lack thereof). Davies benefits and employee policies are ever-evolving. Currently some of our highlights include: Reward platform – discounts for over 800 retailers 25 days holiday (rising with service) EAP with virtual GP 2 x paid volunteering days Enhanced maternity and paternity leave policies Fostering friendly and fertility support employer Pension - matched contribution at 5% Life Assurance (4 x basic salary) Development, training, and professional qualifications where applicable The role The Senior Backend Developer role is instrumental to the growth and continued success of some of our key product roadmaps in Davies Technology Solutions [DTS]. The successful candidate will possess a strong desire to deliver high quality software which satisfies business needs and requirements through the utilisation of modern software development practices and techniques. As a senior member within the team, they will also be responsible for championing best practice and mentoring other team members. In this dynamic role, you will have the opportunity to work with a great team, contributing to a positive culture and working closely with our clients in maximising the use of our best of breed solutions. This role is considered Hybrid and therefore requires 1 to 2 days a week attendance in our Norwich office. Key responsibilities Develop high quality software through following clean coding practices to produce efficient, unit testable code. Work closely with lead developers, project & product delivery teams and other stakeholders where applicable to plan upcoming work, solution architecture and design. Help enforce quality standards through peer reviews and team retrospectives. Collaborate and communicate effectively with other team members to shape and deliver required functionality. Participate and contribute to SCRUM ceremonies to help drive continuous improvement with the development team. Manage tasks effectively and accurately estimate, track and report on status of your work raising any issues you encounter. Support and contribute to a positive team working culture, fostering collaboration and productivity. Provide support and mentorship to the mid/junior developers within the team. Provide governance and oversight to all developers working on your project, ensuring all work meets our high standards. Key skills and experience required. .NET Framework (C# and Visual Basic) Several years commercial 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 of some form of ORM (Entity Framework, NHibernate, Dapper) Unit testing frameworks (Cypress, NUnit, XUnit, Moq) Knowledge of HTML, JavaScript and CSS Azure Devops (desirable) Experience of working in agile environment preferably using SCRUM (desirable) Knowledge of IdentityServer (desirable) A willingness to travel to different Davies UK/US sites or client sites as required. If you'd like to know more about how Davies will process your application data, please download our privacy policy: https://daviesgroup.current-vacancies.com/OneAccount/Account/DownloadPrivacyPolicy/1546