Back-End Developer

We’re looking for a proactive Midweight Back-End Developer with at least 3 years of hands-on experience to help support and maintain the websites we develop. You’ll work with our Client Support team day-to-day, with support from the wider Technical team, including our Senior developers. Our aim is to deliver high-quality code, so it is important to understand best-practice code structure, as well as performance and security. ***This role is an 18 month fixed-term contract***

Responsibilities

Problem solving skills; Write clean, scalable, maintainable code following team conventions and best practices; Ensure that tasks are completed on time and to specification and are performant and secure; Participate in regular code reviews and take and give feedback constructively; Contribute to technical planning, estimation, progress meetings, and standards; Stay curious and engaged with new back-end tools and technologies

Requirements

3 years of professional back-end development experience; Write clean, scalable, and efficient code in C# with an understanding of MVC architecture; Experience with Umbraco and Optimizely CMS; Familiarity with version control (GIT) and common workflows (feature branches, pull requests); Experience with profiling and troubleshooting applications; Familiarity with the Azure Portal; SQL Management Studio and basic knowledge of relational databases and SQL; An understanding of good security practice, including OWASP vulnerabilities; An understanding of the blue-green deployment model; A collaborative mindset and willingness to learn

Nice to have

Experience with Azure DevOps; Experience using security testing tools; Node / JavaScript familiarity