.Net Developer

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced .NET Developer to take ownership of a modern, cloud-ready software platform that supports a nationally deployed, mission-critical service.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or a related field (strong commercial portfolio may be considered in lieu of a degree)
  
• Proficiency in modern .NET (version 6 or later, including.NET 8) – essential
  
• 5 or more years of commercial software development experience using C# and the .NET framework, with a track record of delivering and maintaining production systems
  
• Strong practical experience with ASP.NET Core and RESTful API design (APIs consumed by web, mobile and third-party clients)
  
• Solid experience with relational databases – PostgreSQL and/or SQL Server – including schema design, query optimization and Entity Framework Core
  
• Proficiency with Git-based version control (branching strategies, pull requests) and CI/CD pipelines
  
• Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum and experienced at onboarding to existing codebases through documentation, code reading and structured handover
  
• Advantageous: experience with cloud-hosted / cloud-native environments, particularly AWS (EC2, RDS, S3 or equivalent) is advantageous.
  
• Proficiency with Git-based version control workflows, including branching strategies, pull request reviews, and working within a CI/CD pipeline
  
• Comfortable working within Agile/Scrum delivery frameworks, and experienced in onboarding to existing codebases through documentation review, code reading, and structured handover processes
  

Required Technical Skills

• Development
  
• C#
  
• Modern .NET 6+, preferably including .NET 8
  
• ASP.NET Core
  
• RESTful API development
  

Databases

• Strong relational database experience
  
• PostgreSQL and/or SQL Server
  
• Database/schema design
  
• Query optimization
  
• Entity Framework Core or similar ORM
  

Development Practices

• Git-based version control
  
• Branching strategies
  
• Pull requests and code reviews
  
• CI/CD pipelines
  
• Unit and integration testing
  

Ways of Working

• Agile/Scrum experience
  
• Experience working with existing production codebases
  
• Strong code-reading and troubleshooting ability
  
• Comfortable with structured knowledge transfer and technical handovers
  

Advantageous

• AWS experience, particularly:
  
• EC2
  
• RDS
  
• S3
  
• Other managed AWS services
  
• Cloud-native application development
  
• Experience supporting mission-critical or nationally deployed platforms
  
• Experience taking ownership of an inherited/existing application
  
• Technical leadership or mentoring experience
  

Requirements
Required Technical Skills Development • C# • Modern .NET 6+, preferably including .NET 8 • ASP.NET Core • RESTful API development Databases • Strong relational database experience • PostgreSQL and/or SQL Server • Database/schema design • Query optimisation • Entity Framework Core or similar ORM Development Practices • Git-based version control • Branching strategies • Pull requests and code reviews • CI/CD pipelines • Unit and integration testing Ways of Working • Agile/Scrum experience • Experience working with existing production codebases • Strong code-reading and troubleshooting ability • Comfortable with structured knowledge transfer and technical handovers Advantageous • AWS experience, particularly: • EC2 • RDS • S3 • Other managed AWS services • Cloud-native application development • Experience supporting mission-critical or nationally deployed platforms • Experience taking ownership of an inherited/existing application • Technical leadership or mentoring experience Qualifications & Experience • 5+ years of commercial software development experience • Strong hands-on experience with C# and .NET • Proven experience delivering and supporting production systems • Strong experience with ASP.NET Core and REST APIs • Solid relational database experience • Experience working within cloud-hosted or cloud-native environments • Relevant degree in: o Computer Science o Information Technology o Software Engineering o or a related field