Senior .Net Developer

Job Description

Senior .Net Engineer Helastel is a bespoke software solutions company based in the heart of Bristol, specialising in software development, IT consultancy, data management solutions and IT infrastructure services for both private and public sector organisations.If you are an amazing Senior .Net Engineer looking to work for a progressive, dynamic and social technology company that offers personal development, career progression and a range of flexible benefits, then read on as this could be the job for you! The Role: Support and mentor other Software Engineers by driving the high quality design, delivery and implementation of all Helastel projects; ensuring they are in line with the customer vision and all responsibilities are conducted in a professional manner. To engagein a collaborative customer journey, that is focused on achieving the overall project objectives whilst ensuring a positive customer experience. You will be responsible for:

• Support, assist and direct other Software Engineers
• Lead the .NET strategy for the business
• Manage the technical delivery of large projects, including but not limited to, their strategy, decision making, risk identification, line management and client support
• Provide realistic time estimations and identify and resolve any completion risks
• Assess and approve delivery deadlines in collaboration with the wider business
• Demonstrate an understanding of customer needs by leading technical discussions regarding realistic and achievable timescales, risks and budgets
• Adhere to coding best practices and standards
• Utilise all resources effectively to ensure that no duplication of work or code occurs, and code works efficiently
• Ensure that the code you work with is scalable and future proof in such a way that it is easy to extend, understand and build on for other engineers
• Ensure that all work undertaken either extends or improves the current functionality and preserves the customer experience, with no negative impact on the existing system
• Create specification documents by providing accurate technical information and supported research findings
• Clearly document complex bodies of work to enable other engineers to diagnose potential problems with ease
• Use HTML, CSS and Javascript to create a functional interface based on design specification documents
• Create performant and functional front end interfaces with excellent user experience by using modern front end technologies

Youll bring the following to our team:

• .NET Framework and .NET Core - specifically C#
• ASP including MVC and a strong knowledge of ASP Core middleware pipelines
• Web development, preferably as part of a web development team working on a variety of projects
• Javascript, HTML and CSS
• Knowledge of Relational Databases, especially Microsoft SQL Server (MySQL as a bonus)
• Source control systems, especially Git
• Project management tools e.g. JIRA
• Test Driven Development, including .NET unit testing libraries
• Agile development
• DevOps and CI/CD tools e.g. Azure DevOps
• Object Oriented analysis and design using common design patterns and frameworks

What we offer:

• The opportunity to be part of a dynamic software development house that is growing rapidly.
• Collaborative, vibrant and social environment, full of bright minds doing brilliant things!
• A range of fantastic benefits including;
• • competitive salary
  • 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), with the option to buy or sell up to 5 more)
  • A range of benefits including life insurance, private health insurance, pension plan with employer contributions, subsidised gym membership, recruitment and new business referral schemes, enhanced maternity and paternity leave and much more

Our People: We have skiers, runners, cyclists, gamers, puzzlers, musicians and more. Weve got family people, single people and social people - youll find plenty of friends at Helastel! We truly believe that diversity is important at all levels and that it takes avaried workforce to help us to build and develop better solutions for our broad client base. Youre welcome at Helastel, whoever