Senior C# developer, thinkFolio

Job Description

Position title Senior C# DeveloperLocation ManchesterBusiness Function TechnologyDepartment thinkFolioDepartment overview: thinkFolio is a leading provider of portfolio modelling and management tools, compliance and trading functions for asset managers on the buy side. thinkFolio is used globally with most clients currently in the UK. Position summary thinkFolio requires a strong C# developer who will work as part of our growing team of engineers. thinkFolio is embarking on a multi-year expansion and requires strong developers to help expand the core capabilities of the platform, advance our cloud nativestrategy and more generally help built out our best of breed platform to support this growing business. The developer will be writing gRPC/REST APIs and other backend components and will be responsible for designing and developing the solution for a cloudnative system. The ideal candidate would have experience of writing complex multi-tiered applications using message based architectures and micro services and will have strong SQL skills. Duties & accountabilities The role is focused on core future product development and re-engineering, as well as continuously improving aspects of the core product architecture. All members of the team are also involved in software support and issue resolution. Business competencies Education and Experience Required:

• Candidates must have a strong IT educational background to degree level or equivalent. Must have professional experience of working as part of a team on product-focused software projects, including experience of complex software design, documentation andimplementation.
• Commercial experience working with C#
• Good understanding of SQL (experience with MS SQL is a plus)
• Experience working with modern Javascript/Typescript frameworks (experience with Angular is a plus) would be a plus. If you have had no commercial exposure to these technologies, a willingness to learn is a must.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of server push and high speed messaging would be useful
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, Istio, Envoy, AWS advantageous

Commercial Awareness

• Good understanding of investment management across all asset types and geographies is an advantage

Personal competencies Personal Impact

• Adept at building and maintaining trusted and credible relationships with colleagues at all levels and external clients
• Excellent attention to detail, with ability to clearly communicate the nature of a software
• Self-motivated; able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Organized, able to multi-task, and have positive attitude to achieve deadlines
• Strong problem solving skills
• A genuine enjoyment of writing software

Communication

• The department employs many talented people who all work together. The candidate must be able to fit into this structure and communicate with both business and technical people. The development team has a particularly close working relationship with thetesting and support teams and effective appropriate communication is key to this.

Teamwork

• A team player who is comfortable working at all levels of the business and with external clients
• Proven ability to work individually, and in a team environment which spans multiple geographical regions.

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