Associate - .NET

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain applications using C#, .NET Core, SQL Server, and JavaScript frameworks such as React.
• Develop APIs, microservices, and event‑driven components.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following SOLID principles and modern engineering practices.
• Contribute to secure coding, performance optimisation, and system reliability. 

• Work closely with product owners, QA engineers, architects, and senior developers to deliver features from concept to deployment.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Assist in the maintenance and support of existing applications within the Davies estate.
• Contribute to discussions on technical design, problem solving, and improvement opportunities. 

• Write unit tests and support automated testing practices.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving code quality across the team.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.
• Work towards developing a test‑driven mindset, supported by senior engineers.

• Stay up‑to‑date with emerging technologies and propose opportunities for improvement.
• Contribute to enhancing engineering processes, patterns, and working practices.
• Participate in knowledge‑sharing sessions and technical workshops.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Commercial experience with C#, .NET Core, SQL Server, Entity Framework.
• Experience with React (or Angular/Vue) and modern JavaScript/TypeScript practices.
• Understanding of microservices and event‑driven architecture.
• Experience working with Azure cloud services (or AWS/GCP equivalent).
• Proficiency with RESTful APIs, Web APIs, and integration patterns.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps tooling.
• Good understanding of software design principles and secure coding practices.
• Consistent delivery of high‑quality, secure, and maintainable software.
• Effective collaboration within the Scrum team and across technical functions.
• Contribution to improving technical processes and development standards.
• Proactive ownership of tasks and strong participation in Agile delivery cycles.
• Support for application maintenance, reliability, and performance improvement.