Lead Software Developer

LEAD SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Do You Have?:

Experience of working across the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)?

Demonstrable experience developing commercial systems using Microsoft stack (C# - .NET Core and .NET Framework, MS SQL Server with Transact-SQL, and No-SQL databases)?

Strong programming skills?

An appetite for a role where your main focus will be hands on, but with the opportunity to showcase and develop your team leadership capabilities?

Preference for a predominantly home based role?

Why Not Join Us Here At Simplify!

If you decide that this Lead Software Developer position is the role for you, then you’ll be joining the UK’s largest group of property services, a business that is constantly looking to improve, and one that offers both exciting challenges and job satisfaction.

Benefits

Competitive Salary of up to £64,000.00, remote working, 25 Days Holiday (Plus 8 Days Public Holiday), Option To Buy Or Sell an additional 5 days' Holiday, Pension, Life Assurance, Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption Pay, Free Conveyancing Legals, 24-hour GP service, Retail Discounts Plus Many More!

What You'll Be Doing

Reporting to the Software Development Manager, the Lead Software Developer (known internally as the Technical Team Leader) is responsible for the design and development of software systems, primarily using Microsoft’s software development platforms including .NET, SQL Server, and Azure.

Working with a broad client base you will be confident interacting with varied technology across all stages of the SDLC, utilising your development expertise to focus particularly on web applications and data processing.

The Lead Software Developer will manage a small, multi-site team to include 1-2-1's, absence management, and supporting personal development plans. Whilst you will be expected to have had at least some previous supervisory or management exposure, management training is in place to support your growth and development in this respect too.

Our Hiring Process:

You’ve checked out our job ad

It’s gathered your interest and you’ve applied using our easy application process

If selected, you come meet our lovely team and we discuss the finer details

If all is well, you will be invited to a second interview.

If successful, we make the offer and get the ball rolling

After joining us recommend friends to come on over too and earn a sweet referral bonus – for each one!

Requirements

And now for the nitty gritty:

You will need a stong background in commercial system development and have experience across the full SDLC, utilising the Microsoft stack (C#, MS SQL Server with Transact-SQL and No-SQL databases).

You will have Azure expertise (Functions, Storage, Web Apps, API Management, Cosmos DB and Service Bus), Azure DevOps including Build and Release configuration, Entity Framework ORM, Web Services (Web-API/REST and SOAP), SOLID practices, and Source control (Git and Azure DevOps).

You should also be able to demonstrate experience of Unit Testing and Test-Driven Development.

The Lead Software Developer will be an excellent communicator with an aptitude for eliciting requirements and user stories from non-development colleagues, and an ability to transform requirements into a technical plan for implementation whilst maintaining a customer focus.

Prior supervisory/management experience within this space, and an interest in helping to mentor and develop multi-sited team members is also a pre-requisite.

Our People

Simplify believes diversity brings benefits for our clients, our business and our people. This is why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all suitable applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.

About Us

Simplify is the UK’s leading conveyancing and property services business, comprising nine businesses which include some of the largest conveyancing law firms in the UK, two leading independent property services businesses as well as being the market-leading direct to consumer online conveyancer.