Software Engineer

The Role
As a result of our continuous business expansion, we are excited to offer an exceptional opportunity for the role of a Software Engineer. The ideal candidate must possess an engineering-focused, problem-solving, solution-designing mindset. You must be willing to constantly learn and improve and have a desire to propagate knowledge throughout the team. A positive attitude and the ability to manage disagreements by engaging in open communication and constructive discussions are essential qualities for success in this role.
Your primary focus will be on assisting the team in designing, creating, and developing our in-house software systems. With a creative mindset and excellent software development skills, you will relish the challenge of solving problems and providing up-to-date, scalable, maintainable, and robust solutions. You'll engage in the usual Agile software development practices e.g. daily scrum, user story estimation, pair programming, code reviews, as well as sprint demo and retrospectives.
The Company
MSS is an industry leader in providing technology led financial services for the UK property market, efficiently connecting consumers, lenders, and intermediaries. The two main businesses that comprise MSS are SDL Surveying – which offers national coverage for a range of surveying and panel management services – and Stonebridge Mortgage Solutions – one of the largest independent mortgage and protection networks in the UK. The MSS Software Engineering department is a remote, dynamic team producing innovative and exciting inhouse cloud-based solutions throughout the entire company and finance industry.
The Software Engineering Team
We are a fully remote Agile team that house the five values of XP within our core ways of working: communication, simplicity, feedback, courage, and respect.
We work collaboratively to ensure all our decisions are wellinformed, researched, and thorough.
We pride ourselves on a supportive culture where training, progress, and improvement are nurtured to produce better output.
We run a monthly incentive scheme within our team to constantly motivate ourselves to improve and achieve higher.
We utilise modern technologies and frameworks where applicable to keep us ahead of the curve, which in turn facilitates the constant upskilling of our team.
We use CI/CD to allow for a seamless release and feedback process.
We prioritise automating our backend and frontend testing, to ensure high software standards and errorfree releases.
We pride ourselves on fostering good relationships between crossfunctional teams, allowing us to focus on delivering the best value to our clients whilst maintaining a stress-free, happy, and supportive work culture.
Requirements
Strong C# skills (.NET Framework + Core)
Strong JavaScript skills
Good unit and integration testing skills (XUnit/NUnit/MS Test)
Good SQL fundamentals
Ability to work on Web Applications (front and back end) as well as APIs
Familiar with common software architecture e.g. Ntier, MVC
Comfortable using Entity Framework utilising both styles of querying
Familiar with commonly used design patterns e.g. UnitOfWork, Repository, Dependency Injection and when/how to use them
Ability to code cleanly using software principles where applicable e.g. SOLID, DRY, YAGNI, KISS
Familiar with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile principles, and Scrum practices
Azure DevOps for working with epics, features, user stories and tasks
Git version control
Azure DevOps Wiki for documentation
Legal right to work in the United Kingdom
Ability to satisfy all of our preemployment screening requirements which includes Identity, DBS, AML, Credit Screen, Financial Sanctions checks and 5 years of employment / activity referencing
Desirable
React / Nextjs
Clean Architecture
CI/CD using Azure DevOps Pipelines
Azure Portal (app service, storage account, APIM etc.)
Azure DevOps Test Plans
Selenium
Frontend testing frameworks e.g. Jest, Playwright
Angular
TDD
Rewards Package
Salary – up to £47,500 DOE plus discretionary bonus
Work From Home
Flexible Working Hours + Option for compressed working hours
Buy or sell additional annual leave scheme
Dev of the Month incentive scheme
Weekly Training
Industry recognised Certifications
Sodexo MoneySaving Discounts
Free breakfast, fresh fruit, lunch and drinks in Office / monetary vouchers for remote workers
2 paid days leave for charity work, community volunteering, or fundraising
Me Time and Team Time – 2 half days paid time off for selfcare and the same for team volunteering initiatives
Inhouse Mental Health Therapy
Critical Illness Cover
Death in Service cover
Discounted Life Insurance
Access to inhouse mortgage brokers
How to apply
Please email your CV with a covering letter in support your application if you wish by the closing date Friday 15th March 2024. If you require any reasonable adjustments for any part of the recruitment process, please let our recruitment team know within your covering letter. Individuals with different cultures, perspectives and experiences are at the heart of the way SDL Surveying & Stonebridge works. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, and ex-offenders.