Software Engineer

Description

About Norstella:

Norstella is a premier and critical global life sciences data and AI solutions provider dedicated to improving patient access to life-saving therapies. Norstella supports pharmaceutical and biotech companies across the full drug development lifecycle — from pipeline to patient. Our mission is simple: to help our clients bring therapies to market faster and more efficiently, ultimately impacting patient lives.

Norstella unites market-leading brands - Citeline, Evaluate, MMIT, Panalgo, Skipta and The Dedham Group and delivers must-have answers and insights, leveraging AI, for critical strategic, clinical, and commercial decision-making. We help our clients: 

• Accelerate the drug development cycle 
• Assess competition and bring the right drugs to market 
• Make data driven commercial and financial decisions
• Match and recruit patients for clinical trials
• Identify and address barriers to therapies

Norstella serves most pharmaceutical and biotech companies around the world, along with regulators like the FDA, and payers. By providing critical proprietary data supporting AI-driven workflows, Norstella helps clients make decisions faster and with greater confidence. Norstella’s investments in AI are transforming how data is consumed and decisions are made, disrupting inefficient legacy workflows and helping the industry become more efficient, innovative, and responsive to patient needs.

Job Description

• We are looking for a Mid to Senior Software Engineer to join our team. The primary focus of this role is building modern web-based products, while also contributing to the maintenance and evolution of existing applications built on the .NET Framework and C#.
• The ideal candidate combines strong technical skills with the ability to work autonomously, translating business requirements into working software without the need for constant guidance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain web applications using modern frameworks and best practices
• Contribute to the full software development lifecycle, from requirements analysis to deployment and monitoring
• Maintain and improve existing products built on .NET Framework and C#, ensuring their stability and gradual modernisation where appropriate
• Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to understand requirements and propose technical solutions
• Write clean, testable, and well-documented code
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving team standards and practices
• Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support reliable and frequent releases
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues across both modern and legacy systems

Required Skills And Experience

Programming Languages

• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language; C# is strongly preferred
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming principles and design patterns

Web Development

• Hands-on experience developing modern web applications using well-established frameworks such as Angular, Vue, React, or Blazor
• Proficient in HTML, JavaScript (or TypeScript), and CSS
• Familiarity with RESTful API design and consumption
• Understanding of responsive design and cross-browser compatibility

Version Control

• Proficient use of Git for version control, including branching strategies, pull requests, andcollaborative workflows

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Knowledge of at least one major cloud provider (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Understanding of cloud-native concepts such as managed services, containerisation, and scalable architectures

CI/CD & DevOps

• Experience with automated pipelines for Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
• Familiarity with tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins

Working Approach

• Ability to turn requirements into working software with autonomy -- not simply executing apredefined set of instructions, but actively analysing problems, making informed decisions, anddelivering solutions independently
• Comfortable working in Agile or iterative environments

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Windows desktop application development in C# (e.g., WPF, WinForms)
• Familiarity with relational databases and SQL (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL)
• Experience with automated testing practices (unit, integration, end-to-end)
• Knowledge of application monitoring and observability tools
• Exposure to microservices or distributed system architectures
• Understanding of security best practices in web application development

Context

• The successful candidate will primarily work on building new products based on web technologies. In addition, they will be responsible for maintaining and supporting existing products built on the .NET Framework and C#.
• This requires a pragmatic mindset, someone who is comfortable navigating both modern and legacy codebases, and who can make sound judgement calls about when to modernise versuswhen to maintain.

Key Areas Of Work

This role sits at the intersection of innovation and consolidation. The engineer joining the team will contribute across three strategic areas:

• Build the next generation of products: develop modern, web-based forecasting tools that move our offering beyond Excel-based workflows, delivering a more scalable, accessible, and maintainable platform for our clients.
• Enhance and extend existing software: implement new features, respond to client requests, and continuously improve the products our customers already rely on day to day.
• Address technical debt on FC+ add-ins: systematically tackle the accumulated tech debt across the FC+ suite, improving reliability, performance, and maintainability across the board.

Together, these activities serve a larger purpose. By strengthening our existing products and investing in modern web-based alternatives, we create the foundation to scale our software offering well beyond its current capacity. Today, our ability to deliver new capabilities and serve a growing client base is constrained by the limitations of legacy tooling and stretched development resources. Adding dedicated engineering capacity in these areas will allow us to accelerate product development, reduce our dependency on ageing technologies, and ultimately unlock the potential to grow our portfolio into new markets and use cases that we simply cannot reach today.

What We Value

• Ownership: taking responsibility for the quality and delivery of your work
• Curiosity: a genuine interest in learning new technologies and improving existing skills
• Pragmatism: choosing the right tool for the job rather than chasing the latest trend
• Communication: the ability to explain technical decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Collaboration: working effectively within a team while being capable of independent work.

Our Guiding Principles For Success At Norstella

• Bold, Passionate, Mission-First 
• Integrity, Truth, Reality
• Kindness, Empathy, Grace
• Resilience, Mettle, Perseverance
• Humility, Gratitude, Learning

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave, 4 days for volunteering and a personal day
• 5% pension match
• Group Life Assurance (100% employer funded)
• Group Income Protection (100% employer funded)
• Other voluntary benefits such as: Dental, Cash Plan, PMI Excess Cover, Health Screening & Critical Illness

Please Note - All candidates must be authorized to work in the UK. We do not provide visa sponsorship or transfers.

The expected base salary for this position ranges from £ 45,000 - £ 51,000. It is not typical for offers to be made at or near the top of the range. The final level, title and compensation are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, licensure or certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered.

Norstella is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, color, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age. Our ethos is to respect and value people’s differences, to help everyone achieve more at work as well as in their personal lives so that they feel proud of the part they play in our success. We believe that all decisions about people at work should be based on the individual’s abilities, skills, performance and behavior and our business requirements. Norstella operates a zero tolerance policy to any form of discrimination, abuse or harassment.

Sometimes the best opportunities are hidden by self-doubt. We disqualify ourselves before we have the opportunity to be considered. Regardless of where you came from, how you identify, or the path that led you here- you are welcome. If you read this job description and feel passion and excitement, we’re just as excited about you.

All legitimate roles with Norstella will be posted on Norstella’s job board which is located at norstella.com/careers. If a role is not posted on this job board, a candidate should assume the role is not a legitimate role with Norstella. Norstella is not responsible for an application that may be submitted by or through a third-party and candidates should proceed with extreme caution if a third-party approaches them about an open role with Norstella. Norstella will never ask for anything of value or any type of payment during or as part of any recruitment, interview, or pre-hire onboarding process. If you are aware of or have reason to believe a job posting purportedly for a role with Norstella is fraudulent or otherwise not authorized by Norstella, please contact the Company using the following email address: [email protected].