Senior Software Engineer

On behalf of our client, we are looking for Senior Software Developers who are committed to delivering valuable applications and services to customers. You will ensure the software meets the agreed acceptance criteria and the team’s definition of done.

From design, development, testing, deploying and maintaining up-to-date applications and services, you enable The Company to deliver mission-critical communications solutions for customers.

The ideal candidate will be highly analytical with a strong background in C# and will have ideally worked with algorithms and schedulers previously.

Location: Porto, Portugal.

This is an office-based vacancy and as such we expect all applicants to be willing to commute to our client’s offices a minimum of 3-4 days per week as per the hybrid working policy.

Key Responsibilities:

Development

• Write code in appropriate languages, principally c#.
• Design the architecture of new application components and achieve internal sign off for development specifications where required.
• Work within an Agile team to develop applications to meet product/customer requirements.
• Thoroughly test new features or developments to make sure they perform the desired task correctly in all cases.
• Work with Quality Assurance teams/processes to validate builds ready for launch.

Maintenance & improvement

• Problem solve and fix bugs as discovered/reported.
• Perform ongoing maintenance or upgrade of the platform as required, following internal change procedures at all times.
• Peer review colleague’s work.
• Share ideas and work on projects for improving applications, process or the wider platform.
• Review projects/deployments and learn lessons to improve future performance.
• Design and pilot prototype applications where required.
• Stay up to date with software development trends and technological advancements. Learn and test new technologies, frameworks and languages as relevant.

About you

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM, Computer Science or related subject.
• + 5 years of experience in the field.
• Good experience of developing commercial projects/applications in C#.
• Good experience in SQL and using relational databases such as Microsoft SQL Server.
• Experience in source control, in particular Git.
• Experience working within an Agile environment, in particular Scrum, and applying supporting practices.
• Can demonstrate Right to Work in Portugal or hold a valid work VISA if applicable.
• Good understanding of English language.

Desirable:

• Knowledge and experience working to OWASP ASVS or equivalent application security standards.
• Experience of .NET 5 or 6.
• Experience of Javascript, Typescript and associated frameworks and libraries, in particular React.js.
• Experience in developing containerising applications with Docker and using orchestration such as Kubernetes.
• Experience in NoSQL databases such as ElasticSearch.
• Experience in using test tools such as xUnit, Jest, Cypress, Selenium Web Driver, SoapUI or Burp Suite.

Required skills

• TypeScript
• JavaScript
• HTML
• CSS