Senior Software Engineer, PEXA

• Programming & Architecture: Advanced proficiency in C# and .NET for backend specialists, or full-stack capabilities including modern frontend frameworks, with strong understanding of microservices architecture, API design, and distributed systems
• Testing & Performance: Comprehensive experience with testing frameworks, test automation, performance testing, load testing, monitoring, and system optimisation
• Cloud & DevOps: Hands-on experience with Azure, understanding of CI/CD pipelines, containerisation, and infrastructure as code
• Database & Security: Experience with SQL Server databases, data modelling, performance optimisation, and security best practices
• Problem Solving & Mentoring: Ability to analyse complex technical problems, design elegant solutions, and provide technical guidance to develop junior engineers
• Communication & Collaboration: Strong technical communication skills for diverse audiences and proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
• Quality Mindset: Commitment to engineering excellence, continuous improvement, and shift-left testing practices

Desirable

• As a Senior Engineer at Smoove, you’ll be a technical specialist who drives complex software solutions while mentoring team members
• We’re looking for someone with deep expertise in either backend systems or full-stack development, who can take ownership of end-to-end features and contribute to architectural decisions
• You’ll work within a collaborative team environment where engineers own quality from development through production, focusing on delivering high-performance systems, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring technical excellence across all aspects of software development
• You will be empowered to make technical decisions, mentor colleagues, and drive engineering excellence within your area of expertise
• You’ll develop T-shaped skills with deep expertise in your primary specialisation (backend or full-stack) while building collaborative skills across adjacent technologies and domains, engaging with emerging technologies, and contributing to team learning and cross-functional understanding
• Technical Excellence & Development
• System Design & Implementation: Design and implement complex software solutions with focus on performance, scalability, and maintainability while writing clean, testable code following established standards
• Architecture & Feature Ownership: Participate in architectural decisions, contribute to technical strategy discussions, and take end-to-end ownership of features from conception through production deployment
• Performance & Security: Ensure optimal system performance through load testing, caching strategies, monitoring, and apply security best practices throughout the development lifecycle
• Testing Excellence: Implement comprehensive testing strategies including unit, integration, and performance testing with shift-left practices
• AI Integration & Development: Leverage AI-powered development tools to enhance productivity, explore opportunities for AI integration within applications, and contribute to evaluating emerging AI technologies
• Technical Leadership & Mentoring
• Mentoring & Knowledge Sharing: Provide technical guidance and career development support to junior team members, conduct thorough code reviews, and share expertise through documentation and tech talks
• Standards & Cross-training: Help establish and maintain coding standards, development practices, and bridge knowledge gaps to facilitate cross-functional understanding
• Collaboration & Delivery
• Cross-functional Work & Communication: Collaborate effectively with product, QA, UX, and other engineering teams while communicating technical concepts clearly to diverse stakeholders
• Agile Participation & Quality Ownership: Actively participate in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives while taking responsibility for quality from development through production
• Key Technologies & Tools:
• Programming Languages & Frameworks: .NET SDK 8, 9, 10 (C#), .NET Framework, MVC, Blazor, , gRPC, MassTransit & related frameworks/technologies, modern frontend frameworks for full-stack roles
• Cloud & Infrastructure: Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps), containerisation tools, Grafana, Helm Charts,
• Data & Testing: xUnit, Playwright, Apache Superset, Databricks, dbt, fivetran, Snowflake, database technologies (SQL and NoSQL), comprehensive testing frameworks
• Development Practices: Test-driven development (TDD), Domain-driven design (DDD), Behaviour-driven development (BDD), shift-left testing practices