Senior Product Developer in Manchester

Location: Role can be based from our Manchester or Reading locations (Hybrid working available)

Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

About BCN: At BCN we unite people and technology to enable organisations to fly. We believe people and organisations can achieve anything using technology to its full potential. Our role is to help them understand what is possible, implement in the right way and utilise their technology to achieve their ambitions. Which is why we put people front and centre – building client relationships for life and fostering a culture where our people thrive. We are a leading managed IT services provider and technology consultant, specialising in delivering transformative technology solutions with industry-leading client experience across business, public sector and not for profit organisations. From cloud computing, cybersecurity, and data management to power app development, we are dedicated to being a Microsoft powerhouse. Guided by our 3 values of building relationships, customer success and passion and dedication, we are on a mission to make BCN the most trusted tech partner in the UK today.

Focus of the role: This role sits within BCN's Growth Team and is for a hands-on full stack developer focused on the delivery of BCN's product portfolio. You will design, build, and ship the products BCN takes to market, turning ideas and prototypes into robust, scalable, production-ready software that delivers real value to our clients. Working closely with the Head of AI and Data Innovation, you will take ownership of features from concept through to deployment, continuous improvement and ongoing maintenance. We are looking for someone who cares about quality, ships at pace, and is excited to build modern, AI-enabled products on the Microsoft and Azure platform. As our business and technology continue to evolve, this role will adapt to reflect new priorities and ways of working.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of full stack product features across BCN's product portfolio, from front-end user interfaces through to back-end services and data layers.
• Own product features end to end - from requirements and architecture through development, testing, release, iteration and ongoing maintenance.
• Architect robust, secure, and scalable services on Azure, setting the standard for CI/CD and DevOps best practice across the product estate.
• Design and build production-grade AI capabilities across the portfolio - LLM-powered features, RAG architectures, agentic workflows and MCP (Model Context Protocol) integrations using Azure OpenAI and Azure AI services.
• Drive the performance, reliability, observability and security of existing products, owning the approach to monitoring and technical debt.

Quality, Leadership and Collaboration:

• Set the standard for clean, well-tested, maintainable code - leading code reviews, defining engineering standards, and championing AI-assisted development practices (vibe coding, AI testing, agentic development) across the team.
• Work closely with the Growth Team and stakeholders to shape product roadmaps, translate client feedback into product improvements, and identify opportunities to package and position AI capabilities within the portfolio.
• Mentor and upskill other developers, and lead documentation, internal demos, and knowledge sharing across the team.

Person, Skills & Experience:

Required Skills and Experience:

• Extensive full stack development experience across one or more of: React/Node.js, .NET/C#, Python/FastAPI.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure cloud services and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps).
• Proven track record of taking products or features from concept through to production, with a strong focus on testing, quality and long-term maintainability.
• Demonstrable experience integrating LLMs and building AI-powered features in real-world applications - prompt engineering, RAG architectures, or agentic AI development.
• Strong problem-solving mindset with a high bar for code quality and engineering rigour.
• Ability to provide technical leadership - setting standards, mentoring others, and defining ways of working - while staying hands-on in a small, collaborative team.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills - able to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and shape ambiguity into a clear product direction.

Advantageous:

• Understanding of MCP, vector databases, and evaluation/testing approaches for AI systems.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, and Cursor as part of day-to-day delivery.
• Experience building SaaS or multi-tenant products.
• Azure certifications (such as Azure AI Engineer) or equivalent practical experience.

Why BCN? The opportunity to shape your own future with industry leading training and development, with access to our BCN Academy. Competitive salary with the ability to progress. 23-days holiday allowance, increasing with length of service, plus bank holidays, an extra day off on your birthday and the option to buy more! Company pension scheme. 2 paid leave days per year to volunteer and support your local community – if it matters to you it matters to us. Health cash plan with free access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) supporting bereavement, financial, health and wellbeing, and much more. Life assurance. Cycle to work scheme, electric vehicle scheme, home and tech scheme, and retail discounts. Balancing work, life, and fitness can be challenging, so we offer a free on-site gym at our Manchester and Leeds locations to make it easier to stay active. Long service recognition to celebrate all the milestones. Beer (or soft drinks), Pizza at the end of the month, dress down every day, social events such as Summer BBQ, Christmas party and lots more!