Senior Developer in Tavistock

Sonic Healthcare is an internationally renowned healthcare provider with a demonstrable track record of medical services across the world. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Sonic is an ASX Top 50 company that has grown to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers, specialising in pathology, radiology and primary care medical centres.

About Sonic Healthcare UK: Sonic Healthcare UK encompasses the two main entities in the UK, The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) and Health Services Laboratories (HSL). HSL was formed to provide pathology services to the NHS Trusts and has expanded further to provide services to other NHS Trusts. Over 3,500 staff work at Sonic Healthcare UK, primarily under the TDL or HSL banner. Our purpose is to deliver medically‑led diagnostics, innovation, value and long‑term investment to healthcare.

With our core laboratory based at the Halo Building in London WC1H 9AX, we also have an expanding site in Manchester as well as smaller hospital‑based laboratories across the country. We maintain rigorously high standards of quality, whilst also delivering efficiencies to healthcare through careful workforce planning, pioneering technology and significant investment in infrastructure and IT.

Job Summary: We are looking for talented developers to extend a next‑generation laboratory results system that will record patients’ test results and make it easier for doctors to get to the information that matters.

Tech Stack:

• C#
• .Net Core
• Kubernetes (AKS)
• VueJS
• Azure DevOps (CI/CD)
• Azure SQL database

Where will you work? This is a hybrid role based in London. We use Teams for meetings and instant messaging. Our head office is a brand‑new laboratory near Kings Cross. It’s one of the biggest diagnostic labs in Europe with advanced robotic systems and high‑spec lab facilities covering everything from blood sciences to genetic testing.

What are we doing? Hospital lab systems haven’t evolved much in many decades, so there is enormous scope to innovate in this area. We have built a solid web platform deploying to Kubernetes services in Azure. The system has been running the labs for multiple hospitals across London for a few years. It connects up to the machines that run our blood tests and to the hospital systems to send results to patients. Now we need experienced in‑house developers to take it to the next level. You will join a team with three developers, an IT operations team, and many experienced scientists.

Who are you? A well‑rounded developer with experience of front‑end and back‑end work. Some familiarity with the full stack (front and back). Willing to take ownership and look for improvements, including monitoring solutions and updates. Clear, maintainable code delivery. Excellent communication skills in dealing with stakeholders and understanding complex business requirements.

Required Education, Skills and Qualifications:

• 5+ years experience with C# ASP.NET development.
• Experience with JavaScript or JavaScript frameworks.
• 2+ years experience with Azure.
• Excellent communication skills in dealing with stakeholders and understanding complex business requirements.

Desirable Experience:

• Experience working with Azure DevOps pipelines and Azure Kubernetes.
• Previous experience working in a regulated industry like healthcare and the QA requirements that go with it.

Benefits:

• Training and development opportunities – supporting professional development.
• Annual performance‑related salary review (no banding restrictions).
• Discounted gym membership – corporate scheme with Better Gyms.
• Cash healthcare plan – cash back on a variety of healthcare costs including dentist and opticians.
• Sick Pay Entitlement – 5 paid days in the first year of employment, 20 days thereafter.
• Permanent Health Insurance and Death in Service Cover.
• Life Assurance – providing salary continuation for long‑term illness (six months qualifying period).
• Employee Assistance Programme – supporting staff wellbeing.
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme – interest‑free loan for the cost of an annual travel ticket.
• Perkbox – access to additional staff perks and benefits such as high‑street discounts.
• Company Pension Scheme – company and staff contributions which increase with service.
• Competitive annual leave allowance – 23 days rising to 28 days after 5 years of service.
• Flexible working hours.

Notes: We respect and value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from diverse communities. Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.