Senior Software Developer in Exeter

I am searching for a number of Senior C# / .NET Software Developers who can use their development skills and expertise to produce high quality, innovative solutions for a wide range of customers. You will work openly and collaboratively with a diverse range of technical and subject matter experts within the technology department and throughout the whole business. Please note, these roles are offered on a hybrid-working basis. These are not remote positions, and you are required in the office two (2) days per week. Therefore, you MUST live within a commutable distance of Exeter, or you will be able to relocate to the area in order to be considered by our client.

Responsibilities

• Following and seeking to improve Agile methodologies for the design, development and acceptance of software solutions.
• Collaborate with the Product Owner to understand customer requirements and inform solution scoping.
• Perform critical assessments, challenge assumptions and identify the most appropriate acceptance criteria to mitigate potential risk.
• Complete requirements analysis, scoping, specification definition, data analysis and project management as required to meet solution needs.
• Create production code and perform code reviews with the team; comfortable working alone, in pairs, or in mob programming, and able to coach where appropriate.
• Seek emerging trends and recommend adoption and use of design patterns and best practices.
• Take responsibility and hold yourself to account for high quality and maximal efficiency of team deliverables.
• Eager to learn, research solutions, share findings, and suggest improvements with evidence when challenged.
• Play an active, positive, collaborative role with colleagues and customers.
• Use agentic AI in software development to enhance productivity and efficiency through intelligent task management, seamless communication, and adaptive learning.
• Integrate sustainable practices into software development processes to minimise environmental impact and promote long-term sustainability.

Qualifications / Experience

• In-depth commercial experience in Analysis and Design C# MVC .NET framework SOLID Principles.
• A desire to work in a Pair Programming / Mob Programming environment.
• TSQL/SQL Test Automation TDD DDD Refactoring Unit Testing / Mocking JavaScript frameworks such as React (or similar).
• Experience with ORM (e.g. Entity Framework).
• Agile & Scrum development methodologies.
• Able to present yourself well verbally in a presentation or meeting situation.
• Good communicator for internal and external meetings, agile ceremonies, and updates for internal and external users.
• Actively seek opportunities for improvement and innovation.
• Must be happy to coach and mentor other team members.
• Confident to admit "I don’t know" and strive to fill knowledge gaps for yourself and others.
• Experience using agentic AI environments (e.g., Cline, Copilot, Gemini).
• Ideally educated to University level with an IT-related degree.
• Active leader, open and honest in meetings.
• Good problem solver who enjoys a challenge.

Benefits

• The role comes with an excellent benefits package including 25 days holiday + bank holidays, ability to purchase extra holidays, bonus scheme, life assurance, flexible health cash-back scheme, health and wellbeing allowance, health insurance with long-term sickness, electric car scheme, cycle to work scheme, enhanced maternity/paternity, flexible working, excellent company culture, training and education opportunities, free car parking, values-led business and much more.

Please note, to be considered for this opportunity you MUST have the Right to Work in the UK long-term without company sponsorship as our client is not looking to sponsor candidates for these vacancies. Please note that due to a high level of applications, we can only respond to applicants whose skills and qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. Bowerford Associates Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.