Job Description

Job Title: Senior Developer (Backend)
Salary: \xc2\xa360,000 - \xc2\xa369,000 (inclusive of a non-consolidated allowance) & Excellent Benefits
Duration: Permanent
Location: North Greenwich, London & Remote Working

Join us, and you could soon be using best practices such as TDD, CI & CD to deliver software that\xe2\x80\x99s used by millions of Londoners every day.
You\xe2\x80\x99ll be developing TfL\xe2\x80\x99s public websites and APIs. We\xe2\x80\x99ll rely on you to develop systems that are elegant, robust and can handle very high throughput

You\xe2\x80\x99ll work as part of a Scrum team. That means you\xe2\x80\x99ll be involved in activities such as refinement, sprint planning, retrospectives, demos and daily scrums. You\xe2\x80\x99ll work with other scrum teams using large scale scrum to produce coordinated and integrated high-quality working software.

You\xe2\x80\x99ll get to use every bit of your expertise

Constantly looking for better ways to develop software and experienced in developing high profile public websites, you\xe2\x80\x99ll be an expert in the following: -

• C#
• Microsoft Azure
• Web API
• SQL Server
• Test Driven Development

It would be highly desirable if you\xe2\x80\x99ve also worked with the following: -

• React or another single-page application framework
• CSS3/HTML5/JavaScript
• Developing in TypeScript
• Developing in ASP.NET MVC
• Working with either Scrum or Kanban
• AWS

If you can bring excellent communication skills and a flair for analysing complex systems and coming up with effective solutions to problems, you\'re definitely someone we\'d like to talk to.

We\xe2\x80\x99ll reward your expertise and achievements
We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• Final salary pension scheme
• A generous holiday entitlement of 30 days\xe2\x80\x99 annual leave plus bank holidays
• A free Oyster Card travel pass for you and another member of your household
• 75% discount on national rail season ticket
• Discounted travel on the Eurostar
• Discounted private healthcare scheme, tax-efficient childcare payments, and a host of retail, health, leisure & travel offers

Closing date for applications: Sunday 23rd July 2023 @ 23.59

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We\'ll see what we can do.

We understand a confidence gap can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. So please don\xe2\x80\x99t hesitate to apply if you think you have what it takes even if you feel you don\xe2\x80\x99t meet all the criteria. We\xe2\x80\x99d love to hear from you.

Additional Information

Please note that you must apply by using your CV (Word format, ideally no more than two pages) and a covering letter (no more than two pages). Please think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience outlined in the job description and ensure your CV reflects the requirements of the role.

We will endeavour to give candidates as much notice as possible however some interviews/assessments will be organised at short notice and will require a degree of flexibility.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We want to have a workforce that is truly representative, at all levels, of the city we serve. We welcome applications from all people to ensure we have diversity in background, thought and experience. This will enable us to become a more innovative and efficient organisation and help us meet the needs of our customers.

Our goal is to make our recruitment practices as bias-free and inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria.

We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information pertaining to your protected characteristics such as your name, gender, faith, ethnicity, disability status, age, sexual orientation, from CVs and cover letters to make the shortlisting process fair.

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