Backend Software Developer: Global Development Lab

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Our client is a global leader rendering niche Corporate Advisory services, with a team of over 6,000 professionals and staff operating in more than 60 offices globally. With a sole focus on People Mobility for nearly 8 decades, they provide support in over 170 countries. Known for their problem-solving abilities, innovation, and expertise, they offer strategic advisory services to a diverse clientele, from individuals to multinational corporations. Their professionals are respected thought leaders in the field, providing expertise to governments globally, including the US Congress, the UK Parliament, the European Union, and the United Nations.

About the team:
Our client's Global Development Lab (GDL) is an innovation group within the organization, dedicated to developing and supporting technology solutions for business travel, mobility, and cross-border employment compliance.

UK Team:

The team in the UK comprises over 700 professionals working across two offices located in London and Sheffield area. Collaborative and dynamic, the team operates within a positive environment where more than 20 languages are spoken.

They embrace a hybrid working model, combining in-person attendance with remote work, allowing them to fully utilize their remote working technology and offer flexibility to team members.

Whether in-office or working remotely, team spirit is something they take pride in, reflecting in their work ethos and practices. Their Responsible Business Strategy (RBS) underscores the company's commitment to social responsibility through a unified theme and five focal points: Wellbeing, Diversity and Inclusion, Charity & Pro bono work, Social, and Environmental & Sustainability. This initiative presents numerous opportunities for every individual at the company to engage and contribute to various initiatives and activities, from social events to regular well-being newsletters and diversity

About the role:
As a Backend Software Developer, you will develop and maintain backend services for supporting web applications. The product is built with a .NET backend and heavily integrates with MS Dynamics 365. You will collaborate with the lead developer to transition much of the solution into a cloud-native application. Engaging with a diverse group of developers, designers, and business owners, you will contribute to problem-solving and solution development processes.

Responsibilities will include:

• Developing based on the defined requirements and overarching architectural roadmap.
• Supporting and maintaining a .NET API.
• Reviewing system errors to identify and rectify potential defects.
• Collaborating with various teams within the business and in IT to ensure the developed solution is interoperable with other applications within the firm.

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• Experience in developing within a remote agile team.
• Experience with .NET REST API development, preferably with AOT familiarity.
• Ability to develop using FAST principles and with robust unit testing.
• Preferred experience with AWS cloud-native development utilizing Lambdas and Serverless Framework.
• Experience working with both SQL and NoSQL databases.