Senior Software Engineer - London or Edinburgh
We are working with a long-standing, UK-based consultancy with a well-earned reputation for excellence, who are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their software team, a role blending hands-on development with genuine ownership of design and architecture, shaping scalable, resilient platforms that are growing fast.
The Benefits:
You'll join a multi-award-winning, people-first organisation with a benefits package built around your wellbeing, including:
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Salary up to £75,000
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Hybrid working with 2 days a week in their London or Edinburgh office
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26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
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Private medical insurance
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Life assurance
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Competitive pension
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Discretionary bonus scheme
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Cycle to work and electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes
The Role:
The platform is hosted within Microsoft Azure, uses Cosmos DB and PostgreSQL for data storage, and is complemented by a Vue.js and TypeScript front end. Day to day, you'll be:
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Building and maintaining client-facing applications processing large, complex datasets in real time
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Driving the evolution of the platform's architecture, spotting opportunities to improve performance, scalability and resilience
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Owning technical design decisions while staying hands-on through the full development lifecycle, from concept to delivery
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Championing engineering best practice, clean structure, testability and solid documentation
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Supporting cloud operations across Microsoft Azure, including App Services, CI/CD pipelines and Azure Front Door
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Staying ahead of the curve on emerging tools and techniques, including AI-assisted and agentic development workflows
Skills Required
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Strong C# and .NET expertise, with a track record of designing high-performance, maintainable systems
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Solid database experience
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Confidence using AI-assisted coding tools and agentic workflows day to day
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Familiarity with Agile environments and collaborative code review
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Git and Azure DevOps knowledge desirable; Azure infrastructure and CI/CD experience a plus
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Vue.js, Cosmos DB and PostgreSQL experience all nice to have
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A strong communicator, able to translate technical detail for non-technical audiences
Interested?
This is a rare chance to combine the stability of an established UK consultancy with the pace and purpose of a growing technology business, all while making a tangible impact on the energy transition. If you're a senior engineer ready to shape technology that genuinely matters, we'd love to hear from you.
Please apply today with your most up-to-date CV for consideration.
Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity and inclusion in our industry.