Senior Software Engineer

At Aptem we’re passionate about creating technology solutions that enable people to learn and improve their lives. Demand for our end-to-end SaaS solutions are ever-increasing and we are continuing to expand rapidly as a business. If you’re interested in joining a talented, committed and driven team that is leading the charge in this fast-growing space, then you should apply!

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our feature development teams at Aptem. This is a remote-first role, based in the UK. You will be part of a small, agile team, working on the development of new product features, resolving defects, and improving the architecture of the application. You’ll bring a positive, engaged mindset to the role, and a willingness to learn new things, share experience, and contribute to a culture that grows, supports, and empowers others.

Main responsibilities

• Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain a modern software application in a multi-disciplined agile team.

• Apply development best practices and patterns, considering maintainability, scalability, security, and performance.

• Contribute to technical and architectural decision making, in a collaborative environment.

• Participate in and promote a blame-free learning culture, sharing knowledge with peers, and contributing to mentoring practices.

Required skills and technical knowledge

Essential skills:

• Strong experience developing SaaS software.

• Strong experience developing back-end applications using .NET with C#.

• Experience developing single-page web applications, ideally using Angular with Typescript.

• Strong experience working with relational databases.

• Strong experience of unit & integration testing.

• Experience working in an agile environment, preferably using the SCRUM framework.

• A passion for building good software.

Desirable skills:

• Experience building functionality in a service-oriented architecture.

• Experience with cloud computing platforms, ideally Azure

• Experience working with SQL Server, T-SQL, and LINQ

• Experience working with OData, or GraphQL.

• Experience working in a DevOps culture.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays, with an additional day off on your birthday!

• Option to take up to 1 day of paid volunteering leave every year.

• Half a day off at the end of the working week during July and August.

• Option to purchase up to 5 days of additional leave. 

• Company pension scheme.

• Life insurance.

• Private health insurance with Aviva.

• Discounted gym membership.

• Retail and other discounts.

• Employee Assistance Programme.

• Learning and development budget.

• Regular paid social events throughout the year.

About Aptem

Aptem are pioneers in developing technology solutions for the vocational training, further education and welfare to work sectors.

Aptem's mission is to create innovations that unleash new levels of efficiency, productivity and personal growth – something that we have been achieving since 2009. 

Our commitment to quality has been recognised time and again by our customers, award wins, ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 accreditations, and Cyber Essentials Plus certification.