Software Developer – Sofia, Bulgaria
About the company
Sandgate BG is a newly established satellite branch of Every, based in Sofia. We develop and deliver indispensable Compliance and HR management software solutions for the Education Sector in the UK. As an independently owned business who are growing extensively year on year, this is a very exciting time to join a thriving culture with a distinct family-feel.
About the role
We are looking for a Software Developer for our Bulgarian branch to work alongside a highly competent technical delivery team to design, build and maintain elements for our core Compliance and HR software that is used by customers throughout the UK. Utilising C#, .NET, SQL Server and UX Design you will ensure the best possible performance of applications and services for our end users.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable C# code
- Work side by side with our QA and Dev Ops teams to ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
- Have a test first mindset on code testing through unit tests
- Help maintain code quality, organisation, and automation
- Proactively investigate and recommend improvements to the Development Lifecycle
- Providing excellent judgment and decision-making skills with the ability to independently identify high priority projects and drive them to completion
- Demonstrating senior skills capability in cross-functional and remote team environments
- Comfortable with complex technical environments
Required Skills and Experience
- Fluency in English (both spoken and written)
- Strong in C#, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems including RESTful Web API’s and MVC
- Familiarity with the .NET framework (4.5 to 4.8, including .Net Core (up to version 3.1 desirable))
- Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, including SOLID principles
- Familiar with using Agile methodologies
- Up to date knowledge of web security risks
- Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
- Proficient understanding of code source control versioning tools
- Strong written and oral communication skills to convey ideas in an effective manner
- Detail-oriented, and organised, with the ability to manage multiple parallel projects
- Experience with using cloud-based technologies
- Experience of CSS (such as Bootstrap) and Javascript libraries (such as jQuery)
- Familiar with SQL databases
- Worked with high load API’s and applications
Hours of work
The Development Team operates in a 7-hour working day between 09:00 and 17:00 or 10:00 and 18:00 Monday to Friday with 1-hour lunch break.