We are looking for two talented Software Engineers to join our Web Development team. As a Software Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping the future of our technology solutions. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain various software applications, ensuring that our systems run smoothly and meet the needs of our clients and internal teams.
You will be involved in the back-end development, working with our Agile teams to deliver high-quality software solutions. You will collaborate closely with our wider Software Services Team to translate user requirements into technical specifications and will proactively contribute to the continuous improvement of our software development processes.
If you are passionate about software development and are looking for an opportunity to make a real impact, we would love to hear from you!

ABOUT US

At Car Benefit Solutions, we specialise in providing Employee Car Ownership Schemes and other customised car schemes, such as salary sacrifice. With support from leading motor manufacturers and managed by our dedicated team at CBS, our schemes are thoughtfully designed to bring benefits to both employers and employees.
We have a strong reputation in the Automotive and Corporate sectors. We are proudly recognised as a 3-star World Class best company to work for, ranked 3rd in the Business Services sector. Additionally, we are among the top 25 employers in the Northwest region. Our commitment to our people is further exemplified by our Gold status as Investors in People and We Invest in Wellbeing.
The salary banding for this role is £40,000 - £45,000 per annum. The working hours are 35 hours per week, from Monday to Friday. This is a hybrid working with 2 days in our Office per month as a minimum a minimum. As we have a comprehensive induction plan, the expectation of office attendance in the first month will be greater.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• Developing, documenting & reviewing code that creates and maintains the CBS bespoke systems, both internally and client facing.
• Working closely with Business Analysts to understand and analyse user requirements and identify any potential issues, impacts, risks etc.
• Presenting ideas for system improvements and challenging existing technologies and methodologies where appropriate and identify any potential cost or time saving.
• Learn new technologies, keep abreast of existing technologies and contribute to the evolution of best practices of the department.
• Work with the team to size and estimate work, peer and code reviews
• Continually updating technical knowledge and skills by reading manuals, using video tutorials and hands-on training.
• Document software and systems functionality.
• Review current systems to gain not only a technical understanding but also how this system is used and integrated within the business.
• Present ideas for system improvements and challenging existing technologies and methodologies where appropriate and identify any potential cost or time saving.
• Comply with project plans, business goals and industry standards
• Liaise with the marketing team to ensure any material created that is publicly viewable meets with the marketing team’s requirements and strategy.
• Comply with project plans, business goals and industry standards.
• Cross technical boundaries that are out of any comfort zone – for example working on windows development (WPF application) if primarily a web developer.
• Write well designed, efficient code using the CBS coding standards.
• Design and develop user friendly and intuitive screens for applications.
• Maintain code within GIT Source Control and understand branching, GitFlow etc
• Undertake priority support on major system issues and fixes when required.
• Maintaining systems by monitoring and correcting software defects.
• Undertaking R&D and Investigating new technologies.
• Understand the CBS database infrastructure.
• Have a good knowledge of the CBS network and server infrastructure as well as deploy software components to the various servers and environments.
• Any other reasonable duties as required.
• Ability to work in line with our core values of pride, integrity, accountability, continuous improvement and enjoyment.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree or diploma level certification in a relevant IT field like Data or Business Intelligence

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ATTRIBUTES

Essential

• Ability to work towards strict deadlines within a fast-paced environment.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience working in an agile development environment. Using Kanban / Scrum boards, and tools like Azure DevOps or Atlassian’s Jira
• In depth knowledge of C#
• Web API
• In depth experience of Linq queries
• Experience of ASP.Net / ASP.Net Core
• .NET Framework / .NET Core
• JavaScript, TypeScript
• SQL knowledge

Please refer the Job description for details