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Software Engineer Middlesbrough - Hybrid Do you want to help shape software that affects thousands of lives? Who are we? We are ranked as the UK’s #1 construction specific software player and our mission is simple; to provide market leading end-to-end software solutions to the construction and construction like industries across the entire build life cycle. If you are looking to build an exceptional career with an award-winning company you’ve come to the right place. Our teams are based in the UK, Europe, and India, working on products that are used on a global scale. We have a clear and defined road map to deliver over the next 3 years, which is centred around a large-scale digital transformation as well as continuing our growth and expansion. We embrace diversity and equality and want our employees to be comfortable bringing their whole selves to work. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills and views. Creating a culture of Equality isn’t just the right thing to do, it improves every aspect of our business. Purpose Our technology is used by thousands of companies and affects millions of lives. You will be responsible for the quality of software development and deployment. You will be involved in performing and creating automated and manual tests to ensure the software created by developers is fit for purpose. Some of the key duties include analysis of software and systems, mitigating risk and preventing software issues. The Software Engineer will report to the Engineering Lead. The key areas of responsibility for the Software Engineer include: • Technical Delivery • Technical Innovation • Support the delivery of Software. Key Responsibilities • Design, code, test, and debug technical solutions including complex components, ensuring quality standards are achieved. • Provide product support (fixing defects) in older technologies where required, including active involvement in moving the legacy product forward into newer web technologies. • Write clean, well-designed documented/commented code, following best practices. • Estimate effort required to accomplish requirements and ensure that schedules are met. • Collaborate with other team members to help specify, design, and develop software, meeting product requirements. • Identify process deficiencies and propose and implement solutions and improvements. • Ensure that technical implementation is technically sound, defect rates are minimised, and products are inexpensive to maintain and support. • Work with the security team to ensure data security standards are always met. • Ensure that technical implementation is technically sound, defect rates are minimised, and products are inexpensive to maintain and support. • Take responsibility for your personal development, ensuring that knowledge and skills are up to date and maintained, including emerging trends that may be relevant to solutions being developed. • Continuously strive for innovative solutions and make suggestions for improvements that will provide benefit to the business in terms of improved efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity. • Be willing to listen to and support colleagues with professional problems, devoting time to sharing knowledge, infusing confidence, and expressing positive expectations. Key Skills, Experience & Qualifications Essential • Experience in Microsoft C#. • Good understanding and experience of Microsoft SQL Server • Understanding of APIs / REST. • Experience in unit testing. • Good knowledge of quality standards, legislation and best practice. • Awareness of current trends and developments in software engineering. • Experience with Agile (Kanban) methodologies and project management. • Ability to identify technical risks and propose alternative solutions. • Degree level or equivalent education preferred in a relevant subject such as computer science, computer eng