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Software Engineer (C#/SQL/API) Location: Stoke on Trent (Hybrid 2 days) Type: Full-time, Permanent Salary: £40,000 to £50,000 + Bonus (15-30%) Join a forward-thinking, enterprise-scale organisation as a Backend Developer , contributing to the core architecture that powers essential business operations. Based in Stoke-on-Trent , this hybrid role (2 days onsite) offers the balance of flexibility and collaboration in a supportive, technology-led environment. We're looking for developers with experience in C#, Java, Golang, or Erlang , who are passionate about building robust, scalable backend systems. You ll be working on a mix of modernisation and new development, helping to shape high-performance platforms that support large-scale users and critical services. This is more than just maintenance. it's an opportunity to influence technical decisions, improve system design, and deliver meaningful impact across the business. You ll join a collaborative team where your voice is heard, and your skills are valued If you're looking to deepen your back end expertise within a stable yet innovative organisation, we d love to hear from you.

Software Architect Lead the Future of a High-Scale .NET Platform C#, .NET, Kafka, SQL, AWS, AI/ML, Event-Driven Systems Hybrid North West Are you ready to design and shape the core architecture of a platform built to support global scale , rapid growth, and long-term innovation? We are at the start of a major systems transformation modernising a mission-critical platform into a cloud-native, event-driven, high-performance ecosystem . With significant investment and deep technical ambition, this is a chance to build the foundation for the next decade of our engineering evolution. This is not just a coding role . We re seeking a Software Architect who combines technical depth with strategic thinking someone who can set vision , mentor teams , and lead architectural decision-making while staying close enough to the code to guide best practice. What You ll Do Define the architecture, design principles, and technical roadmap for a highly scalable, distributed platform. Lead end-to-end solution design across event-driven , microservices , and cloud-native systems. Drive the modernisation journey: .NET to cloud , service boundaries, data flows, operational tooling. Work hands-on where required providing technical leadership, code review, and architectural oversight. Partner with stakeholders across engineering, product, data and business leadership. Embed performance, reliability, observability, and resilience into system design from day one. Help shape our evolving use of AI/ML for optimisation, automation, and predictive insights. What We re Looking For Proven experience architecting distributed, high-throughput platforms in enterprise or scale-up environments. Strong technical background with C# / .NET and deep understanding of microservices and API design . Hands-on experience with event streaming and real-time data systems (e.g., Kafka ). Solid database experience (SQL / PostgreSQL / SQL Server). Experience architecting or migrating systems into AWS (preferred) or another major cloud. Ability to lead, influence, mentor and align cross-functional engineering teams. Experience guiding platform modernisation or large-scale rebuilds. Exposure to or curiosity about applying AI/ML to real-world engineering problems. Why Join Us Hybrid working choose Manchester or Staffordshire as your primary hub. Major influence over the architecture and future of a high-scale engineering platform . Opportunity to introduce modern patterns, observability, DevOps, automation, and AI-driven capabilities. High autonomy, strong engineering culture, supportive leadership team. If you re driven by architecting for scale , shaping technical strategy, and leading teams toward world-class engineering delivery, we d love to speak to you.