Lead .NET Engineer
About Blenheim Chalcot
Blenheim Chalcot is one of the leading venture builders in the world. We have been building exciting and disruptive businesses for over 20 years across sectors including FinTech, EdTech, GovTech, Media, Sport, Charity and more. These companies are all GenAI enabled and are some of the most innovative companies in the UK and increasingly around the world.
The BC team in India has been instrumental to the growth and success of Blenheim Chalcot. Established in 2009, Blenheim Chalcot India serves as a pivotal launchpad for those aiming to make a difference in the realm of innovation and entrepreneurship.
Blenheim Chalcot India is driven by a mission to empower visionaries to lead, innovate, and build disruptive solutions. We support our diverse portfolio of ventures and create impactful solutions that shape global trends. We provide a range of services to help new business get off the ground, including technology, growth (marketing and sales), talent, HR, finance, legal and tax, plus so much more!
Our growth fintech venture, Koodoo, is scaling fast and we’re looking to hire high energy, motivated and curious talent to support them on that journey!
About Koodoo
Koodoo operates a leading digital mortgage platform and brokerage, bridging the gap between potential homeowners and their next mortgage solution. We streamline the mortgage process for first-time buyers to experienced remortgagers, facilitating seamless online applications. Our collaboration with major UK lenders enhances mortgage product visibility and customer acquisition while powering renowned comparison brands, making us integral in delivering premier mortgage experiences.
Our innovation in AI-driven mortgage solutions sets us apart, highlighted by our milestone of being the first to pass the CeMAP exam using AI. We continue to revolutionise the sector by integrating AI tools in partnership with major lenders and brokers.
The role
Our company is seeking an experienced Lead .NET Engineer to lead a small team of engineers to help us deliver a new portal for one of our most important customers. The initial project’s challenge is to build a best-in-class Blazor application for an important part of a large UK bank and is a key part of our business’s strategy in continuing to lead technological transformation in the UK mortgage industry.
Collaborating with various stakeholders both within and outside our company, you’ll be a critical member of our team in ensuring the project’s success.
If you have a strong background in .NET technologies, have expert coding and troubleshooting skills, and are a great communicator and team builder and leader, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
About you
As a Lead .NET Engineer at our company, you'll play a crucial role in driving the success of our projects. Your responsibilities will include collaborating with our expert team and Quality Assurance Engineers, delivering high-quality code, and adhering to engineering best practices. Let's dive into the details of how you'll contribute to our mission of technological excellence and innovation:
- Lead a small, expert team of .NET and QA engineers
- Own and deliver high quality code from yourself and team members; this is very much a hands-on role
- Adhere to engineering best principles and practices
- Conduct code reviews and be the gatekeeper for all commits and pull requests and enforcement of version control.
- Collaborate with the wider team, including management, technical architect, quality assurance engineers, and product and design owners, to ensure the product delivery matches or exceeds expected requirements, meeting planned delivery timelines
- Ensure required documentation is complete and accurate
- Act as a mentor to more junior team members, promoting quality and excellence
- Develop, maintain, and enforce policies related to project technical requirements and customer expectations
- Ensure product is built using appropriate render modes per page/component
- Ensure code maintains high levels (min. 80%) of unit test coverage)
- Follow specific policies regarding the project’s technical requirements
Key Skills:
- A wide-ranging experience of designing, developing, deploying and supporting websites, web-applications and middleware components/services using .NET and C# (version 6 and above, preferably version 8) (minimum 7 years)
- Building front end applications using Blazor (version 6 and above, preferably version 8)
- Bootstrap CSS (with Sass)
- Experience in authoring APIs / Services and Automating Unit Testing
- Experience integrating with Azure API Management, Active Directory, and App Insights.
- Experience with SonarCloud and Snyk
- Awareness of best practices around developing secure software
- Committed to software quality, documentation and hitting deadlines
- Nice to have: Experience in designing and implementing DevSecOps / CI/CD across the lifecycle.
Key Personal Skills:
- Strong leadership, analytical, and organisational skills
- Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
- Proactive problem solver
- Keen attention to detail
Professional Qualifications:
- Minimum 7 years of software engineering using Microsoft technologies
- Proven track record of leading engineering teams and interacting with multiple business units
Important
At Blenheim Chalcot, we strive to create an environment where differences are not only accepted but greatly valued; where everyone can make the most of their capabilities and potential. We promote meritocracy, competence and the sharing of ideas and opinions. We are driven by data and believe the diversity, agility, generosity, and curiosity of our people is what sets us apart as an organisation. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing and advancing individuals based on their skills and talent.
