Description
Software Engineer - Maternity Cover
Department: Development
Employment Type: Contract / Temp
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Hybrid
Who are we?
At Bright, we create cutting-edge software for accounting, payroll, tax, and practice management, supported by a team of talented individuals who are passionate about making a difference. Together, we lead the industry with innovative solutions and unparalleled customer support.
We’re all about creating opportunities for businesses to succeed—and for you to shine. Join us, and be part of a supportive, collaborative team that values your voice and contributions.
The Opportunity
At Bright, we create cutting-edge software for accounting, payroll, tax, and practice management, supported by a team of talented individuals who are passionate about making a difference. Together, we lead the industry with innovative solutions and unparalleled customer support.
We’re all about creating opportunities for businesses to succeed—and for you to shine. Join us, and be part of a supportive, collaborative team that values your voice and contributions.
The Opportunity
We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our central services team, contributing to products and services that help unify our suite of cloud solutions. This role focuses on developing high-quality, scalable backend applications using C# and .NET, with SQL as the primary data layer. You will work collaboratively across cross-functional teams to deliver impactful, business-critical projects, with opportunities to contribute to front-end development in JavaScript and leverage cloud infrastructure on Azure.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain web-based applications and services, ensuring robust, efficient, and scalable performance.
- Write clean, well-tested, and well-documented code that meets Bright’s engineering standards.
- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, QA, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Work with the team to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues promptly and effectively.
- Configure and maintain automated tests and CI/CD pipelines to support reliable and efficient software delivery.
- Identify and act on opportunities to improve development practices, tools, code health, and maintainability in collaboration with the wider engineering community.
- Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in software engineering.
- Foster a collaborative environment by working closely within cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality software delivery.
- Engage with AI tooling and productivity features as part of your day-to-day workflow, using tools such as GitHub Copilot or similar to enhance development efficiency and code quality.
What are we looking for?
Essential
- Commercial experience developing web-based applications with C# and .NET.
- Experience with relational databases, including writing and optimising SQL queries.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, particularly Microsoft Azure.
- Experience working in a fast-moving Agile environment.
- Familiarity with CI/CD practices and tools.
- Self-driven with a genuine interest in growing your skills and knowledge.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams.
Desirable
- Experience building web front ends using JavaScript and modern frameworks such as React or Blazor.
- Familiarity with unit testing or test-driven development (TDD).
- Experience with containerisation technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
- Understanding of SOLID principles and software design patterns (MVVM, MVC, microservices).
- Knowledge of RESTful API design and development.
AI Awareness & Adoption
AI is becoming an integral part of how we work at Bright, and we want our engineers to be part of that journey. You don’t need hands-on AI development experience for this role, but we do value an openness to AI tools and a curiosity about how they can improve the way we build software.
- Comfortable using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot or similar to support coding, code review, and documentation tasks.
- An awareness of how large language models (LLMs) and AI-powered features are being applied in software products.
- A willingness to engage with and learn about AI capabilities as part of your ongoing professional development.
- An interest in how AI can be used to improve development workflows, reduce toil, and support higher-quality output.
Benefits include:
- Annual performance bonus
- 25 days annual leave
- Company pension of up to 5% company contribution
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Hybrid Woking opportunities
- Educational Assistance
- Family Supportive
- Free Parking
- Company Events
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