Software Engineer

We're looking for people to join the Access family, who share our passion for believing in better, and who will help us continue to grow.

Love Work. Love Life. Be You. - is central to our success and how we give our customers the freedom to do more of what's important to them.

What does Access offer you?

We offer a blended approach to office working, encouraging you to collaborate and connect in one of our thriving offices. We deliver on what we say, taking the development of our people seriously. We'll work with you to progress your success plan and provide opportunities to accelerate your career.

You will start with 25 days annual leave that increases with your seniority in the company, a private healthcare and life insurance. We pride ourselves on being an organisation that gives back so you'll also have one charity day allocated to support a cause that matters to you.  There are plenty of other perks. Apply to find out more.

Join the Access Family and see how we make software ideas become a reality

Our core value of 'Love work, Love life' has been central to our success and so we're looking for people to join us who share our passion for making things better every day, to help us become a UK top 10 Software company.

Are you ready for the challenge?

What are we all about?

At Access, we love software and how technology never stays the same. It's this obsession that drives us to work closely across sectors to understand the business needs of our customers - from professional services to manufacturing to not for profits and more.

We are passionate about helping our customers stay one step ahead of the challenges facing their industry and business. That is why over 1 million users and over 10,000 organisations rely on Access software to help their organisation thrive.

This position is for a .NET backend Software Engineer to be part of a growing development team. Reporting to the Team Lead/Scrum Master, you will learn and grow both technically and professionally whilst contributing to the design and enhancement of our quality, user-focused, responsive web applications in the Health & Social Care sector.

You will have accountability for ensuring our software meets business requirements and aligns with technology and governance standards and ensure delivery of on-time, quality solutions.

About you:

You are a self-motivated, technically minded individual, with a passion for software development and a keen sense of pride in the work you do. You are a team player who thrives on close collaboration with your colleagues and takes shared ownership of the development pipeline along with the team. You are focused on delivering high-quality solutions to given times lines and are comfortable working in an agile scrum environment. You are constantly seeking to improve both your skills and enjoy working in a fast-paced dynamic company. You will be expected to contribute ideas and opinions to planning and refinement sessions.

Technical Requirements:

· Strong skills in developing quality applications using C#

· Familiar with .Net Framework web application development

· Experience with SQL Server development using a database first approach

· Basic understanding of:

o Microservice Architecture

o Dependency Injection

o Continuous Integration

o Entity Framework

o RESTful Web APIs written in C#

o Microsoft Azure

· Desirable

o Developing web applications using JavaScript and CSS

Key Responsibilities:

· Design, develop and iteratively release quality driven software solutions following Agile methodologies to meet agreed requirements and acceptance criteria using a range of languages and technologies.

· Write clean, self-documenting code that is well structured, well-named and easy to read. Ensuring development standards are established, known, and followed within an agile team.

· Actively contribute to requirement discussions and analysis, whilst taking responsibility for understanding the scope, risk, and complexity of changes, and where appropriate, provide feedback to the requirements and acceptance criteria.

· Analyse, identify and fix the root cause of defects throughout the various layers of an application.

· Identify, compartmentalise, and execute refactoring where commercially/technically necessary, with a focus on maintainability.

· Support the team's sprint deliverables, through proactive contribution to planning, ownership of tasks, identification of dependencies and effective management of risks and product security.

· Actively promote a quality focussed approach within the team, showing ownership for quality activities and collaboration with the QA team. Prepared to test own work and that of others to ensure quality.

· Helps to ensure value is achieved through development by understanding customer requirements, identifying dependencies and risk, clearly communicating, and escalating where appropriate.

· Actively working with the team to take ownership in the complete life cycle of product development, from refinement to release.

As a well-rounded Engineer, your Skills and Experiences likely include:

· A passion for software and technology

· Quick learning capability, easily picking up new technical concepts

· High standard of written and spoken English

· Open and collaborative style

· Problem solver

· Creative and innovative

· Can commit to delivering and maintaining high standards

· Manage time efficiently and effectively

· Pragmatic, competitive and driven to continuous learning/improvement

· Development and deployment of Enterprise SaaS solutions.

What does Access offer you?

We are a growing software company, and we deliver on what we say we do We take the development of our people very seriously We will work with you to carve out your success plan and an opportunity to accelerate your career and make a real difference.

In addition to our standard benefits of 25 days holiday, a match contributory pension and healthcare you will get:

• A Competitive Salary

• Giving Back/Charity days

• Quarterly Socials

• 6 weeks Sabbaticals (after 6 years of service)

• The Access Group Big Break: our all-expenses-paid holiday to Spain

Become part of our amazing Access family

What are we all about? 

The Access Group is one of the largest UK-headquartered business management software providers. It provides solutions that empower more than 160,000 small and mid-sized organisations in commercial and non-profit sectors across Europe, USA and APAC, giving every employee the freedom to do more of what's important. Its innovative cloud solutions and integrated AI software experience across multiple Access products transform how business technology is used. Access employs approx. 8,500 people, continuously driving product innovation and customer service excellence. 

At Access, we are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. If you're excited about this role, (even if your previous experience doesn't align perfectly), you might just be the perfect fit for us We wholeheartedly believe in equality for all and the transformative power of diversity. 

Why not join our vibrant team where you can love what you do, love how you live, and most importantly, be authentically you? Let's make a difference together.

Love Work. Love Life. Be You.