Senior Developer Level 1

At Derivco, we work alongside our clients who are considered giants in the industry, to create and develop the platform that hosts some of the best online casino games in the industry.

We are also Platinum partners with vendors such as Microsoft and we are proud to say we employ over 2,500 of the brightest minds across our offices in the USA, South Africa, UK, Spain, Malta, Sweden and Australia. 

To work for Derivco means you will work with cutting-edge technology., in our designer offices. Our people are brilliant., our ideas fresh and our technology is trailblazing.

You will be inspired, challenged, and stimulated every day and you will receive an extraordinary number of high-fives - rewarded for work well done. A place where you will feel as if you have found your intellectual and creative home.

Sounds pretty awesome, right?

Derivco is an equal opportunities employer. We value people as individuals with diverse opinions, cultures, lifestyles and circumstances and we are committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a productive working environment free from unfair and unlawful discrimination.

Derivco Ipswich is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Developer to be part of our dynamic team.

As a Senior Software Developer/Architect/Lead you will produce quality software products and documentation according to functional and non-functional specifications and the company's software development practices.

Responsibilities of the role:

• Agrees coaching strategy with team leadership and plays an active role in the coaching, be this technical coaching or mentorship.
• Works with other senior developers and architects to create and maintain the architectural vision for the team's products.
• Seeks to understand the business drivers for the team's products and ensures that the architectural vision and design solution align with these business drivers.
• Good understanding of the product lifecycle, including on production environments and operational overheads.
• Ensures the team's products use appropriate technologies and stay abreast of new technologies which could be leveraged to improve the product offering.
• Readily shares knowledge when tasked or approached.
• Proactively shares knowledge within the team and with key stakeholders.
• Proactively shares knowledge about the operational environment
• Analyses requirements and creates an appropriate software design, in conjunction with other Developers, according to best practice and organizational initiatives and objectives across product, where required.
• Assist and guide team members with their requirement analysis and design across product, where required.
• Creates appropriate task estimates and reviews them with the team. Supports the team in task estimation reviews.
• Develops and releases software as per the team standards and processes to meet the defined specifications or requirements within the agreed time.
• Ensures that the development or maintenance performed does not compromise the quality or functionality of the software.
• Communicates status and escalates on risks and issues appropriately and timeously.
• Comprehensively creates and maintains documentation of the software and system design and implementation, according to documentation standards.
• Develop, maintain, adhere to and oversee application of development and documentation standards, and team processes.
• Collaborating with senior colleagues in creating and maintaining the team's SDLC.
• Provides technical leadership in understanding the project complexity, scope and risk for your product
• Acquire and maintain in-depth knowledge of your product and understand it's internal and external dependencies
• Test your software as per the team's software quality charter.
• Make sure your software does what it supposed to do as per the defined specification.
• Test all changes you made and ensure that existing functionality works as expected.
• Takes full ownership of quality by working with the QA team to ensure the test plans are of a high quality and cover the full scope of development.
• Actively review and fix all defects found as per the defined quality standards.
• Actively drives the improvement of the team's quality standards and processes in keeping abreast of industry and emerging technologies.
• Help others improve the quality of their work.
• Facilitates team code reviews with the view to improve the quality of the team's software and upskilling of other team members.

Technical competencies:

• Required: Proficient in developing applications with C# and Microsoft .NET architecture including object-oriented design for 5+ years
• Proficient in SQL and database development
• Desired: Proficient in using Azure DevOps to manage CI/CD pipelines and artifacts
• Competent in planning and managing software quality throughout the SDLC to ensure security, reliability, efficiency and maintainability

Why Join Derivco? 

• Hybrid working model
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• Competitive salary package and benefits.