Senior Engineer

Role: Senior Engineer Location: Milton Keynes (Hybrid – approx. 1 day per month on-site) Salary: £47,000 - £56,500 Network IT are working with a highly respected organisation to recruit multiple Senior Engineers to join a growing Digital Services function.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on business-critical digital products and platforms, developing modern software solutions within a collaborative, product-led environment.

You'll work across a modern technology stack, typically including .NET, Azure, APIs, cloud-native services, and DevOps practices, helping deliver services used at scale across the organisation. Role Overview As a Senior Engineer, you will play a key role in the design, development, delivery, and support of modern software solutions.

Working as part of a cross-functional product team, you will contribute to architectural decisions, champion engineering best practices, and help shape the technical direction of critical products and services.

You'll combine hands-on software engineering with technical leadership, mentoring colleagues, driving quality standards, and ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and maintainable throughout their lifecycle.

Working within a build-run-own environment, you'll help deliver and support applications from initial concept through to production and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable software solutions across a range of digital products Contribute to system architecture and technical design, ensuring solutions are secure, resilient, and maintainable Champion engineering best practices including code quality, TDD, automated testing, CI/CD, and DevOps methodologies Mentor and support engineers within the team, providing technical leadership and guidance Develop and support APIs, integrations, and cloud-based services across complex environments Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Designers, Architects, and stakeholders to define requirements and deliver value Support operational excellence through monitoring, incident management, problem resolution, and service improvement Drive continuous improvement through emerging technologies, automation, and AI-assisted development practices Ensure solutions comply with security, governance, and performance standards Essential Skills & Experience Strong software engineering background with experience designing, developing, and supporting enterprise applications Excellent understanding of software design, architecture, and modern engineering principles Experience with .NET / C# development Experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud-native development Experience working with microservices architectures and API-first development Strong understanding of CI/CD, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, Automated Testing, and Test-Driven Development (TDD) Experience working with APIs, integrations, and distributed systems Strong understanding of data modelling, database design, and application performance considerations Experience working within Agile delivery environments Ability to review code, maintain engineering standards, and support technical decision-making Experience with observability and monitoring tools Experience working across Azure and/or AWS cloud environments Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders Experience mentoring developers and supporting team capability growth Practical experience using AI-assisted engineering tools to improve software delivery