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Senior Software Developer

Searchability LtdChesterfield, Derbyshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 30 Sept 2026

Quick Overview

Salary
£55k - £65k/yr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Posted
5 hours ago
SQLSQL ServerT-SQLC#PythonVBA

Job Description

SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

  • £55,000 - £65,000
  • Chesterfeild - hybrid (2-3 days per week on-site)
  • SQL Server, T-SQL, Microsoft Access, VBA

THE ROLE

A hands-on Senior Software Developer is needed to join a small in-house development team supporting a bespoke, business-critical system. You'll learn the platform from the people who built it, strengthen and extend it, and play a key part in shaping how it evolves as the business plans its next steps.

ABOUT THE CLIENT

My client is a well-established, successful business whose operations run on an in-house system built on SQL Server with a Microsoft Access front end. They're investing in their technology team and taking a pragmatic approach to modernisation: keep what works, improve it steadily, and decide the future direction with the right people on board.

THE BENEFITS

  • £55,000 - £65,000 depending on experience
  • Hybrid working - 2-3 days per week on-site
  • A senior voice in how a business-critical platform develops
  • Stability and investment from an established, growing business

THE SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER ROLE

  • Develop, support and enhance a complex SQL Server-backed system with a Microsoft Access front end
  • Write and optimise T-SQL, including stored procedures, views and queries
  • Maintain and extend Access/VBA code across a large existing codebase
  • Build a deep understanding of the system, working closely with the Head of Systems and the wider team
  • Contribute ideas on how the platform should be modernised over time
  • Bring good development practice to the team, such as source control, documentation and testing

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

  • Strong commercial experience with SQL Server and T-SQL
  • Commercial experience with Microsoft Access and VBA
  • Confident working in a large, complex existing codebase
  • A pragmatic approach to legacy systems, improving what's there rather than rewriting from scratch
  • Experience with other languages or platforms (e.g. C#/.NET, Python) would be a strong advantage

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