Senior Desktop Software Engineer Job Description: Senior Desktop Developer (with future online development opportunities) Hybrid 3 days per week in our Manchester office. We are currently seeking a full time Senior Desktop Developer to take ownership of updating and maintaining our desktop-based products and systems that support Sage's business plans and long-term objectives. As a Senior Desktop Developer at Sage, you will be part of a collaborative team responsible for maintaining our compliance applications, ensuring they remain compliant with annual legislative and regulatory changes. You'll work in a cross-functional environment, building flexible, extensible, and maintainable software solutions. Whilst the role will focus on desktop in the short term, we would expect there to be opportunities for the successful candidate to work on our online Tax applications in the future (C# .NET, REACT, Typescript) as we look to expand our Partnership Tax and Making Tax Digital products. Key Responsibilities: Responsibilities: - Lead the architecture and development of new desktop features. - Maintain and enhance our existing Tax desktop applications to ensure yearly compliance for our customers. - Deliver high-quality software across supported operating systems. - Write clean, maintainable code and conduct peer reviews. - Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to define product requirements. - Automate processes or create new tools to improve the efficiency of the yearly compliance implementation. Requirements - Extensive experience in desktop application development using C# .NET and SQL. - Examples of creating new implementation tools to improve development efficiency (perhaps through AI) - Excellent understanding of software engineering principles and design patterns. - Experience with Delphi, C, C++, Python is highly desirable. - For future online Tax opportunities REACT, Typescript and Carbon experience would be desirable. - Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., TFS, Git). - Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail. - Excellent communication and collaboration abilities. LI-VC1 Function: Product Delivery Country: United Kingdom Office Location: Manchester Work Place type: Hybrid Advert Working at Sage means you're supporting millions of small and medium sized businesses globally with technology to work faster and smarter. We leverage the future of AI, meaning business owners spend less time doing routine tasks, like entering invoices and generating reports, and more time pursuing their ambitions. Our colleagues are the best of the best. It's why we were awarded 2024 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor. Because to achieve extraordinary outcomes, we need extraordinary teams. This means infusing Sage with people who knock down barriers, continuously innovate, and want to experience their potential. Learn more about working at Sage:sage.com/en-gb/company/careers/working-at-sage/ Watch a video about our culture:youtube.com/watch?v=qIoiCpZH-QE We celebrate individuality and welcome you to join us if you embrace all backgrounds, identities, beliefs, and ways of working. If you need support applying, reach out atcareers@sage.com. Learn more about DEI at Sage:sage.com/en-gb/company/careers/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/ Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Sage is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Sage will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Sage does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.