Salary: £65,000 - 75,000 per year Requirements:
* Job Title: Senior Backend Developer
* Location: Liverpool City Centre on a hybrid working basis
* Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 depending on experience
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* Proven senior-level experience building microservices running on Docker.
* Expertise in C#, .NET 8.0, and ASP.NET Core.
* Strong experience with SQL Server and Entity Framework.
* Hands-on experience with Unit and Integration Testing.
* Natural collaborator with strong communication skills; thrives in a team setting.
* A culture fit who loves mentoring others, sharing ideas, and helping the whole team level up.
* Self-motivated, with a problem-solving mindset and a passion for building robust, scalable systems.
* Understanding of Clean Architecture and Mediator Pattern is desirable but not mandatory.
* Bonus Points For:
* Understanding Clean Architecture and Mediator Pattern.
* Solid grasp of asynchronous communication in distributed systems.
* Experience with high-throughput, data-intensive systems.
* Contribution towards systems utilizing Event-Driven Architecture.
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Responsibilities:
* Build and maintain scalable microservices in .NET 8.0 and Azure.
* Write clean, testable code with a focus on performance and maintainability.
* Collaborate with product owners and designers to shape features from concept to delivery.
* Participate in code reviews and mentor junior developers.
* Architect robust APIs and database solutions with clean, maintainable code.
* Deploy and manage applications using Docker and Azure cloud services.
* Contribute ideas, share feedback, and grow together with a team that values openness and collaboration.
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Technologies:
* ASP.NET
* Architect
* Azure
* Backend
* C#
* Cloud
* Docker
* Support
* SQL
* microservices
* API
* Git
* Network
More:
We are looking for a passionate Senior Backend Developer who thrives on solving complex problems and building systems that scale. You'll be at the forefront of creating next-generation backend services that genuinely make a difference for our customers and business. In this role, you’ll have the freedom to lead, the support to grow, and the chance to mentor others—because we believe learning and sharing knowledge makes a team truly exceptional.
We believe great work happens when talented people have the best tools. That’s why you’ll have top-of-the-range equipment and a workspace designed for creativity, collaboration, and getting things done.
Why Join Us?
- Modern tech stack and a strong culture of engineering excellence.
- Hybrid options within the UK.
- Career progression into tech leadership or architecture.
- Supportive environment with clear standards and plenty of opportunity to innovate.
Why Acorn Insurance?
We want to give you more than a job; we want to provide you with a purpose and a career. Some of the your tomorrow benefits include enhanced annual leave entitlement starting at 31 days, enhanced paternity pay, and 16 weeks of full maternity pay. Our colleague assistance program offers a suite of wellbeing services, including free counseling sessions and access to a trained therapist mentor.
We also provide financial benefits such as life assurance, earnings access before payday, and a flexible benefits platform.
Finally, we acknowledge and celebrate our team's contributions through long service awards and engaging company events.
All roles are subject to DBS and financial checks, and any offer made will be conditional until these checks are completed to a satisfactory standard. We are open to candidates with experience in roles such as Software Developer, Senior System Developer, Software Engineer, Systems Developer, and Backend Services.
last updated 50 week of 2025