Senior Software Engineer | Tech Team | Cambridge, UK

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Savanta is one of the fastest growing agencies in market research with teams in the UK, Americas, and APAC. Our research solutions are driven by our technology. It's central to driving innovation across the entire research process; helping us deliver agile solutions globally. We've developed technology to help clients Make Better Decisions.

We are looking for someone with industry experience of software engineering (preferably in C# and .NET) as a member of a team.

We're mostly based around Cambridge in the UK. We're a hybrid working team, so you can work from home, but we'd like you to spend at least one day a week in the office.

You will work on our Vue research platform which helps us provide a full service to our wide range of clients. Each dev team focuses on a different area of the research pipeline: This ranges from survey scripting, fieldwork, and data collection, through to analysis and delivery - including online exploration or integration with our APIs.

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All candidates will be considered equally, however, unfortunately we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

Your role as a Senior Engineer at Savanta

Our evolving roadmap is full of ambitious and exciting delivery milestones across the full range of our products and services.

We are a (small a) agile team, so you can expect to see the impact of your work very quickly. Our teams are made up of 3 to 6 Engineers, a UX Designer, Product Manager, and generally one or two QA Engineers. You'll also work closely with business stakeholders on each project, and customer success to ensure delivery of our platform is well supported.

We use:

• C# - latest stable version of .NET
• React, TypeScript, Webpack
• SQL Server 2019+ hosted in Azure
• GitHub
• Azure AI Studio for GPT API access
• Azure DevOps and Octopus Deploy
• SaaS by default (e.g., Shortcut, Octopus Cloud, Freshdesk)

You are expected to be expert at independently or jointly tackling a wide range of issues with maintainable, tested code: e.g. breaks down larger issues, refactors to make new code fit cleanly in the architecture, makes pragmatic decisions thinking about the wider system, creates and implements code appropriate maintenance/improvement tasks.

We want you to dive in, get your hands dirty, and figure things out, but also to be someone your team can rely on for help and guidance when they need it.

Our Tech Team works within a learning and collaborative environment, where empowerment is key to our success, along with developing a culture of innovation and creating an environment where everyone can excel. Our development teams have a lot of autonomy in how to work day-to-day, with support from other roles as needed.

We're looking for somebody:

• With a product delivery mindset focused on customer delight and a great user experience
• Experienced in delivering software in an agile environment
• Experienced with C# and .NET, or in closely related languages such Java, including modern functional idioms
• Strong relational database experience: familiar with common database design principles along with at least one enterprise grade SQL dialect from RDBMSs such as SQL Server, Oracle or PostgreSQL
• Who encourages a test first approach as part of stories aiming for high automated coverage
• Comfortable with spiking and similar exploratory and derisking strategies

And in return, Savanta offers:

• Salary range: £50,000 - £70,000
• Biannual bonus scheme
• Unlimited annual leave
• Hybrid working
• Flexible working practices
• Health & wellbeing package (Private medical insurance or a flexible, tailored suite of well-being benefits)
• Financial health (pension, life assurance, etc.)
• Team & Company Socials
• Committees for Health & Well Being, Charities & Volunteering and DE&I

Why Join Us

With teams in the UK, US, Canada, and India, over 650 staff globally, and ambitious growth plans, Savanta offers the benefits of scale, whilst our specialist teams make life at Savanta feel more like working at a smaller agency. Our client portfolio includes some of the world's best-known brands, including Sainsbury's, Heathrow, Samsung, Toyota, NatWest Group, Sky, The British Red Cross, Citizens Advice, Gousto and Sport England.

Part of the vibrant Next 15 Communications Group, we have an entrepreneurial company culture that actively recognises and values its people and offers unrivalled scope for career development.

Savanta is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and continuously strives to be an employer of choice. Our people are our greatest asset - we value workplace diversity and inclusion, oppose all forms of unlawful discrimination, and welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates of all backgrounds.