Senior .NET Backend Engineer |Hybrid|Azure & Microservices

The Acorn Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - GBP 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Liverpool is seeking a Senior Backend Developer who enjoys solving complex problems. The ideal candidate should have solid experience with C#, .NET, and Dockerized microservices, as well as a strong understanding of SQL Server and Entity Framework. You will work in a collaborative team environment, mentoring others and contributing to architectural decisions. This hybrid position offers a salary range of £65,000–£75,000 depending on experience, with opportunities for professional growth and a strong company culture.

Benefits

35 days’ holiday

24/7 mental health support

Flexible benefits

Hybrid working options

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Solid experience with C#, .NET and Dockerised microservices.
• Strong understanding of SQL Server and Entity Framework.
• Understanding of event-driven architecture and modern microservice patterns.
• Experience with testing, CI/CD and cloud deployments.
• A team player who enjoys mentoring and collaborating.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable backend services using .NET 8.0 and Azure.
• Write clean, testable, and performant code.
• Design and implement APIs and database solutions.
• Deploy and run services using Docker and Azure Cloud.
• Mentor other developers and help raise the standard across the team.

Skills

C#

.NET 8.0

Docker

SQL Server

Entity Framework

Event-driven architecture

CI/CD

Microservices

Mentoring

Clean Architecture

Tools

Azure

Grafana

RabbitMQ

Kubernetes

Job description

A technology company in Liverpool is seeking a Senior Backend Developer who enjoys solving complex problems. The ideal candidate should have solid experience with C#, .NET, and Dockerized microservices, as well as a strong understanding of SQL Server and Entity Framework. You will work in a collaborative team environment, mentoring others and contributing to architectural decisions. This hybrid position offers a salary range of £65,000–£75,000 depending on experience, with opportunities for professional growth and a strong company culture.