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L&Q is a regulated charitable housing association and one of the UK’s most successful independent social businesses. We have an exciting opportunity for a Software Engineer to join our team to support our large transformation programme, leveraging the latest technologies to become a data driven organisation.
This role would be ideal for a recent or experienced graduate who is looking for an exciting opportunity to further grow their skills and experience within software engineering.
Role Overview
You will work in a team of Engineers to develop products and technology that will serve the needs of our business and customers, for example:
- Developing features and capabilities for end users, either external customers or internal employees.
- Build integrations between a mixture of in-house developed and off the shelf systems, as well as our new Data Platform.
- Building online interactive systems for our customers to check their tenancy information, rent payments, log repairs jobs etc.
Depending on the projects you work on, there will be opportunities to acquire skills in Azure Functions & Logic Apps, Angular & React, Node JS (NPM), Typescript, Sitecore (an industry standard CMS), Sharepoint & SPFx, Microsoft D365 & Power Platform and Azure DevOps & Git for CI/CD.
We are looking for candidates who are self-motivated and are passionate about learning and improving code to deliver great value to the business.
Responsibilities
- Work within an agile engineering squad to design, develop and maintain robust and reliable solutions, to defined IT requirements in line with departmental standards and procedures
- Write clean, scalable code using .NET programming languages primarily using C#
- Participate in common agile ceremonies (estimations, backlog prioritisation, show & tell, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, etc.)
- Keep up to date with and exploit opportunities to use the latest technologies
Requirements
You may be a good fit if you have the following experience & skills:
- ASP .NET MVC, C#, HTML/CSS, Sass, JavaScript, JQuery
- Relational Databases (e,g MS SQL, TSQL, Stored Procedures)
- Problem solving, analytical and debugging skills
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Experience with ORM technologies (e.g. EF, dapper, etc.), knowledge of TDD & BDD practices and/or experience in Agile / Scrum principles is desirable.
If you are interested in this role and have the experience required, then apply without delay!
We are a multi-site organisation, so some roles may require occasional travel between offices, but expenses will be covered.
At the foundation of everything that we do are our corporate values and associated behaviours. Our organisational behavioural framework outlines the core expectations of all employees, which should be demonstrated at all times when representing L&Q.
Additional Information
- Salary: Circa £32-45k pa depending on experience and location
- Closing date for completed applications: 8th December 2022
- Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams between 15th and 22nd December 2022
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.
Our Commitments
At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. This is why we are committed to developing our people. It's only by investing in a well-trained and motivated workforce that we can continue to prosper and sustain business success.
In addition to our support and training, the successful candidate will have access to our full suite of benefits including 26 days holiday rising to 31 days with length of service, excellent Pension scheme, an employee assistance programme and non-contributory life assurance.
We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and recognise the changing demands and circumstances in life. Please let us know during the recruitment process if you’re interested in part time working or job sharing. In addition, should your circumstances change once you have joined L&Q, you can also request flexible working arrangements, e.g., a change to working hours - if it’s feasible then we’ll make it happen.
We are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace.
We expect all of our employees to support our environmental policy and social responsibility work. We are an employer committed to environmental and social responsibility.
L&Q is a regulated charitable housing association and one of the UK’s most successful independent social businesses. The L&Q Group houses around 250,000 people in more than 100,000 homes, primarily across London and the South-East.
As a charitable organisation, our role goes beyond providing homes and housing services. We are a long-term partner in the neighbourhoods where we work. We hope to build aspiration, opportunity and confidence in our communities through our £250 million L&Q Foundation and our skills academy.
Our vision is that everyone has a quality home they can afford, and we combine our social purpose with commercial drive to create homes and neighbourhoods everyone can be proud of.
