Lead C# Engineer
Willis Towers Watson3 days ago
Reigate, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Define, refine, and deliver the product backlog in collaboration with the Product Owner.
- Design, document, implement, refactor, debug, and maintain C# software solutions.
- Develop unit tests, test frameworks, automated test cases, and GUI test automation.
- Review code and address defects, performance bottlenecks, technical debt, and test coverage gaps.
- Coordinate day-to-day development and bug-fixing activities.
- Participate in sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and continuous improvement of engineering practices.
- Mentor junior team members and take a lead role in selected development activities.
Requirements
- Proficiency in C# and .NET software development.
- Experience across the full software development lifecycle in a commercial or production environment.
- Knowledge of object-oriented design, design patterns, SOLID principles, Agile, and Extreme Programming methodologies.
- Experience with IDEs, version control, test automation, continuous integration, and defect or backlog management systems.
- Ability to design high-performance, scalable, extensible, testable, debuggable, and maintainable software architectures.
- GUI design and implementation experience with frameworks such as WPF or WinForms.
- Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, unit testing, and GUI test automation frameworks such as MS Test.
- Knowledge of Azure and cloud technologies, software reliability, maintainability, usability, and performance.
- Passion for mathematics, statistics, and complex algorithms, plus general knowledge of the insurance industry.
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a relevant discipline.
- Interest in using AI-powered tools such as GitHub Copilot to improve development productivity and code quality.
Benefits
- 25 days of annual leave plus an additional WTW day.
- Private healthcare, life insurance, group income protection, and regular health assessments.
- Defined contribution pension scheme with company-matched contributions up to 10%.
- Hybrid working options, employee assistance programme, and a fully paid volunteer day.
- Optional electric vehicle car scheme, share scheme, cycle-to-work programme, dental and optical cover, and critical illness protection.
About Willis Towers Watson
At WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), we provide data-driven, insight-led solutions in the areas of people, risk and capital. Leveraging the global view and local expertise of our colleagues serving 140 countries and markets, we help you sharpen your strategy, enhance organizational resilience, motivate your workforce and maximize performance.