{"description": " Senior Associate - .NET

Department: IT

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Pune

Description

As a Senior Associate - .NET at Davies, you will be a key contributor to the design, development, and maintenance of our software applications across the enterprise. You will work within a Scrum Agile framework, helping define technical standards, driving engineering excellence, and guiding the team towards modern, scalable, test-driven development practices. This role will see you innovating with modern technologies - including C#, .NET Core, React, Azure, microservices, and containerisation - while mentoring colleagues, partnering with architects, and shaping best practices across the organisation. You will play a critical role in delivering high-quality, secure, and resilient services that underpin Davies' operational platforms and client-facing systems.

Key Responsibilities

Software Design & Development
• Lead the development of secure, high-quality applications using C#, .NET Core, SQL Server, and modern JavaScript frameworks (React preferred).
• Design, develop, and maintain microservices, APIs, and event-driven architectures.
• Apply SOLID principles, design patterns, and engineering best practices across solutions.
• Ensure reliable production performance through modern site reliability engineering approaches.

TechnicalLeadership & Mentoring
• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to less experienced engineers.
• Champion Test Driven Development (TDD), automated testing, and continuous delivery.
• Lead the team in adopting modern engineering techniques, tools, and frameworks.
• Support peers in writing maintainable, clean, and scalable code.

Collaboration & Technical Partnerships
• Work closely with architects to evolve frameworks, patterns, and reference architecture.
• Collaborate with product, QA, and DevOps teams to ensure seamless delivery pipelines.
• Engage with third-party software vendors across design, development, and support lifecycles.
• Partner with cloud engineering teams to deliver scalable Azure-based solutions.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation
• Experiment with emerging technologies and propose improvements to engineering practices.
• Contribute to architectural discussions, technical roadmaps, and engineering standards.
• Support the evolution of secure coding standards and DevSecOps practices.
• Drive automation across testing, deployments, and environments.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Strong experience in C#, .NET Core, SQL Server, Entity Framework.
• Skilled in React (or Angular/Vue) and modern JavaScript practices.
• Experience building microservices, event-driven systems, and distributed architectures.
• Cloud experience with Azure Functions, Azure components (or AWS/GCP equivalents).
• Strong understanding of TDD, unit testing, automated testing frameworks.
• Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines, DevOps tools, and secure coding practices.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs and Web APIs.
• End-to-end ownership of feature development from technical design through to deployment.
• Contribution to and compliance with engineering standards, frameworks, and code quality expectations.
• Support and maintenance of key applications within the Davies estate.
• Leadership of technical initiatives that uplift team capability and maturity.
• Active participation in Agile ceremonies and sprint planning.
• Consistent delivery of secure, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices

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