Job description
Company Description
ABOUT IQ-EQ
We’re a leading Investor Services group offering end-to-end services in administration, accounting, reporting, regulatory and compliance needs of the investment sector worldwide.
We employ a global workforce of 5,800+ people across 25 jurisdictions and have assets under administration (AUA) exceeding US$750 billion. We work with 13 of the world’s top 15 private equity firms.
Our services are underpinned by a Group-wide commitment to ESG and best-in-class technology including a global data platform and innovative proprietary tools supported by in-house experts.
Above all, what makes us different is our people. Operating as trusted partners to our clients, we deliver intelligent solutions through a combination of technical expertise and strong relationships based on deep client understanding.
We’re driven by our Group purpose, to power people and possibilities.
Job Description
As a Senior Software Developer within the Software Development team, you will be a key driver in the design, development and maintenance of our mission-critical enterprise applications. This role requires a blend of technical mastery, leadership and a passion for continuous improvement.
Responsibilities (how we will measure success)
Own the end-to-end architecture, design, and delivery of highly available and performant full-stack applications.
Lead and mentor software developers to ensure the delivery of high-quality software applications.
Proactively anticipate, diagnose, and resolve complex production issues, serving as a point of escalation for critical application services.
Responsible for the development of full stack applications using industry best practice techniques for performance and security.
Provide ad-hoc support for critical production incidents.
Tasks (what does the role do on a day-to-day basis)
- Translate complex business requirements into robust, scalable, and maintainable full-stack software solutions.
- Collaborate closely with System Architects to contribute to the high-level system design and technical roadmap.
- Working closely with other developers, database administrators, architects and business and systems analysts.
- Triage, analyse, and troubleshoot application issues, providing technical leadership during incident resolution.
- Conduct thorough peer code reviews to maintain code quality, share knowledge, and ensure adherence to security and performance standards.
- Striving for continuous improvement using performance benchmarking, developing automated testing and automated deployment of application and database projects.
- Identifying areas for performance improvement in our application and SQL database stack.
- Maintain technical fluency by researching emerging technologies and recommending innovative approaches to improve the technology stack.
Key competencies for position and level (see Group Competency model)
- Communicates Effectively – Adjusting communication style to fit the audience & message. Providing timely information to help others across the organisation. Encourages the open expression of diverse ideas and opinions
Excellent written and spoken English
- Action Orientated – Readily taking action on challenges without unnecessary planning and identifies new opportunities, taking ownership of them
- Interpersonal Savvy – Relating comfortably with people across all levels, functions, cultures & geographies. Builds rapport in an open, friendly & accepting way
Key behaviours we expect to see
In addition to demonstrating our Group Values (Authentic, Bold, and Collaborative), the role holder will be expected to demonstrate the following:
- Facilitate open and frank debate to drive forward improvement
- Willingness to learn, develop, and keep abreast of technological developments
- A keen drive, a vision for continuous improvement and seeing things through
- A commitment to quality, evidenced by superb diagnostic skills, thorough testing, and meticulous attention to detail.
Qualifications
Education / professional qualifications
- Degree level education is preferred but equivalent professional experience in Software Development is acceptable
Background experience
- A minimum of six years’ professional experience in a software developer role, with at least two years in a Senior/Lead capacity.
- Experience of developing, deploying and maintain a variety of applications
Technical
- MS SQL 2019 and above
- Strong experience within the .NET Ecosystem (C#) and .NET 8.0 and above
- JavaScript/TypeScript
- CSS
- Azure Pipelines
- Expert proficiency in Git
Languages
- English
Additional Information
OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENT
As a forward-looking business, sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on us building and maintaining meaningful, long-term relationships with all our stakeholders – including our employees, clients, and local communities – while also reducing our impact on our natural environment.
There is always more we can, and should do, to improve – whether in relation to our people, our clients, our planet, or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture for our people, led by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion steering committee.
Our learning and development programmes and systems enable us to invest in growing our employees’ careers, while our hybrid working approach supports our employees in achieving balance and flexibility while remaining connected to their colleagues. We want to empower our 5,800+ employees - from 94 nationalities, speaking 41 languages across 25 countries - to each achieve their potential. Through IQ-EQ Launchpad we support female managers launching their first fund, in an environment where only 15% of all private equity and venture capital firms are gender balanced.
We’re committed to growing long-term relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our client’s sustainability and success leads to our sustainability and success. We’re emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.
