Senior Software Engineer - Remote ROle

About IRIS

IRIS Software Group is one of the UK's largest privately held software companies, trusted by 100,000+ businesses, schools and accountancy firms to keep their operations running. Our software pays 1 in 6 UK employees, supports over 12,000 schools, and is relied on by 91 of the top 100 UK accountancy firms.

We're a Great Place to Work® certified employer, recognised for our commitment to well-being, inclusion and development - and we're growing fast.

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Shift timing : UK Business Hours (2:00 PM - 11:00 PM IST)

Web Link : https://www.iris.co.uk/

LinkedIN : https://www.linkedin.com/company/iris-outsourcing-and-global-product-development-centre/posts/?feedView=all

Location : Remote (Work From Home)

Employment Type : Full-Time | Permanent

Key Responsibilities

Key Competencies

Leading technology programs, defining milestones and success criteria, resource allocation and successful on-time delivery.

Teamwork, Agile Delivery, Technical Communication

Mentor and train other team members on design techniques, and coding standards.

Growth Mindset, Teamwork, Technical Mastery

Communicate schedules, priorities, and status to Engineering Lead in a timely fashion.

Technical Communication, Agile Delivery, Integrity

Full lifecycle responsibility from Requirements Analysis, through Software Design, Implementation, Test, and Integration.

Agile Delivery, Teamwork

Close collaboration with the architecture, product and support teams.

Teamwork, Creative Thinking, Technical Communication

Technical ownership of supporting and developing payroll and HR features.

Technical Mastery, Agile Delivery

Technical ownership of security, stability and efficiency of the platform.

Technical Mastery, Agile Delivery

Exercise technical judgment in working with multiple cross-functional teams.

Creative Thinking, Technical Mastery, Technical Communications

Develop tools and processes to improve software engineering productivity, including build pipelines and infrastructure/application deployment.

Teamwork, Growth Mindset, Creative Thinking

Monitor and resolve platform stability issues, efficiency issues and alerts in production environment.

Teamwork, Technical Mastery, Creative Thinking

Ensure that technical solutions are fit for purpose and meet the required development standards.

Technical Mastery, Agile Delivery, Technical Communication

Ensure consistent use of shared platform components and technologies.

Teamwork, Integrity

To liaise with the product owner and technical architect to explore and suggest appropriate technical solutions to achieve the required product features as well as monitoring technical progress against plans. While safeguarding functionality, scalability, and performance.

Teamwork, Technical Communication, Agile Delivery

Facilitate the creation and maintenance of automated test environments to ensure code quality.

Creative Thinking, Technical Mastery, Teamwork

To assist in defining the team's technical strategy and advising on technical roadmaps and migration plans to achieve strategic goals.

Technical Master, Technical Communication, Integrity

Support Engineers in planning, prioritizing and executing assigned tasks within deadlines.

Teamwork, Agile Delivery, Technical Mastery

Assist in risk assessment and mitigation activities.

Agile Delivery, Integrity, Technical Communication

Assist in technical audits and make sure to implement audit recommendations.

Technical Mastery, Technical Communication, Integrity

Assist in M&A activities including Technical Due Diligence.

Technical Mastery, Technical Communication, Integrity

Lead research/feasibility studies to identify new, emerging or successor technologies that could provide commercial advantages for our business strategy.

Creative Thinking, Growth Mindset, Technical Mastery.

Essential:

Growth mindset and the passion to grow knowledge across the division.

At least 8 years’ experience of software development on both client and server-side applications.

Hands on experience of integration systems.

Hands on experience with Developing build and deployment pipelines, such as ADO, GitHub Actions.

Hands on experience with infrastructure as code, for example Bicep or Terraform.

Hands on experience monitoring and resolving production issues.

Aptitude and hunger to learn and adapt to the ever-changing cloud technologies.

Proficient in at least 1 programming language such as C# .Net for desktop and cloud systems.

Wide range of experience with and knowledge of cloud systems

Experience with IaaS and SaaS Cloud Architecture, such as Azure, Amazon web services

An ability to understand and translate product and business requirements into technical solutions rapidly and effectively.

Logical and Analytical Mindset.

Significant and demonstrable experience of scripting languages.

Proven experience of project working and commercial development processes - particularly Agile methodologies.

Experience of working in an environment where products must be delivered to specific timescales.

Experience of working with code repositories (e.g. Git, SVN), bug tracking tools (e.g. Jira, Bugzilla) and Wikis (e.g. Confluence).

Experience of supporting, modifying and maintaining systems and code developed by teams other than your own

Desirable:

Experience of commercial development and working directly with customers.

Expert in at least 1 programming language such as C# .Net for desktop and cloud systems.

Desire & willing to learn from anyone on the team.

Hands-on experience implementing various application/solution migration strategies (i.e. on-premise datacentres to public clouds).

Significant and demonstrable experience of test-driven development alongside use of automated test frameworks, mocking/stubbing and XUnit.

Demonstrable experience using Behaviour Driven Development with Gherkin.

Experience of RESTful and XML (SOAP) Web services

Experience of JSON.

Experience of OAuth 2.0

Experience of mobile application development (WP, iOS, Android)

InstallShield 12 or above

Experience of Crystal Reports and/or Microsoft Reports

Experience of Power BI

· Experience of JIRA Configuration

Why You’ll Love Working Here

Impact: Your work will influence millions globally.

Growth: Continuous learning and career development opportunities.

Belonging: A culture that celebrates diversity and empowers every individual.

Ready to Apply?

Click Apply - we’re excited to learn about your unique perspective and experience. If you need adjustments during the process, let us know. We’re committed to making this opportunity accessible to everyone.

What to expect from our hiring process

Our process is designed to be fair, transparent and straightforward. Stages vary depending on the role — more senior positions may involve additional steps, and some areas include role-specific assessments such as a technical test or case study — but typically you can expect:

Application review — we assess your experience and potential

Initial call — a short conversation to learn about you and share more about the role

Skills assessment — tailored to the position, e.g. case study, coding challenge or portfolio review

Final interview — meet the team and explore how you'll make an IMPACT at IRIS

We'll always walk you through the specific stages at the start of the process so you can prepare with confidence.

If you need any adjustments or accommodations during the process, let us know, we’re committed to making this experience accessible for everyone.