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Join us as a Software Engineer to be part of a team that's driving forward the energy transition, creating a brighter, more sustainable future for all. Unleash your superpower and bring energy to life.\nNational Grid is hiring aSoftware Engineer on a permanent basis. This position is based in Warwick. You will also have the opportunity to work from our co-working space in London. This role is designated as hybrid working. Requirements may vary based on business needs and company policy.\nJob Purpose\nThis is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled and forward-thinking Software Engineer to play a key role in designing, building, and managing cutting-edge cloud-based software platforms. You’ll do this by collaborating closely with other software engineers, product owners, product designers, technical leads and senior engineering manager to create suitable solutions that transform the organisation, which also align to our engineering and architecture standards.\nThis role is ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, enjoys solving complex technical challenges, and is passionate about delivering high-quality, reliable software solutions.\nWhat you'll do\nBuild scalable, high-performance software using C# and .NET Core, writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code aligned to business goals\nImprove the performance, reliability, and uptime of distributed systems through automation and efficient deployment practices\nImplement robust security controls, ensuring compliance with relevant industry standards\nWork within Agile and Lean methodologies to deliver value iteratively and continuously improve\nCollaborate closely with business and technical stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle\nFollow engineering and architecture standards, participate in code reviews and quality assurance, and maintain clear documentation to support knowledge sharing\nAbout you\nGood experience with C# and .NET Core, with solid backend engineering fundamentals\nHands-on experience building services within microservice and event-driven architectures, including RESTful APIs\nExperience working in Azure, including Entra and modern authentication and authorisation practices\nSkilled in containerisation and automation (e.g. Docker)\nExperience working with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices, including Infrastructure As Code and observability (monitoring, metrics, tracing, alerting)\nTest-first mindset, with experience in unit and integration testing, and exposure to E2E and contract testing (e.g. XUnit, Playwright, PACT)\nComfortable working in Lean/Agile environments (e.g. Agile, SAFe), with awareness of security and compliance standards (ISO 27001, GDPR). \nMore Information\nThe closing date for this vacancy is 30th October. However, we encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.\nIn NGET we are passionate about both operating our network safely and providing highly reliable quality of supply for our customers. At the heart of achieving these outcomes is the effective control and operation of our network.\nTo find out more about us, please follow the link below:\nhttps://www.nationalgrid.com/electricity-transmission/\nDE & I statement\nAt National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. 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