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To help us get there, we're looking for passionate engineers and problem-solvers who want to build innovative digital products using cutting-edge technology.\nWe have a fantastic opportunity for a Mid-Level Backend Software Engineer to join our Digital Product and Technology team in Bristol.\nAs part of a collaborative product team, you'll help design, build and evolve the systems that power our digital services. Working with.NET Core, C#, SQL, Microsoft Azure and Kubernetes, you'll deliver scalable, high-quality solutions that create real value for our customers while helping shape the future of RAC's technology landscape.\nYou'll play an important role in delivering new projects, enhancing existing products and continually improving our codebases. From contributing to technical design decisions and solving complex engineering challenges to managing technical debt and promoting best practice, you'll have the opportunity to influence how we build software and deliver technology across the business.\nThis is an exciting opportunity for an engineer who enjoys taking ownership, contributing to technical design decisions and exploring new technologies. You’ll have the freedom to challenge existing approaches, recommend practical improvements and explore new ways to make our services even better.\nThis is a hybrid role, working 2 days a week from our Bradley Stoke office and 3 days a week from home offering flexibility while being part of a dynamic and supportive team.\nWe offer more than a job. We offer a career with purpose.\nAs a Mid Backend Software Engineer at RAC, you’ll get benefits that go the extra mile\n· Earnings That Motivate - enjoy a competitive salary plus automatic enrolment in our ‘Owning It Together’ Colleague Share Scheme - a unique opportunity to share in RAC’s future success and be rewarded for the exceptional work you deliver.\n· Tools to Drive Your Future - get started with a free RAC Ultimate Complete Breakdown Service from day one, plus access to a car salary sacrifice scheme (including electric vehicle options) after 12 months, delivering serious tax savings.\n· Time Off That Matters - enjoy 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays. We also support work-life balance with paid family leave, flexible schedules, and practical resources to help navigate personal commitments.\n· Financial Security & Perks - pension scheme with up to 6.5% matched contributions alongside life assurance cover up to 4x salary (10x optional with flex benefits), designed to support you long-term.\n· Wellbeing That Works for You - our 24/7 confidential support service is available to you and household members aged 16+, offering reassurance whenever you need it.\n· Extras That Make a Difference - access Orange Savings, our exclusive discount portal with deals across top retailers, holidays, tools, tech and more. After passing probation, you’ll automatically join our Colleague Share Scheme, giving you a stake in our collective success.\nWhat you’ll do\nDay to day, you’ll take ownership of designing and delivering innovative technical solutions, creating practical recommendations, and sharing them with both your immediate team and the wider technology function. As well as;\nDevelop high quality software and architecture \nPerform troubleshooting of operational and integration issues \nAttention to detail when writing code and obsessing over delivering high quality solutions to customers \nKeep up to date on emerging technologies ensuring any new tools adopted in the RAC are fit for purpose and commercially appropriate\nDevelop solutions using .NET Core, C#, SQL alongside proficiency with the Azure Cloud Environment and Kubernetes \nAble to interface with the business and make sense of complicated or incomplete requests. \nProvide accurate estimates for business initiatives at concept as well as challenging existing estimates to ensure we’re routinely delivering value \nAble to own technical debt across the technology stack and make practical assessments about the relevant priorities.\nWhat you’ll need\nAbility to work with minimal supervision in a very dynamic and timeline sensitive work environment. \nProficient in industry-standard engineering practices and patterns, including event-driven design, service-to-service communication and building reusable services. \nGood understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures. \nThorough understanding of best practice in the software engineering lifecycle. \nUnderstanding of and a passion for automation \nMust have good stakeholder management, communication, organisation, and time management skills. \nAn allergy to duplication and proactively seeks conversations to delete/consolidate duplicate technology \nAbility to deal with multiple projects and deadlines. \nWhy RAC?\nFor more than 128 years, we’ve been keeping drivers moving, and today we’re trusted by over 15 million members. We’re also trusted by our people, with a 4.5-star Glassdoor rating showing that RAC is a place where support, ambition, and opportunity go hand in hand.\nWe welcome people from every background, value every voice, and back your growth every step of the way. At the RAC, you can bring your full self to work and we’ll be with you every step of the way to help you grow and develop your career.\nReady to make a difference? 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