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Our solutions run in live production environments for 350+ manufacturing customers.\nWhen our code works, operations run. When it doesn’t, forklifts stop and production lines wait. That’s the job.\nTHE ROLE\nWe’re hiring a Software Engineer who can translate business requirements into working systems - specifically, the data logic and automation that sits between an ERP and the physical operation of a warehouse or factory floor.\nMost of your time will be spent in Microsoft SQL Server. We need someone who is genuinely strong here - writing stored procedures, designing for performance, and structuring data that gets hit hard in real-time environments. This isn’t reporting work. It’s transactional, operational, and it has to be fast.\nBeyond SQL, you’ll take on custom projects and R&D work. When the standard toolset doesn’t solve the problem, you build what’s needed - sometimes in VB, sometimes in other scripting tools, sometimes in something new entirely. We care more about solving the problem well than about which language you use.\nYou’ll own your solutions end to end: from reading the Business Requirement Specification, through designing the logic, to peer-testing it and supporting the go-live. On-site travel is minimal and varies by project, but when a client is going live, you’re the person they rely on technically.\nWHAT WE EXPECT\nDeep T-SQL capability. Complex stored procedures, query optimisation, database design for high-throughput environments. This is non-negotiable. \nLogical rigour. You test your own work like someone who knows what happens when bad data hits a shop floor at 6am on a Monday. \nComfort with ambiguity. Client operations are messy. Requirements shift. You need to figure out what the system actually needs to do, not just what the spec says. \nWillingness to work with legacy tools. We use VB in places. 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