Senior Software Engineer

Do you want to be a valued part of the critical infrastructure that serves communities across Europe and beyond? Are you looking for a position in which you can set direction and help shape our company? If so, then you could be the newest addition to our team as a Senior Software Engineer.

Be part of the movement - and play your part.   

About the role  

In this role, you’ll play a key part in designing, building, and delivering scalable software solutions across a modern technology stack. You’ll collaborate closely with a cross-functional Agile SCRUM team, contribute to architectural decisions, and ensure high-quality engineering practices are upheld. Alongside development work, you’ll support critical systems, maintain deployment pipelines, and help drive best practices across the team. This role requires you to work Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:00 (with the option to work from home 2 days a week.

You will be responsible for

Developing, enhancing, and deploying software solutions using C#.NET, AWS, Kafka, Docker, OpenTelemetry, and RDS databases (MSSQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL).

Maintaining and optimising CI/CD pipelines within Azure DevOps to ensure efficient and reliable software delivery.

Managing and updating Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Terragrunt, supporting consistent and scalable environments.

Contributing to architectural discussions, providing technical input and aligning solutions with system-wide design principles.

Mentoring team members through code reviews, knowledge sharing, and adherence to coding standards and performance expectations.

About you 

You’re an experienced software engineer with a solid academic foundation in Computer Science or an equivalent blend of qualifications and hands-on expertise. With 6+ years of professional engineering experience, you’re confident working across modern architectures, event-driven systems, and cloud-native environments. You communicate complex technical concepts with clarity and adapt your message to suit any audience, whether collaborating across multiple teams or influencing key technical decisions.

You have a deep understanding of software engineering principles - OOP, DDD, and proven design patterns - and bring practical experience with C#.NET, OpenTelemetry, Kafka, Grafana, and containerised workloads. You’re comfortable working with both SQL and NoSQL databases and have hands-on experience with AWS cloud services. You’re also well-versed in developer operational processes such as CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and version control, and you thrive in dynamic, event-driven domains where scalability, reliability, and quality matter.

We think the strongest teams are built on diversity and inclusivity. Contrasting opinions, varied skills and strong characters bring out the best in us all. And we cannot wait for you to join.   

Working at DFDS  

Join the movement and grow with us.  

Now about what we can give you. You'll be able to access some fantastic benefits such as:

Life assurance cover

Contributory company pension scheme

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Free ferry travel for up to 4 guests between Dover and Calais / Newcastle and Amsterdam with no limit on trips

Full employee assistance programme including:

Proactive financial, emotional, mental, and physical health care support including face to face counselling, fast 24/7 access to a GP, a second medical opinion and legal support for colleagues and their family.

Huge range of retail discounts from high street and online retailers

Cashback on health care including dental, optical, physiotherapy, prescriptions, specialist consultations and much more.

Access to myStrength, our Wellbeing platform, which has plenty of content to support and improve your mental wellness needs.

Access to mental health first aid and opportunity to join support webinars with a focus on all areas of positive wellbeing.

While you’re with us, we want you to develop. At DFDS, we believe that development happens first and foremost through activities in the workplace. We will also offer training courses that can support you in your role, if needed.   

Are we a match? Then what are you waiting for? Apply Now.   

If you think your personality, skills, experience, and desire match this role, we’d love to hear from you. Please send us your CV as soon as possible, as we’re keen to meet potential candidates on an ongoing basis.   

We look forward to hearing from you