Develop and optimize scalable .NET backend systems, APIs, database queries, and FMS reporting solutions. Responsibilities include architecture, coding standards, code reviews, mentoring, testing, performance tuning, CI/CD, Azure services, production support, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis. The role collaborates with architects, product managers, DevOps, QA, and business stakeholders while applying secure coding, Clean Architecture, SOLID, and modern software engineering practices.
The person for this role will develop the .net core, optimizing the queries and API for the reports in FMS team. This will enable the delivery of the FMS reports that will be used by the FMS users with different roles. The users of the reports will be required for monitoring, analysis and for compliance purpose.
Key Responsibilities
• Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performance backend solutions.
• Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions
• Identify and resolve technical debt through refactoring and modernization initiatives.
• Perform peer code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Establish and enforce coding standards and best practices.
• Ensure adherence to Clean Architecture, SOLID principles, and secure coding guidelines.
• Mentor junior developers through technical guidance and knowledge sharing.
• Assist team members in troubleshooting complex technical issues.
• Conduct technical walkthroughs and code review sessions.
• Design APIs, database schemas, and integration strategies.
• Evaluate technical options and recommend the best solution based on functional and non-functional requirements.
• Create test cases, perform unit testing and self-review before raising Pull Requests (PRs, ensuring adherence to coding standards.
• Should be able to break down large features into manageable technical tasks.
• Analyse application bottlenecks and optimize performance.
• Improve database efficiency through indexing, query optimization, and execution plan analysis.
• Optimize API response times and resource utilization.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Support production deployments and release activities.
• Participate in production issue investigations and root cause analysis (RCA).
• Understanding of Azure App Services, Functions, Key Vault, Storage, and Application Insights. • Work closely with Solution Architects, Product Managers, DevOps Engineers, QA teams, and business stakeholders.
• Participate in backlog refinement and technical estimation. • Own full accountability of the tasks assigned and its resolution
• Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions
• Identify and resolve technical debt through refactoring and modernization initiatives.
• Perform peer code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Establish and enforce coding standards and best practices.
• Ensure adherence to Clean Architecture, SOLID principles, and secure coding guidelines.
• Mentor junior developers through technical guidance and knowledge sharing.
• Assist team members in troubleshooting complex technical issues.
• Conduct technical walkthroughs and code review sessions.
• Design APIs, database schemas, and integration strategies.
• Evaluate technical options and recommend the best solution based on functional and non-functional requirements.
• Create test cases, perform unit testing and self-review before raising Pull Requests (PRs, ensuring adherence to coding standards.
• Should be able to break down large features into manageable technical tasks.
• Analyse application bottlenecks and optimize performance.
• Improve database efficiency through indexing, query optimization, and execution plan analysis.
• Optimize API response times and resource utilization.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Support production deployments and release activities.
• Participate in production issue investigations and root cause analysis (RCA).
• Understanding of Azure App Services, Functions, Key Vault, Storage, and Application Insights. • Work closely with Solution Architects, Product Managers, DevOps Engineers, QA teams, and business stakeholders.
• Participate in backlog refinement and technical estimation. • Own full accountability of the tasks assigned and its resolution
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Backend
• C# -React
• .NET 8 / .NET Core
• ASP.NET Core Web API
• ASP.NET MVC
• Dependency Injection
• REST API Development • Multithreading & Asynchronous Programming
• Dappe Front End
• React
• HTML
• JavaScript API Documentation
• Swagger / OpenAPI Security & Authentication
• JWT Bearer Authentication
• OpenID Connect
• Cookie Authentication
• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Claims-Based Authentication Database
• SQL Queries •
Views
• Stored Procedures
• Functions
• SQL Query Optimization
• Database Performance Optimization
• Query Tuning
• Indexing
• Transaction Handling
• Database Design & Normalization
• MongoDB DevOps
• GitHub
• Azure DevOps (ADO)
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Git / GitHub
• Azure DevOps Repositories
• Code Review Processes Logging, Monitoring & Observability 2
JD-Sr. Backend Developer-
React
• Serilog
• Application Insights
• Structured Logging
• Telemetry
• Application Monitoring
• Performance Diagnostics
• Error Analysis and Troubleshooting Good to have Architecture & Engineering Practices Strong understanding and implementation experience in:
• Clean Architecture
• SOLID Principles
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• CQRS Pattern
• MediatR
• Repository Pattern
• Unit of Work Pattern
• Design Patterns
• Microservices Architecture Cloud & Azure Technologies
• Azure App Services
• Azure Storage
• Azure Key Vault
• Azure Application Insights
• Azure Functions
• Azure Service Bus
• Azure API Management
• C# -React
• .NET 8 / .NET Core
• ASP.NET Core Web API
• ASP.NET MVC
• Dependency Injection
• REST API Development • Multithreading & Asynchronous Programming
• Dappe Front End
• React
• HTML
• JavaScript API Documentation
• Swagger / OpenAPI Security & Authentication
• JWT Bearer Authentication
• OpenID Connect
• Cookie Authentication
• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Claims-Based Authentication Database
• SQL Queries •
Views
• Stored Procedures
• Functions
• SQL Query Optimization
• Database Performance Optimization
• Query Tuning
• Indexing
• Transaction Handling
• Database Design & Normalization
• MongoDB DevOps
• GitHub
• Azure DevOps (ADO)
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Git / GitHub
• Azure DevOps Repositories
• Code Review Processes Logging, Monitoring & Observability 2
JD-Sr. Backend Developer-
React
• Serilog
• Application Insights
• Structured Logging
• Telemetry
• Application Monitoring
• Performance Diagnostics
• Error Analysis and Troubleshooting Good to have Architecture & Engineering Practices Strong understanding and implementation experience in:
• Clean Architecture
• SOLID Principles
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• CQRS Pattern
• MediatR
• Repository Pattern
• Unit of Work Pattern
• Design Patterns
• Microservices Architecture Cloud & Azure Technologies
• Azure App Services
• Azure Storage
• Azure Key Vault
• Azure Application Insights
• Azure Functions
• Azure Service Bus
• Azure API Management
About
At ParentPay Group, we believe that when schools run well, students thrive. That’s why we’ve spent decades building the operating system that supports well‑run schools – a seamless layer of tools, insights, and support that makes school life simpler for teachers, leaders, caterers, parents, and students alike.From cashless payments and parent engagement to catering management, library systems, and MIS platforms, we connect the everyday parts of education through simple, secure, and connected tools. What began as a way to make school payments easier has grown into Europe’s leading EdTech group – trusted by over 20,000 schools and 9 million users across the UK and Europe.Every day, our platforms process millions of payments, messages, and data points, quietly working in the background so schools can shine out front. Together, we’re helping schools save time, cut costs, and create more time for learning.ParentPay Group is more than a collection of brands. We are a group of people dedicated to supporting well‑run schools and giving time back to teachers, parents, caterers, admin staff – and most importantly, to students.
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