Net Principal Engineer

Job title:

Net Principal Engineer

Company

NewDay

Job description

.Net Principal EngineerJob no: 502607
Work type: Permanent Full Time
Location: London – Hybrid
Categories: Digital DevelopmentWorking at our iconic office in London, and virtually via Microsoft TeamsYour new role at NewDayWe’re on our journey to build a brand new, ambitious, green-field lending platform at NewDay, and we’re looking for some wonderful people to help us do it.As a Principal Engineer in Testing and Automation, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and guiding our engineering teams as part of Project Stratus, our cutting-edge cloud-native lending platform. Collaborating closely with product owners, business analysts, and engineering peers, you will lead the design and implementation of robust, scalable, and innovative testing and automation solutions. We are building our platform using modern .NET and Azure PaaS-native technologies, and we are committed to fostering a culture that is honest, inclusive, and welcoming. Our goal is to empower autonomous teams to deliver exceptional results while driving the adoption of best practices in quality, reliability, and automation. This is an exciting opportunity to influence not just the technical strategy but also the team culture and the quality-first mindset as we build a platform that will set new standards in the industry. This programme of work has the opportunity to transform NewDay and it’s product offerings and set the technical tone for the organisation going forwards.What You’ll Deliver:

• Performance and resiliency enhancements to our products.

• Design and build new dashboards to improve our observability.

• Optimise our Github Action test workflows.

• Define a roadmap of testing improvements for 2025 and beyond.

What You’ll Bring:

• Strong C# skills for building maintainable and scalable test automation frameworks.

• Experience with Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Event-Driven architectures, and Event Sourcing patterns.

• Experience with SpecFlow for BDD and API testing using tools like Postman.

• Proficiency in designing test infrastructure with Azure services (DevOps, Functions, AKS).

• Strong experience with GitHub Actions for optimised CI/CD pipelines.

• Expertise in implementing and testing resilient systems that handle failures gracefully.

• Expertise in load/performance testing tools like JMeter or k6.

• Experience with IaC tools for consistent environment parity.

• Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams to improve testability and pipelines.

• Experience in defining and tracking KPIs like test coverage and defect leakage rates.

We would love you to know or learn

• Knowledge of Azure Monitor and Application Insights.

• Familiarity with observability/dashboard tools like Grafana or Prometheus.

Where next? Let’s talk about this role – Apply now or contact talent@newday.co.uk with any queries.About NewDayWe help people move forward with credit and help our colleagues to move their careers forward too.We use our highly flexible, scalable, and multi-product digital credit engine to power over 120 million transactions every year. Our brands include Aqua, marbles, fluid and Bip. We partner with leading brands such as John Lewis, AO, Argos and DEKO.Over 5 million UK customers are supported by our award-winning customer service.At NewDay, we value all types of diversity. We’re an equal opportunity employer and believe that our differences create a vibrant, authentic working culture. We want all our colleagues to feel able to bring their whole selves to work. We don’t discriminate on the basis of age, physical or mental disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and carer status, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We make sure that every job is crafted to be inclusive and that people with disabilities or caring responsibilities can take part in the application and interview process. Tell us if you need accommodations: we’ll put reasonable adjustments in place to support you.Our dynamic NewDay cultureWe’re focused on what will drive impact in helping people move forward with credit. Our distinctive culture is geared to spark innovation and team working – with lots of open doors for development. Our customers can rely on us because we aim high, support each other, do the right thing and build for the future.We invest in our colleagues. On top of a strong market competitive salary, you get a bonus opportunity that matches the impact (delivery + values) you drive in your role. We also help you retire better with market leading pensions.At NewDay, #yourwellbeing matters: You get 26 days holiday and can buy up to 5 more after probation. Then you’ll get extra days as you build your career with us.NewWork, our flexible, hybrid working approach, helps you to manage your work/life balance – and even bolt on work time in other countries before or after your holiday. And when you’re in the office, you get free healthy breakfast, fresh juices, lunch, barista coffee etc.Our tax efficient green car and cycle to work schemes save you money (and help the planet).Ask your Talent Acquisition Partner to tell you more about any of our perks.We work with Textio to make our job design and hiring inclusive.#LI-HybridAdvertised: 21 Jan 2025 GMT Standard Time
Applications close: 21 Feb 2025 GMT Standard Time

Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Sat, 25 Jan 2025 23:11:38 GMT

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