c# developer, banking, £750 Outside IR35, Remote, London

c# developer, banking, £750 Outside IR35, Remote, London

Posted 2 days ago by CipherTek Recruitment

Negotiable
Outside
Remote
London, UK

Summary: The role of Expert .NET Developer focuses on modernizing and enhancing cross-asset trading systems for a leading investment bank. It requires a hands-on expert with strong skills in low-level C# and SQL Server, particularly in financial environments. The position offers remote work with occasional travel to London and emphasizes tackling complex, real-time data-driven applications. This is a tech-heavy role that prioritizes performance, reliability, and scalability over business knowledge.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs using .NET technologies (C#, ASP.NET Core).
  • Redesigning and refactoring high-activity tables to improve performance and maintainability.
  • Developing frameworks and tooling for Real Time monitoring of trading systems.
  • Modernising and upgrading Legacy codebases, driving best practices in .NET development.

Key Skills:

  • Expert .NET Developer: Deep knowledge.
  • SQL Server Proficiency: Strong fundamentals in querying, table design, and ETL processing large datasets (performance tuning not required).
  • ADO.NET Expertise: Familiarity with EntityFramework or other ORMs is a plus, but not essential.
  • Async & Multithreading Mastery: Experience in Real Time, data-driven applications.
  • Design and build scalable, high-performance Back End services using .NET.
  • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
  • Attention to Detail: Ability to spot rare, critical issues before they reach production.
  • Previous experience in the finance industry, ideally in trading systems.

Salary (Rate): £750/day

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Role: Expert .NET Developer - Cross Asset Trading System

Location: Very Flexible. Can offer Remote with occasional travel to London City offices

Contract: 12 months

Rate: Up to £750/day (OUTSIDE IR35)

About the Role:

We are partnering with a leading investment bank on an ambitious programme to modernise and enhance their cross-asset trading systems. This is a technically challenging, hands-on role, ideal for an expert .NET developer with a strong SQL Server background and experience working in financial environments.

Please note, you MUST have very strong low level C#, able to work through complex multithreaed performance issues. Good understanding of multi-threading, garbage collection, concurrency, the CLR is very important for this role.

You will be joining a highly skilled team focused on performance, reliability, and scalability, tackling complex issues in Real Time, data-driven applications. This is purely a tech-heavy role-business knowledge is helpful but not required.

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs using .NET technologies (C#, ASP.NET Core).
  • Redesigning and refactoring high-activity tables to improve performance and maintainability
  • Developing frameworks and tooling for Real Time monitoring of trading systems
  • Modernising and upgrading Legacy codebases, driving best practices in .NET development

What We're Looking For:

  • Expert .NET Developer: Deep knowledge
  • SQL Server Proficiency: Strong fundamentals in querying, table design, and ETL processing large datasets (performance tuning not required)
  • ADO.NET Expertise: Familiarity with EntityFramework or other ORMs is a plus, but not essential
  • Async & Multithreading Mastery: Experience in Real Time, data-driven applications
  • Design and build scalable, high-performance Back End services using .NET.
  • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
  • Attention to Detail: Ability to spot rare, critical issues before they reach production
  • Previous experience in the finance industry, ideally in trading systems

Why This Role Is Exciting:

  • Work remotely while tackling cutting-edge technical challenges
  • Collaborate with a high-performing team on a strategic, high-impact programme
  • Influence system design, architecture, and long-term performance improvements
  • Competitive daily rates up to £750

If you're a highly skilled .NET developer who thrives in challenging, high-stakes environments and loves working with complex, Real Time systems, this is the perfect opportunity to make an impact.