Express Recruitment
Senior WCS Software Engineer
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Senior WCS Software Engineer
Express Recruitment are proud to be representing a rapidly growing automation and controls specialist who are looking to hire a Senior WCS Software Engineer on a full time, permanent basis.
Their successful candidate will lead the technical design and delivery of high-quality software solutions within their WCS platform. This role combines deep technical expertise with team leadership and regular client communication. The Senior Engineer will be tasked with championing best practices, mentoring and coaching junior team members, and driving the implementation and standardisation of emerging technologies – including AI tooling and modern development frameworks.
Due to the nature of the role, there will be occasional requirements to support on site software integrations and automation system commissioning. Therefore, a full clean UK driving licence will be required to apply. Furthermore, there will also be requirement to support customers with system issues outside of office working hours, which will be working on a rotating rota basis.
In return, they are offering a competitive salary of up to £85,000 per annum.
Skills & Experience
- Demonstrable understanding of the design, development and testing of API interfaces
- Strong PostgreSQL database knowledge; including integration, and deployment -.NET/C# development experience for backend services and system integrations
- Blazor (Server) for interactive front-end development within the.NET ecosystem
- Docker containerisation – building, deploying, and managing containerised applications and services
- Knowledge of RabbitMQ, Including understanding queues, exchanges, bindings, and message routing
- Clearly articulate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Proven ability to effectively plan and prioritise yours and other workloads, ensuring project deadlines are met
- Demonstrate strong proficiency with AI/LLM tooling (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Claude) to lead and champion AI-assisted development practices across the team
- Proven commitment to staying at the forefront of emerging technologies, frameworks, and AI advancements, and actively driving their adoption within the team
- Confident communicator to customers on all levels of seniority
- Experienced in leading code review sessions
- Experienced working within the intralogistics, automation or material handling sector highly desirable
- Full clean UK driving licence
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Roles & Responsibilities
- Lead the timely, technical delivery of individual projects in line with client and company standards
- Drive the development of WCS application and new features/products associated with the platform
- Contribute to the innovation of the WCS department with respect to research and development, new products, and new features
- Develop technical documents in line with client requirements to the industry standards, using technical features, diagrams and language
- Ensure newly developed systems are correctly tested and quality checked prior to deployment
- Take ownership of the adoption of AI development tools across the team
- Review written code by the wider mid-level developer team, ensuring quality standards are met
- Create and maintain clear technical documentation, including README files, API docs, architecture decision records, and inline comments that help others understand the codebase
- Diagnose software issues using debugging tools, log analysis, breakpoints, stack traces, and systematic root cause analysis techniques
- To travel to/from site within the UK where time onsite is to be during the working day
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About Express Recruitment
Express Recruitment has been offering exceptional recruitment solutions across the East Midlands since 1987, “exceeding expectations every time” of over 267,000 candidates. We supply a diverse range of sectors including Engineering, Technology, Professional Services, Languages, Sales & Marketing, Call Centres, Commercial, Manufacturing, Local Authority, NHS, Education and Voluntary organisations. Find all of our current vacancies on https://bit.ly/3IaEnI7. Not quite found the right role for you yet? Let us do the scrolling for you! Your search for a new role has never been so easy, just fill in our contact form on https://bit.ly/3NHa9NR or give us a call on 0115 924 0010 and we will do the rest for you.
Job Location
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Salary
Up to £85,000 per annum D.O.E
Job Type and Hours
Full Time, Monday – Friday, Permanent
How to Apply
Interested candidates can send their resumes to jobs@express-recruitment.co.uk mentioning the Job Title in the subject line. Unfortunately, we are unable to contact all candidates due to the large volume of applications we receive. If you have not heard from a consultant within the next three days, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. Please do not hesitate to apply for other suitable roles in the future. This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Express Recruitment Ltd. The services advertised by Express Recruitment Ltd. are those of an Employment Agency.
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