Senior Software Engineer

Red Gate Software Limited

Job Overview

Location

Cambridge

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• This Senior Software Engineer role sits within one of the teams working on Redgate Monitor, our flagship monitoring solution. You'll contribute to the ongoing evolution of a mature, high impact product used by thousands of customers worldwide, with the opportunity to influence architectural decisions, improve system performance, and deliver features that make a direct difference to how customers manage their database environments.
• You'll help shape the architecture and technical direction of a product that's core to how thousands of organisations manage their databases.
• You'll work within a small, cross-functional team made up of a Tech Lead, Lead Software Engineer, Product Designer, Product Manager, and four to five other software engineers, with further support from a Group Engineering Manager, a product architect, and a coaching function.
• You'll take ownership of significant, often ambiguous projects from start to finish, balancing strategic planning with predictable delivery.
• You'll have the chance to raise the technical capability of the wider team through mentoring, coaching, and sharing your expertise, extending your impact well beyond your own code.
• You'll work in a team that cares about craft, collaboration, and quality, not hero coding.
• There's real scope to grow your skills and impact, with clear pathways and support.
• We value sustainable delivery: good ways of working and time to improve how we build.

🎯 Requirements

• Strong expertise in modern .NET and C#, with the ability to design and build scalable, resilient, and secure systems while weighing up trade-offs and future implications.
• A consistent approach to unit testing, code review, and clear communication that keeps quality high throughout the development process.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with close attention to detail.
• Experience working in a highly collaborative team, building strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Experience working within an agile development environment, with the flexibility to work across different parts of the product and pick up new technologies as needed.

🏖️ Benefits

• Salary range: up to £80,000 DOE.
• Hybrid working: home and Cambridge office.
• Monthly wellbeing allowance and generous paid time off.
• Genuine investment in learning, development, and career progression.
• Private health insurance.

Skills & Technologies

Senior

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About Red Gate Software Limited

UK-based software company founded in 1999. Develops database DevOps tools for Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL and MySQL. Product portfolio spans database version control, deployment automation, monitoring, cloning and data masking. Serves 800,000+ users across 200,000 organizations including 91% of Fortune 100 companies. Headquartered in Cambridge, England, with additional offices in Pasadena, Austin and Brisbane. Focuses on enabling database professionals to adopt agile practices, reduce risk and accelerate delivery of database changes.

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