Full job descriptionSENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
*£55,000 - £65,000
*Chesterfeild - hybrid (2-3 days per week on-site)
*SQL Server, T-SQL, Microsoft Access, VBA
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THE ROLE
A hands-on Senior Software Developer is needed to join a small in-house development team supporting a bespoke, business-critical system. You’ll learn the platform from the people who built it, strengthen and extend it, and play a key part in shaping how it evolves as the business plans its next steps.


ABOUT THE CLIENT
My client is a well-established, successful business whose operations run on an in-house system built on SQL Server with a Microsoft Access front end. They’re investing in their technology team and taking a pragmatic approach to modernisation: keep what works, improve it steadily, and decide the future direction with the right people on board.


THE BENEFITS
*£55,000 - £65,000 depending on experience
*Hybrid working - 2-3 days per week on-site
*A senior voice in how a business-critical platform develops
*Stability and investment from an established, growing business


THE SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER ROLE
*Develop, support and enhance a complex SQL Server-backed system with a Microsoft Access front end
*Write and optimise T-SQL, including stored procedures, views and queries
*Maintain and extend Access/VBA code across a large existing codebase
*Build a deep understanding of the system, working closely with the Head of Systems and the wider team
*Contribute ideas on how the platform should be modernised over time
*Bring good development practice to the team, such as source control, documentation and testing


ESSENTIAL SKILLS
*Strong commercial experience with SQL Server and T-SQL
*Commercial experience with Microsoft Access and VBA
*Confident working in a large, complex existing codebase
*A pragmatic approach to legacy systems, improving what’s there rather than rewriting from scratch
*Experience with other languages or platforms (e.g. C#/.NET, Python) would be a strong advantage