Full job descriptionStaff Software Engineer
London | Outside IR35 (£550 per day)
This is an opportunity to take ownership of the architecture behind a business-critical pricing and quote platform. You’ll play a key role in shaping the technical direction of a greenfield modernisation project, helping to build scalable solutions that enable faster, safer changes to pricing and underwriting logic.
The Company
They are a technology-led organisation operating within a highly regulated environment, investing in the modernisation of core business systems. Their engineering teams work closely with product, commercial, and business stakeholders to deliver platforms that have a direct impact on customer outcomes. As part of a wider transformation programme, they are looking for an experienced contractor to provide architectural leadership across their pricing and quoting capabilities.
The Role and Deliverables
*Own the technical architecture for a greenfield pricing and quote engine project.
*Lead architectural decision-making across multiple systems and engineering teams.
*Design scalable, auditable, and reliable solutions for pricing, rating, and business rules processing.
*Partner with product and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
*Identify and mitigate technical risks within complex calculation and decisioning systems.
*Establish engineering standards and best practices across the project.
Your Skills & Experience
*Strong experience operating at Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, or Lead Engineer level.
*Deep hands-on expertise with C# and .NET development.
*Strong experience building cloud-native solutions within Microsoft Azure.
*Proven background designing pricing engines, quote engines, underwriting systems, or other calculation-intensive platforms.
*Experience owning architecture across multiple teams and business domains.
*Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and cloud architecture.
*Ability to work autonomously and provide technical leadership within a greenfield environment.
*Experience operating within regulated industries is advantageous.
How to Apply
If you are a Staff Software Engineer with strong C#, .NET, Azure, and architecture experience, and are interested in a high-impact contract focused on pricing and quote platform modernisation, please apply today.