Senior .NET Developer

Senior .NET Engineer London (Hybrid, 2-3 days per week in the office) Build critical financial infrastructure that moves money at scale We're looking for a Senior .NET Engineer to join a high-performing engineering team responsible for the systems that power payments, foreign exchange (FX), ledgers, reconciliation, compliance, banking integrations and client-facing platforms. This is an opportunity to work on a true end-to-end financial platform where engineering quality, reliability and ownership matter. You'll design and build distributed services that handle real-world complexity, from payment processing and FX workflows to integrations with banks and payment schemes. If you're passionate about building resilient systems, solving complex engineering challenges, and owning services all the way through to production, we'd love to hear from you. What You'll Be Doing Design, build and operate services using .NET 10 and Azure.Own services throughout their lifecycle, from architecture and development through to production support.Build scalable asynchronous and event-driven systems that remain reliable under failure scenarios, retries and duplicate message delivery.Work across a broad range of domains including:Payment processingFX pricing and tradingLedger and reconciliation systemsBanking and payment scheme integrationsPayment complianceClient-facing platformsCollaborate closely with engineering teams to define and evolve system architecture.Drive best practices in security, resilience, observability and operational excellence.Use AI-assisted development tools effectively and pragmatically to improve engineering productivity.Mentor and support other engineers through code reviews, design discussions and knowledge sharing.Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence. What We're Looking For Essential Skills & Experience Strong commercial experience developing applications with .NET and C#.Experience designing, building and operating production services in cloud environments (Azure preferred, AWS or GCP also considered).Deep understanding of distributed and event-driven architectures.Hands-on experience dealing with:IdempotencyMessage orderingRetries and failure recoveryQueue processingResilient system designStrong understanding of security, availability, reliability and observability principles.Experience using monitoring and telemetry tools such as Grafana, Application Insights or similar platforms.Strong SQL Server experience, including schema design, performance tuning and query optimisation.Experience using modern ORM frameworks, ideally Entity Framework Core.A strong testing mindset and understanding of how to build reliable, maintainable software.Comfortable working within regulated environments where change control and auditability are important.Excellent communication skills and the confidence to contribute to architectural discussions and technical decision-making.Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools in real-world software delivery. Nice to Have Experience in any of the following areas would be beneficial but is not essential: Payment processing platformsDouble-entry ledger systemsForeign exchange products and pricingReconciliation platformsPayment complianceBanking and payment scheme integrationsFIX protocol and market connectivity While domain experience is valuable, we're primarily looking for exceptional engineers with a strong foundation in building robust, scalable systems. Technology Stack .NET 10AzureSQL ServerAzure DevOpsGrafanaApplication InsightsAI-assisted development tools Why Join? End-to-end ownership of the services you build.Opportunity to influence architecture and technical direction.Exposure to complex, business-critical financial systems.Modern engineering practices and technology stack.Highly autonomous teams with fast decision-making.Collaborative environment focused on quality, reliability and continuous improvement. If you're excited by solving complex distributed systems challenges and want to play a key role in building critical financial technology, we'd love to hear from you.