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ABOUT US
We are Ascent. We are on a mission to help our customers connect data, software and purpose to create extraordinary outcomes. You could say we are a digital transformation business. But we’d rather say we help people solve problems, or do new things, or do existing things better.
We specialise in software product development, analytics, and data science, IoT solutions, machine learning, DevOps optimisation and modernisation of applications, data and platforms. And in case you were wondering, our customers are awesome. From smart home devices, space exploration and beer to manufacturing, finance, ecology, and logistics - we work with some of the sharpest minds in the brightest businesses.
Ascent is UK based with specialist hubs in Malta and Bulgaria and smaller local teams in 14 countries worldwide. We’re a 300+ strong team that’s growing – fast – in a vibrant market and we are continuously looking for new talent and perspectives. And right now we’re looking for experienced Full-Stack.Net Developers to help our Ascent projects team define and deliver success.
Our Culture:
- We’re really good at what we do and we’re easy to work with. We’re a friendly bunch working in an open, highly collaborative environment - and we think success is best shared. Our teams are geared to get the best out of everyone, achieving objectives for our business and our customers as a collective.
- Change is good: Continuous evolution is necessary to keep us at the top of our game as individuals - and our business at the forefront of our industry.
- Diversity delivers more: We operate all over the world and pride ourselves on inclusivity. We believe diversity of people encourages diversity of thought and reflects the world we and our customers inhabit.
- Quality without compromise: We leave nothing to chance, and that starts with the very first step of our recruitment process right through to the last deliverable in a customer engagement.
- Your voice matters: We are always keen to hear your opinions and those ideas that come to you at 3am (some of them are as good as they seemed at the time).
- Audacious thinking: We encourage our teams to think big. Then we turn these big ideas into durable, simple design and experience.
- Training benefits everyone: We are committed to the growth of our teams and talent through personal development and upskilling programmes.
ABOUT YOU
You will have at least 2 years of experience working with Agile software delivery teams as a .Net Developer or in a similar role, with a consultative background or a real desire to be customer-facing.
Your daily responsibilities as a Senior Developer will be:
● Implementation of systems/product architecture.
● Estimation of functional/technical business requirements.
● Translating functional/technical business requirements into application code.
● Provide peer review of design and implementations produced by other team members.
● Continue to review, evolve and deliver best software development standards, technology, tools and principles.
● Mentor and assist team members on their upward journey
Key personality traits:
● Attention to detail and methodical worker.
● Proactive and supportive team player.
● Ability to act independently.
● Quick to learn new techniques and eager to embrace new challenges.
● Positive attitude towards change and a fast-paced environment.
● Can-do approach towards development initiatives, methodologies and working practices.
Required Skills and Experience:
The following skills/experience are necessary:
- 4 or more years in a similar role.
- University degree in computer systems design or computer science or equivalent
- Strong experience in some or all of C#, .NET, Entity Framework, Angular, React, and MS SQL,.
- Good understanding of best practices.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in English, both written and oral.
- Solid time management, organizational and analytical skills.
- Provide support to other team members and value others and their opinions.
- Constructive challenger approach.
- The following skills/qualifications are advantageous:
- A passion for emerging technology and new concepts.
- Practical knowledge and experience of a structured development life cycle, such as Agile or Scrum.
- The ability to work whilst under time pressure and to demanding constraints.
Job Benefits:
- Top international team in multiple locations
- Career upward trajectory
- International projects for world renowned businesses
- Great culture and team spirit
- Learning & development opportunities
- Remote work and hybrid office / home
- Company events --> social and technical!
Time zone: (GMT+01:00) Rome +/- 2 hours
ABOUT US
We are Ascent. We’re on a mission to help our customers connect data, software and purpose to create extraordinary outcomes. You could say we are a digital transformation business. But we’d rather say we help people solve problems, or do new things, or do existing things better.
We specialise in software product development, analytics and data science, IoT solutions, machine learning, DevOps optimisation and modernisation of applications, data and platforms. And in case you were wondering, our customers are awesome. From smart home devices, space exploration and beer to manufacturing, finance, ecology and logistics - we work with some of the sharpest minds in the brightest businesses.
Ascent is UK based with specialist hubs in Malta and Bulgaria and smaller local teams in 14 countries worldwide. We’re a 250+ strong team that’s growing – fast – in a vibrant market and we are continuously looking for new talent and perspectives. And right now we’re looking for experienced Team Lead for a .Net Team to help our customers define and deliver success.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Ascent is looking for a highly motivated Team Lead. Being at the helm of a cross-functional team, you will have a pivotal role in the delivery of the project, and will mentor and lead team members to achieve milestones and develop personally. As a Team Lead, you will be working hand in hand with the Product Owner and Agile Coaches, to bring out the full potential of the development team to deliver a high-quality product, as an essential part of Ascent’s vision and success.
Responsibilities:
- Provides leadership to a team of developers working in a wider agile team.
- Contributes to the architectural and technological choices made during the delivery of the project.
- Guides and mentors members of the team on a day-to-day basis.
- Strives to empower the members of the team to grow and increase the knowledge within the team
- Applying independence and creativity to problem solving across backlog items.
- Manage code reviews (pull requests) ensuring quality code.
- Involved and vocal in the agile ceremonies.
- Identify, review and mitigate technical risk, issues and impediments
- Performs team 1 to 1s.
- Remove impediments which could block the development with respect to technology aspects.
ABOUT YOU
Required skills and qualifications:
• At least 5 years of software development experience in .NET
• At least 2 years of experience in leading a team of developers
• Strong leadership skills
• Excellent knowledge of C# and .NET Framework
• Strong knowledge of cloud-based solutions, in the Azure Ecosystem
• Strong analytical and logical thinking abilities
• Strong problem solving and diagnostic skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in source control and collaboration tools like GIT and Azure DevOps
• Experience in working in an Agile team
- Teamwork – Understand the dynamics of a team and how to be an effective leader
- Can do approach – flexible and able to provide effective solutions
- Communication - conveying information effectively and demonstrating active listening
- Attention to detail - ability to achieve thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task
Job Benefits:
- Top international team in multiple locations
- Career upward trajectory
- International projects for world renowned businesses
- Great culture and team spirit
- Learning & development opportunities
- Remote work and hybrid office / home
- Company events --> social and technical!
ABOUT US
We are Ascent. We’re on a mission to help our customers connect data, software and purpose to create extraordinary outcomes. You could say we are a digital transformation business. But we’d rather say we help people solve problems, or do new things, or do existing things better.
We specialise in software product development, analytics and data science, IoT solutions, machine learning, DevOps optimisation and modernisation of applications, data and platforms. And in case you were wondering, our customers are awesome. From smart home devices, space exploration and beer to manufacturing, finance, ecology and logistics - we work with some of the sharpest minds in the brightest businesses.
Ascent is UK based with specialist hubs in Malta and Bulgaria and smaller local teams in 14 countries worldwide. We’re a 250+ strong team that’s growing – fast – in a vibrant market and we are continuously looking for new talent and perspectives. And right now we’re looking for experienced Automation QA Engineers to help our customers define and deliver success.
ABOUT THE ROLE, ABOUT YOU
Automation QA Engineers are responsible for the quality of software product and deployed solution. They participate in every phase of the development process where their primary objective is to ensure that software product adhere to quality standards and acceptance criteria.
Typical role responsibilities for the Automation QA Engineer include development, implementation and execution of end-to-end test suite, automation testing framework, API and UI testing and quality metrics that will allow defects tracking and bug-fixing. Our Automation QA Engineers help solve problems and deliver the quality solutions we are proud of.
Responsibilities:
- Understand the requirements from the PPO and prepare test plans and scenarios
- Preparing test data for the test cases
- Design and development of automation scripts
- Defect tracking
- Update the test result document
- Log / file the defects in defect tracking tool / bug report
- Verify defects have been correctly resolved once the development team have worked on them
- Discuss doubts/queries with development team
- Participate in review meetings within the team
- Giving mandatory information about a defect to developers in order to fix it
- Ensure content and structure of all testing documents / artefacts is documented and maintained
Required skills and qualifications:
- Proficiency in written and spoken English
- Good problem-solving skills
- Writing and analysing of user stories and/use cases/requirements for validity and feasibility
- Execute all levels of testing
- Working with other groups, software testers. Have strong communication skills that allow them to collaborate with others. Communicate problems and coordinate with QA, development, and business groups to ensure products are free of errors
- Provide support and documentation
- Analytical with great attention to detail
- Experience in Version Control Systems
- Knowledge of commonly used design patterns and architectures, databases and REST Web APIs.
- Experience in documentation is considered to be an asset
- Good communication and reporting skills
Qualifications:
- 4 years experience as a Software Tester or similar role
- Databases and SQL (MS SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL)
- Automation tools (Selenium Web Driver, Visual Studio)
Job Benefits:
- Top international team in multiple locations
- Career upward trajectory
- International projects for world renowned businesses
- Great culture and team spirit
- Learning & development opportunities
- Remote work and hybrid office / home
- Company events --> social and technical!
Time zone: (GMT+01:00) Rome +/- 2 hours