Senior Software Developer

About Contour Contour Software has grown from a dozen people to over 2,000 staff across 3 cities, in less than 14 years
As a subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc., we are proud to be part of a global enterprise software conglomerate that has grown to become one of the top 10 software companies in the world, with employees and customers in 100+ countries. With a broad-based and ever-growing portfolio of market-leading, vertical-market enterprise solutions covering more than 100 industry domains in predominantly mature markets, CSI's recipe creates the perfect environment for professionals to build fulfilling, long-term careers
What started as an R&D & Accounting back-office, has progressed into a full-service Global Centre serving all functions and departments, at the divisional as well as operating group/corporate level. Today Contour employees, located in Karachi, Lahore & Islamabad, are serving CSI divisions located in time zones spanning the globe, from Sydney to Vancouver. With the global growth of Constellation as the wind in our sails, we are only just getting started! The Division: CRB Cunninghams , a division of Jonas Software (an operating group of Constellation Software Inc.) is the UK market leader, providing identity management, cashless catering, and online payment solutions, supported by a national service and support team. CRB Cunninghams’ solutions are used in over 3,000 schools across the UK to help them run efficient and effective meal and nutritional programs as well as providing a cashless solution to aid in the payment of those items, and to help reduce the use of cash, and the issues associated with it. We offer industry leading biometric and card-based solutions bringing together, Cashless, Library, Print management, Password manager, E-Registration, 6th Form Registration, Door Access and Online Payment provisions. We integrate with many industry partner providers and we offer fully integrated solutions utilizing our ID management platform which also offers seamless integration to industry MIS providers The Position: We are seeking to hire a Senior Software Developer with experience and expertise in developing robust and scalable solutions using the Microsoft .NET technology stack. Working closely with the CRBC R&D team in the UK to help ensure high quality and timely delivery of releases. This is an exciting time to join the company as it plans to grow its product offering into the UK market place and as a result a new team of developers and testers are being recruited to meet this growth. You will also need the ability to work in a local independent team or as part of a co-located team with other UK based team members. The successful hires will be located and work out of the Contour Software Islamabad office, working as part of the resource-centre team, as an extension of the division-based R&D department in the UK Job Responsibilities: The role itself is very varied and will entail:

• Hands-on development in an agile environment
• Lead project discussions
• Participate in architectural discussions
• Take responsibility for overall code quality
• Test and review code for technical accuracy, standards, and functional compliance to the design
• Actively mentor others
• Perform peer reviews of Intermediate and Junior developers

Job Qualifications: Essential:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in software application development
• Software engineering-related degree
• Excellent knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming
• Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases
• Excellent knowledge of modern IDEs

Experience with the following technologies: o C# o .NET Framework o SQL Server o Web API (RESTful) o SQL Server / TSQL / Performance tuning o Testing frameworks such as NUnit and MSTest o Source control software (e.g. Git) o Issue tracking software (e.g. JIRA)

• Able to implement best practices and be able to explain them to others
• Advanced SQL querying and performance optimisation

Desirable:

• Agile/Scrum development process exposure
• Relevant industry certification

Experience of any of the following technologies:

• React
• Windows Services
• WPF
• WCF
• Virtualisation
• Hardware integration
• Application profiling & tuning
• Test scripting and recording (e.g. TestRail)

Exciting Benefits we offer:

• Market-leading Salary
• Medical Coverage – Self & Dependents
• Parents Medical Coverage
• Provident Fund
• Employee Performance-based bonuses
• Home Internet Subsidy
• Conveyance Allowance
• Profit Sharing Plan [Tenured Employees Only]
• Life Benefit
• Child Care Facility
• Company Provided Lunch/Dinner
• Professional Development Budget
• Recreational area for in-house games
• Sporadic On-shore training opportunities
• Friendly work environment
• Leave Encashment

Disclaimer: At Contour, we attribute our success to the unique contributions of our diverse staff. We’re committed to fostering a culture of respect that thrives on the varied perspectives and experiences of all individuals we recruit, employ, promote, and compensate. Since day one, we’ve adhered to a policy that champions a work environment honoring the worth and dignity of each person while being free from all forms of employment discrimination. In our continuous effort to promote inclusivity, we extend our commitment to individuals with special needs by providing reasonable accommodations. We actively encourage qualified individuals with special needs to apply for the various openings within our company. Should you require assistance in completing the application process or have any inquiries regarding special facilities, please do not hesitate to contact our HR team. Your unique talents and abilities are welcomed and valued here.