Junior Software Engineer (.net)

Junior Software Engineer (.NET)

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

Job Description

As a Software Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining software solutions using the Microsoft Stack of Technologies. Your daily tasks will involve end-to-end software development, where you will use your proficiency in C#,.NET, WPF/XAML, Web APIs, LINQ, and Entity Framework. You will also utilise your skills to write and optimise SQL queries, ensuring performance and scalability. You will be part of a team that builds service-oriented or microservices-based applications, following industry best practices for object-oriented programming and design. Your work will require you to ensure high quality code, write unit-tested code, and apply effective debugging skills to resolve any issues across different environments.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to contribute to a team that values collaboration and continuous improvement. While working in an Agile environment, you will participate in Scrum or Kanban methodologies to deliver solutions efficiently. You may also be involved in test-driven or acceptance test-driven development to ensure that the software meets business requirements. Your work could extend to creating applications on Microsoft Azure and using tools such as FitNesse or Postman.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you should have a degree in Computer Science, such as B.E./B.Tech. or MCA, or equivalent experience. Good English is a must. You need to bring 2 years of professional experience in software development and a strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles, UML, and software development practices. Your ability to ensure performance management and troubleshoot C# or SQL-related performance issues is essential.

It would be beneficial if you have experience in WPF development, working in Agile team environments, and using methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban. Familiarity with test-driven development and cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure would also be advantageous.

In addition to your technical expertise, you should have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and strong communication abilities, both written and verbal. Being self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team will be key to your success in this position.

Additional Information

We support your development! Do you feel you don't match 100% of the requirements? Don't hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity! As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the Eurofins network of companies believes in strength and innovation through diversity. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!