Senior Software Developer

Hybrid Working: We take a flexible approach to hybrid/ remote working, recognising that office attendance may vary depending on your location, role and team needs. Don’t let office attendance put you off applying. The expected working pattern will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Pinewood.AI is looking for experienced hands-on Senior Developers to play a key role in our software development teams. Working closely with Lead Developers, Engineering colleagues, Product, testers, and other colleagues across the wider business, you will support the delivery and ongoing development of our Automotive Intelligence Platform.

As a senior member of the team, you will contribute to the design, development, and delivery of high-quality, scalable solutions for the Pinewood Automotive Intelligence Platform, our enterprise-scale SaaS product used by automotive retailers and OEMs worldwide.

This role is ideal for a strong, hands-on developer who enjoys building new product features, developing integrations with third-party systems, and working across the full software development lifecycle while supporting high engineering standards within a collaborative team environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and enhance enterprise-level software solutions using C#, .NET / .NET Core, Razor, Web API, SQL Server, HTML, and JavaScript.
• Work closely with Product Owners, testers, UI/UX specialists, and Engineering colleagues to deliver new functionality, improvements, and integrations with third-party systems.
• Remain hands-on in coding, solution design, and development across the full .NET stack.
• Develop and maintain integrations with third-party platforms using APIs and other integration methods.
• Support best practices across development, testing, and deployment to ensure scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, development tooling, and engineering practices alongside the wider Engineering team.
• Participate in technical discussions and contribute ideas that support product improvement and delivery effectiveness.
• Diagnose complex technical issues, including integration challenges, data consistency issues, and performance improvements.
• Support knowledge sharing and code quality through peer reviews and collaboration.
• Contribute to a collaborative engineering culture focused on clean, efficient code and practical delivery.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Senior Developer within a SaaS or enterprise software environment.
• Strong hands-on expertise in C#, .NET / .NET Core, and SQL / T-SQL.
• Solid understanding of database design, performance optimisation, and query tuning.
• Experience delivering front-end functionality using HTML, JavaScript, and Razor.
• Experience building and supporting integrations with third-party systems using REST APIs or similar technologies.
• Practical experience working with Azure Cloud Services and Azure DevOps, or equivalent CI/CD tooling.
• Proficiency with Visual Studio or VS Code.
• Strong understanding of software development practices and agile delivery methods.
• Experience working across the full software development lifecycle, from concept through to production support.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a passion for clean, efficient, and maintainable code.
• Experience in enterprise SaaS industries, or with complex, high-availability platforms, would be beneficial.

Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to join a well-established engineering team working on a global SaaS platform used by automotive retailers and OEMs around the world.

You will be hands-on in the development of new product features, integrations, improvements, and bespoke customer solutions, with the chance to work within a complex enterprise environment.

Working closely with Product, UI/UX, testing colleagues, and the wider business, you will help deliver practical, high-quality solutions that make a real difference to our customers.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience

• Bonus scheme
• Share scheme
• Hybrid working (flexibility depending on your base location).
• 25 days holiday plus all UK bank holidays
• 4x life assurance
• Enhanced family-friendly leave, supporting employees with 5 months’ full pay for maternity or adoption leave, 2 weeks’ fully paid paternity or adoption leave, plus an additional 2 weeks of paid annual leave to use within 24 months of the birth or adoption.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - free, confidential 24/7 support for you and your immediate family (including counselling, legal & financial advice, and wellbeing resources)
• Ongoing training & professional development
• Cycle to Work scheme - save up to 40% on bikes and accessories through salary sacrifice
• Eyecare vouchers - free eye test and contribution towards prescription glasses
• Regular social events
• Employee recognition and awards
• Exclusive Gym (Virgin Active) membership scheme

About Us:
Our story began more than 20 years ago, but right from the start, it has been rooted in the specific needs of the automotive industry. As automotive professionals as well as technologists, we wanted to build practical technology solutions that were designed around how automotive businesses work, recognising what makes them different. Pinewood.AI is an unparalleled Automotive Intelligence Platform that enables automotive retail customers and OEMs to drive growth and profitability throughout every aspect of their business.

Pinewood’s cloud-based secure end-to-end ecosystem unlocks the value of every customer. Our vision is to be the full-service technology partner that helps automotive retailers and OEMs run more efficiently and increase revenue by making better commercial and business decisions more easily.