Back End Software Engineer (.NET)

About Signal Ocean:

Signal Ocean is the technology arm of the Signal Group, a diversified shipping services group with offices in London and Athens. Our main product, The Signal Ocean Platform, allows ship charterers, brokers and owners to securely process, combine and analyse complex arrays of private and public shipping data. Powered by sophisticated machine learning / artificial intelligence technologies, the platform delivers customized, exclusive insights that help our clients achieve performance and efficiency.

About the role

As the Signal Ocean Platform continues to grow, we’re expanding our engineering team. We're looking for a Back-End Engineer with experience in C#, someone who is curious, proactive, and passionate about building high-quality digital solutions. Signal’s Software Engineers work closely with data science, design, product, and business analysis professionals to develop robust solutions for the highly entrepreneurial domain of shipping.

Technology Stack

We build cloud solutions using C#, .NET Core, Typescript, React, MSSQL Server, Azure, Python, MongoDB, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, Grafana and more. We also offer the opportunity to work on complex architectures and technology stacks, as well as a global, Artificial Intelligence-powered technology product vision, supported by the use of multiple AI tools and accelerators. We use Agile to organize our teams and would love to onboard people who can contribute across product discovery, delivery, optimization, QA, DevOps, and Continuous Integration.

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years of C# development experience building real-world web applications of medium-to-large scale and complexity, preferably within .NET Core.
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases (MSSQL, MongoDB) and ORM frameworks (e.g., Entity Framework, Dapper).
• Practical knowledge of cloud environments, ideally Microsoft Azure.
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken.
• Positive, collaborative approach to work and a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English (company’s working language).
• Familiarity with Agile practices, project management toolchains (e.g. JIRA).

• Generous compensation with additional performance incentives.

• Coverage under the company’s collective health insurance plan.
• Opportunity to work alongside experienced people with deep knowledge in software engineering, data science & shipping business who are always eager to mentor.
• Signal’s hybrid work policy currently includes 9 on-site working days per month, during which our happy hour events take place. 
• 2-4 weeks of onboarding training to prepare you for your new role, having the opportunity to meet about 30 trainers while diving deep into our products and/or the shipping world.
• Career growth opportunities and a structured development discussion every 4 months.
• Personal learning budget for training, seminars, conferences (750 to 2000 EUR annually depending on seniority).
• Regular team bonding events and activities.
• Fitness benefits to support your health and wellbeing 

All applications will be considered under the terms and conditions of confidentiality in accordance with the regulations of personal data protection.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. At Signal, we believe that diversity of opinions, approaches and viewpoints is key to our innovation and success and we encourage that with our hiring, development and rewards practices. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristics by law and take actions to eliminate those from our workplace.