Software Engineer (.NET, SQL)

Job description

At Frontiers, our purpose is simple and ambitious: to make all science open.

We believe open research empowers the global scientific community to accelerate discovery and develop the solutions needed for healthy lives on a healthy planet.

We are one of the world's largest and most influential open-access research publishers.

Every article we publish is peer-reviewed and quality-certified, ensuring rigorous science is freely accessible to everyone, everywhere.

To date, Frontiers research has been viewed over 4 billion times, demonstrating the real-world impact of science without barriers.

Joining Frontiers means being part of a global, mission-driven organization at the intersection of science, technology, and innovation — working alongside passionate colleagues who care deeply about advancing knowledge for the benefit of society.

If you'd like to learn more about our impact and culture, explore:

• Our Annual Reports:
• Our mission in action:

We are looking for an enthusiastic .NET Engineer to join our team in evolving Frontiers' publishing platform.

The platform is large and complex, combining both modern and legacy technologies.

This role involves maintaining and improving existing systems built with older technologies while contributing to the gradual transition toward a more modern and scalable architecture.

You will work across the stack, developing and maintaining features using .NET, Vue.js, and other technologies.

As part of this transformation, you'll help rebuild legacy components with modern solutions, ensuring better performance, maintainability, and integration across the platform.

A strong proficiency in SQL, particularly with SQL Server, is crucial for this role, as you will work on optimizing database performance, troubleshooting complex queries, and ensuring data integrity.

Your focus on best practices, collaboration, and continuous improvement will be essential in driving the platform's success.

If you enjoy working with both existing and new technologies in a dynamic environment, we'd love to hear from you!

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance web applications using .NET and Vue.js.
  
  
• Enhance and support existing solutions built with older versions of .NET and Vue.js.
  
  
• Troubleshoot and optimize database performance, including query optimization, indexing strategies, and transaction management in SQL Server and MongoDB.
  
  
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other cross‑functional teams to gather requirements, assess technical feasibility, and determine optimal implementation strategies.
  
  
• Collaborate within a multinational, cross‑functional team to deliver software solutions aligned with business needs.
  
  
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code while adhering to best practices.
  
  
• Ensure the quality of the delivered solutions.
  
  
• Optimize applications for performance, scalability, and responsiveness.
  
  
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical challenges.
  
  
• Conduct code reviews and mentor junior engineers.
  
  
• Willingness to learn, flexible approach, and staying current with emerging trends in IT to maintain an up‑to‑date technology stack.
  
  

• 4+ years of experience in software engineering, specializing in .NET Core/Framework.
  
  
• 3+ years of hands‑on experience with SQL Server.
  
  
• Familiar with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
  
  
• Skilled in building and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Experience troubleshooting complex production issues using monitoring tools such as New Relic, Grafana, and others.
  
  
• Strong expertise in SQL Server, including performance tuning, indexing strategies, query optimization, and troubleshooting production issues.
  
  
• Experience with MongoDB.
  
  
• Experienced in implementing asynchronous microservice communication with RabbitMQ.
  
  
• Hands‑on experience with the Azure cloud platform.
  
  
• Strong proficiency in object‑oriented programming and SOLID principles.
  
  
• Experience integrating AI solutions into customer‑facing applications.
  
  
• Proficient in leveraging AI to enhance daily engineering work.
  
  
• Solid understanding of microservices and micro‑frontend concepts.
  
  
• Excellent problem‑solving skills with a strong attention to detail.
  
  

• Deep expertise in Vue.js, including Vue 2 and Vue 3, with a strong understanding of state management, component‑based architecture, and best practices for building scalable front‑end applications.
  
  
• Exposure to CI/CD pipeline creation in Azure DevOps.
  
  
• Experience with containerization platforms (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
  
  
• Experienced in leveraging Camunda for business process orchestration and automation in microservices architectures.
  
  
• Experience with Kafka.
  
  
• Experienced with testing frameworks like Nunit, Playwright.
  
  
• Experience with Domain Driven Design, system architecture, and event‑driven architecture.
  
  
• Knowledge of BDD and TDD.
  
  

• Extra wellbeing days on top of your annual leave allowance
• Up to 3 paid volunteering days each year
• 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme - wellbeing, mental health, legal & financial support
• Learning & development support via the Frontiers Learning Hub
• A locally relevant benefits package aligned to your country - e.g., healthcare and pension/retirement provision, where applicable
• Collaboration‑led, office‑first culture - we prioritise in‑person teamwork, with role‑appropriate adjustments when needed, in line with company policy
• International teams- a diverse, global culture and a strong peer‑learning environment

Frontiers actively embraces diversity and is a safe and welcoming workplace.

Recruitment is free from discrimination – including based on race, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation.

With employees from more than 50 different nations, our diversity creates vibrant teams and constantly challenges us to appreciate multiple perspectives.

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