Full-Stack Developer - 6 Month FTC

Description

Movera are looking for a skilled and adaptable Full Stack Developer in our Microsoft- and Azure-centric environment to join our Technology Team on a 6 Month Fixed Term Contract.

This is a hands-on development role focused on modernising and integrating legacy systems with cloud-first, full-stack solutions. You will be responsible for delivering secure, high-performance applications and services, and supporting the full software development lifecycle—from analysis and design through implementation, testing, and deployment.

We expect a mix of technical expertiseand architecture-level thinking.

Important Requirement: This is a UK-based remote role. To be considered, you must physically reside in the United Kingdom and hold full, independent right to work in the UK. We are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship or consider candidates based outside the UK.

Who Are We:

Movera is a flourishing platform business that brings together ambitious home moving brands from across the sector. Built on the heritage and passion of experienced legal services businesses including ONP Solicitors and Cavendish Legal Group, brought together to transform the moving market for the better. Our vision is to create moving and remortgaging experiences to be celebrated – not tolerated.

Core Technical Expectations

Backend Development (C# / .NET)

• Mastery of Core, including minimal APIs and middleware pipelines.

• Proficient in designing and implementing RESTful APIs (using controllers or minimal APIs).

• Comfortable with asynchronous programming, cancellation tokens, background services, and parallelism.

• Experience with Dependency Injection, middleware, and custom service abstractions.

• Skilled at structuring solutions using Domain-Driven Design (DDD) or at least modular, testable components.

• Strong debugging and profiling skills.

Azure Cloud Proficiency

• Solid experience deploying and managing:

  • Azure Function Apps (timer, HTTP, queue/storage/event triggers).

  • App Services and Web Apps.

  • API Management

  • Azure Front Door/CDN (optional but helpful).

• Familiar with Storage Accounts, Blob/Table/Queue Storage, Key Vault, App Configuration.

• Familiar with Service Bus, Event Grid, Event Hubs (for scalable event-driven designs).

• Can interpret and design architectures in Azure Architecture Center diagrams.

• Recommend appropriate Azure services based on the problem (e.g., Durable Functions for orchestrations, Logic Apps vs Functions, etc.).

DevOps & CI/CD (Azure DevOps)

• Writes and maintains multi-stage YAML pipelines (build, test, deploy).

• Integrates tests (unit, integration, smoke) into CI/CD.

• Understands ARM templates, Bicep, or Terraform for IaC (preferred but optional).

• Ensures deployment slots, release approvals, and feature flags are well utilized.

Frontend

• Strong with modern SPA frameworks like React, Angular, or Blazor.

• Comfortable integrating with APIs, handling authentication, and state management.

• Uses component-based architecture, lazy loading, and follows accessibility/responsiveness best practices.

Database (SQL Server/Azure SQL)

• Skilled in:

  • Writing optimized T-SQL, views, indexes, and stored procedures.

  • Designing normalized and/or denormalized schemas depending on use case.

  • Managing migrations using EF Core (preferably fluent in IEntityTypeConfiguration).

  • Interpreting query execution plans for performance tuning.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

• Experience in modernising or migrating legacy systems.

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate or similar.

Benefits

We aim to reward your hard work generously. You’ll be greeted in our offices with great coffee, fruit and biscuits to keep you going, alongside all the benefits listed below, plus much more.

• 27 days holiday + your birthday off!

• Health Cash Plan

• Buy/Sell 5 days annual leave per annum

• Build up more annual leave after 1 years service

• Hybrid working

• Free conveyancing legal fees

• Moving home days off

• Volunteering days

• Retailer discounts and frequent socials

• Refer a friend bonuses

Look forward to Monday mornings at Movera, we have the culture, technology and purpose to change the way you feel about your job and strive to create a positive and supportive work environment.

At Movera, we celebrate diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed.

We welcome and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups. As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we go further for disabled candidates: under our guaranteed interview scheme, anyone who identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role is offered an interview. This positive action gives disabled candidates the chance to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities to us directly, rather than being screened out at the sift stage.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or additional support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to discuss how we can support you.

DBS and Financial Checks: We are committed to creating a safe, secure, and trustworthy workplace for everyone. As part of this commitment, all employment offers are subject to successful completion of DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks and financial background checks. These checks help us maintain the highest standards of integrity and compliance while ensuring the well-being of our employees and clients. Rest assured, all checks will be carried out with care and in full accordance with relevant data protection laws.