C# .NET Backend Engineer

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‍Location: London (Hybrid)

Type: Full-time | Permanent

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About us

Hello, we are i love it -  a platform where you can shop, share, and earn from the things you love. We believe that the people who genuinely love a product or brand will be its best ever salespeople - not an influencer chasing likes or paid brand deals. Instead, i love it is powered by AI, but founded on the kind of genuine recommendations that passion alone generates. The result:  everyone wins - the shopper, the sharer and the planet. We’re in full start up mode so anyone joining our small but ambitious business has an opportunity to make a huge impact and be part of building something super special.

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Job description

We’re looking for that someone who thrives in a start up environment. If you get your kicks from adding value, to a constantly evolving product read on. Commitment to building scalable systems with a focus on low latency, robustness, and high performance is key. We’re a small but mighty team - working with us means mucking in and being supportive of the team around you and a big belief in our business. We are courageous, we believe in fairness and we always find the fun. If this resonates with you to, we’d love to hear from you.

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About the role

You will be working as part of our core delivery team, with other backend engineers, mobile and front end engineers, as well as product and designers, to implement efficient and reliable solutions that deliver exceptional user experiences. The product is currently in soft launch, so it’s early stage but gaining traction. It’s pretty pacey here (naturally), so you’ll be required to quickly familiarise yourself and become proficient with the codebase and architecture.

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Required skills

- 5+ years of experience in software C# .NET development

- Strong experience with .NET 8+, ASP.NET Core, and Azure cloud services

- Proficiency in noSQL databases, non-relational data modeling and querying.

- DevOps experience with Docker & Kubernetes

- Solid understanding of microservices, & event driven architecture.

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Desirable / bonus skills

- Proficiency with Cosmos DB or other NoSQL databases

- Mass Transit framework for .NET

- gRPC, GraphQL, Apollo GraphQL & Protocol Buffers

- Experience in building an E-commerce or Social network application

- Experience in AI technologies, ML, NLP, LLMs, Adaptive or Generative AI

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What else can you expect working at i love it

- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

- Lovely offices based in Camden Market

- Flexible working with Mondays & Fridays always from home

- Free lunch every Thursday ‘Flunch’

- Working with a great bunch of people (we’re biased obvs) who don’t take themselves to seriously, are kind, fair, courageous and have lots of fun whilst doing it

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How to apply

Please send us a CV, portfolio and cover letter if this sounds like a role for you at hello@iloveit.com

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