Roundel Manufacturing Limited is one of the premium suppliers to the UK’s house builders of bespoke kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and home study furniture. We are a family owned business with more than 50 years’ experience of working in this sector, successfully supplying from our manufacturing base at Washington in the North East of England.
Roundel engage in the design, manufacture, supply and installation of affordable and luxury fitted furniture. The success of the company is based upon a policy to provide customers with a personal and professional service together with the flexibility to respond quickly to changes in market and customer trends.
We currently have a vacancy within our IT department for a Software Developer. The position is office based so you must be able to travel to Washington, NE38 9BZ daily.
A Software Developer at Roundel Manufacturing is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining applications and integrations that support both the Roundel Kitchens and Nixons Kitchens businesses, including products used directly by customers and the public. The role exists to improve the performance, stability, and usability of our application landscape, and to deliver well-engineered solutions that streamline business processes, reduce manual effort, and surface useful insight from our data.
The role carries end-to-end ownership of discrete products or features — from initial requirement through to live deployment and ongoing support — rather than working purely to a fixed specification handed down by others. AI-assisted development tooling is used as standard practice throughout the development lifecycle to support rapid, high-quality delivery.
Main Duties
- Take ownership of features or product areas from initial brief through to live deployment, including customer-facing and public-facing applications.
- Design, develop, test, and maintain applications, scripts, and integrations across the organisation's application landscape, including line-of-business, internal, and external-facing tools.
- Write and maintain SQL Server queries, stored procedures, and views to support reporting, data integrity, and application functionality.
- Develop and maintain modern C#/.NET-based applications and services, following good software engineering practice throughout the development lifecycle.
- Make confident, day-to-day use of AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery, support debugging, and improve code quality.
- Engage directly with the intended users of a product or feature — internal stakeholders, colleagues, or in some cases customers — to ensure what is delivered solves the actual problem.
- Review existing systems and processes, identifying opportunities to improve performance, reliability, or efficiency, and implement agreed changes.
- Provide technical support for escalated or complex application issues, diagnosing root cause and delivering appropriate fixes.
- Develop reporting and dashboard solutions that turn operational data into clear, actionable insight for the business.
- Maintain clear technical documentation for applications, integrations, and changes made.
- Take ownership of issues raised through the helpdesk relating to application development or data, working through to full resolution.
- Contribute to Continual Service Improvement by challenging existing approaches and proposing better ways of working.
- Follow appropriate change control and testing procedures before deploying changes to live systems.
Person Specification
Essential
- Commercial experience developing in C# and the .NET ecosystem (modern .NET; this is not a legacy Web Forms or Windows Forms environment)
- Strong working knowledge of SQL Server, including writing and optimising queries, stored procedures, and views
- Practical experience using modern AI-assisted development tools to support coding, debugging, and problem-solving
- Demonstrated ability to take ownership of a feature or project area through to delivery, not solely to a fixed specification
- Comfort engaging directly with end users or stakeholders to clarify and shape requirements
- Strong analytical mind with proven problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- High attention to detail and a methodical approach to testing and quality
Desirable
- Experience building or maintaining customer-facing or public-facing applications
- Modern front-end experience (e.g. React, TypeScript)
- Experience with Microsoft Azure development services
- Experience integrating with or building on top of AI APIs for data analysis, automation, or insight generation
- Experience working with ERP/MRP systems (e.g. Sage 200) or manufacturing data
- Experience in a manufacturing or multi-site business environment
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
Experience:
- Technical Support Occupations: 1 year (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Location:
- Washington NE38 9BZ (preferred)
Work Location: In person
