Known for a culture of innovation over our 100-year history, Arthur Cox are determined to play a leading role in the adoption of technology to drive value within our own firm, our client’s business, and the wider legal industry. We are actively moving to a modern Microsoft based environment for our Digital Workplace and critical content management applications. We are now hiring a senior software developer to join our dynamic small technology team.

Reporting to Business Software Development Lead, this is a permanent role which will focus on designing, developing, testing and maintaining business applications for Arthur Cox in areas including document management, knowledge management and other legal solutions, with a particular focus on leveraging Microsoft technologies, including SharePoint Framework (SPFx), low-code and no-code solutions, the MS O365 stack, and emerging Microsoft AI-based solutions.

You will be joining a growing Business Applications team in the Arthur Cox Technology area, which includes Business Analyst, Product Management and Change specialists, with opportunities for growth both in experience and responsibility.

As a developer in Arthur Cox youll enjoy:

Direct Impact: In our small team, your contributions directly shape our projects with meaningful work that drives results.
Collaboration: Work closely with colleagues and cross-functional teams, both remote and in-office.
Ownership: Take ownership of end-to-end development cycles. From ideation to deployment, you’ll see your ideas come to life.
Flexibility: Small teams mean flexibility. You will gain experience in multiple areas and the growing field of professional services and legal technology.

Reporting to Business Software Development Lead, this is a permanent key role within our technology team which involves:

Designing, developing, testing and maintaining business applications in areas including document management, knowledge management and other legal solutions, with a particular focus on Microsoft architecture, the MS O365 stack, and emerging Microsoft AI-based solutions.
Migrating legacy systems to cloud based Microsoft architecture solutions, following best practices and standards.
Collaborating with others to understand the requirements, design the solutions, implement the features, test the functionality and deploy the applications.
Working with other members of the small team to improve software development practices and frameworks
Supervising a junior developer.

Join us and be part of a close-knit team where your skills make a real difference.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership in the design, development, and deployment of software solutions based on the Microsoft O365 stack.
Software Development: Develop solutions using Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI), SharePoint SPFx, Microsoft Teams, Office Add-ins, Microsoft Graph, Microsoft Identity Platform, Adaptive Cards, Fluent UI Web Components, Fluid Framework, Microsoft Dataverse, and Visual Studio. Work within and improve existing development frameworks and standards.
Solution Design: Design, develop and deploy robust solution architectures that align with user needs and business goals. Participate in the collection and analysis of data to support solution design, including working with business (when required) to understand solution requirements.
Testing and Quality Assurance: Develop and execute test processes and cases to ensure the quality of developed solutions.
Maintenance and Support: Provide support for existing systems, diagnosing and resolving technical issues.
Continuous Improvement: Continually update technical knowledge and skills, and drive the adoption of best practices within the team.
Project Management: Assist in project planning and management tasks as needed.

Benefits

We reward, encourage and support our talented people to reach their full potential offering excellent progression opportunities along with the following:

Market leading salary
Discretionary annual bonus scheme
25 days annual leave allowance
Pension scheme
TaxSaver and Bike to Work scheme
Healthcare
Full gym and wellness programme