.NET / C# Developer - near Oxford (Wantage, Oxfordshire)

Job Description

HotLizard is looking for a .NET / C# Developer to join our small, experienced development team, working on our established online sports and recruitment products. You'll be developing new features, improving user experience, and helping advance the platform using modern tools and techniques with real ownership and minimal bureaucracy.

Our platforms are VB.NET and will remain so in part; new sports modules are C# / MVC. No VB.NET experience needed we'll support a strong C# developer in picking it up.

Key responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain features across our web platforms
• Collaborate with the team to improve performance, usability, and code quality
• Contribute ideas on architecture, tooling, and process improvements

Essential skills & experience

• At least 3 years' commercial experience in .NET development (C# or VB.NET)
• Experience working with relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle, or MySQL)
• Self-motivated, with the drive to see projects through to completion
• Analytical, creative problem solver with good communication skills
• Strong work ethic and a positive, team-oriented attitude

Desirable skills

• VB.NET
• ASP.NET MVC
• ASP.NET Web Forms
• HTML, CSS/LESS, JavaScript/TypeScript
• IIS, WebAPI, jQuery
• Unit testing
• TFS (or similar version control/ALM tools)
• Familiarity with Claude Code or similar AI-assisted/agentic coding tools

What we offer

• Friendly, experienced team with a flat, low-bureaucracy structure
• Casual dress
• Free on-site parking