Junior Software Engineer

"At Klipboard we've introduced a flexible hybrid work policy, where employees spend three days in the office and two days working from home. This approach promotes a balanced work environment that combines office collaboration with the comfort and convenience of remote work."

Klipboard provides specialist software, services and support to deliver fully integrated trading and business management solutions to companies in the distributive trade – wherever they are in the world. With a unique depth of knowledge and experience in ERP/SaaS solutions, Klipboard has a wide range of clients includes wholesalers, distributors, merchants and retailers from small traders to multinational enterprises. Klipboard has offices in the UK, Ireland, The Netherlands, South Africa, Kenya and North America. Our mission is simple: to design and deliver high performance, integrated ERP solutions that enable our distributive trade customers to source effectively, stock efficiently, sell profitably and service competitively

Klipboard is a global, growing business that embraces AI and emerging technologies to enhance customer outcomes, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We’re looking for people who are curious about or fluid with AI, open to change, and excited to learn how technology can improve the way we work and help our customers which is always supported by strong human insight and communication.

We’re hiring a Software Engineer to build and evolve our C# / .NET products (ASP.NET and Blazor) on Azure. This is an AI-native role: we expect you to be fluent with AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar) as a daily tool for writing, reviewing, and refactoring code, and to have a pragmatic view on when to trust AI output and when to verify it. You’ll own features end-to-end, contribute to design discussions, and help raise the quality bar for the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and ship features in ASP.NET and Blazor on Azure
• Own your tickets in Azure DevOps or Jira from refinement through deployment
• Use AI coding assistants to increase throughput — while applying judgement to verify, secure, and test the output
• Contribute to and extend CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions)
• Participate actively in code review, giving and receiving clear, technical feedback
• Investigate production issues and contribute to root cause analysis
• Help shape AI-enabled features in our products (copilots, summarisation, retrieval, etc.) where applicable

Core Technical

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Deep C# / .NET (including .NET Core /.NET 4.5 / .NET 8+)
• ASP.NET (including ASPX) and Blazor in production
• WPF with C#.NET
• XAML with MVVM Architecture
• SAP Crystal Reports
• Component One Active Reports
• DevExpress Controls
• SQL Server or equivalent relational experienceAzure services (App Service, Functions, Storage, Key Vault, SQL, etc.)
• Daily, competent use of at least one AI coding assistant in real delivery work

Methodologies & Mindset

• Strong Agile / SDLC understanding
• Confident in Azure DevOps or Jira for backlog, boards, and pipelines
• Interest in or experience with microservices and event-driven patterns
• Critical eye on AI-generated code — knows when to trust it, when to test it, and when to throw it away

Collaboration & Communication

• Strong interpersonal skills and effective in code review
• Comfortable explaining trade-offs to non-engineers
• Problem-solving, pragmatic mindset

Bonus Skills

• JavaScript/TypeScript, React, or Angular
• RESTful API design and versioning
• Experience integrating LLMs via Azure OpenAI, Semantic Kernel, or similar
• Familiarity with RAG, vector stores, embeddings, or prompt engineering
• Exposure to containers (Docker, AKS)

Company Info

You may also have seen from our recent posts that we are excited to begin sharing our new company name – Klipboard. Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) is becoming Klipboard and our new brand is designed to bring together our expertise across distribution, automotive, retail, rental, transport management, manufacturing, and field service management. We have offices based across the world and we are looking for talented individuals to join our growing teams. Due to our growth over the last few years it is an exciting time to join us as we enter our next chapter! At Klipboard we've introduced a flexible hybrid work policy, where employees spend three days in the office and two days working from home. This approach promotes a balanced work environment that combines office collaboration with the comfort and convenience of remote work."

Equal Opportunities

As a global company, we value and respect the diversity of our workforce, aiming to empower everyone to embrace each other's differences. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where diversity, equity, and inclusion are integral to our company and culture. We recognize the benefits of a diverse workforce, where creativity and valuing differences enable us all to thrive and sparks innovation.

If you require any help, adjustments and/or support during the interview and offer process then please advise our TA or HR team.

Research shows that women and other underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for a role unless they meet every listed requirement. However, we recognise that skills and experience come in many forms, and we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every criterion. If you are passionate about this role and believe you have the right mindset and transferrable skills, we would love to hear from you!

To all recruitment agencies: Klipboard does not accept agency speculative resumes. At present we only accept CV’s from Agencies on our PSL who have been assigned specific position/s. Please do not forward resumes to our careers site or direct to Klipboard employee as this does not constitute an introduction and Klipboard retrospectively will not be liable for any candidate ownership or fees related to unsolicited resumes. If you wish to be considered for our PSL then please email [email protected] however please note we receive a high volume of requests and we are unable to accept them all