Delphi Developer

Remote / Online - Candidates ideally in
Wickford, Essex County, SS12, England, UK

Listing for: Octad Recruitment Ltd

Full Time, Remote/Work from Home position
Listed on 2026-06-03

Job specializations:

Software Development
Software Engineer, Backend Developer

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 70000 GBP Yearly GBP 70000.00 YEAR

We are seeking an experienced Delphi / SQL Developer to join our client's growing development team and work on large-scale, business-critical enterprise applications used by global clients. This is a senior technical role focused on maintaining, enhancing, and modernising a complex Delphi-based system with a strong SQL Server backend.

If you enjoy solving complex problems, working with mature codebases, and contributing to long-term system stability, this role will suit you perfectly.

Key Responsibilities

* Maintain, support, and enhance existing Delphi enterprise applications.

* Diagnose and resolve complex defects, performance issues, and system bottlenecks.

* Work closely with business users to translate requirements into technical solutions.

* Produce clear documentation for updates, fixes, and new features.

* Participate in sprint planning, estimation, and code reviews.

* Ensure all development follows secure coding and internal QA standards.

* Contribute to system upgrades, transitions, and modernisation initiatives.

Essential Skills & Experience

* 10+ years commercial Delphi development (XE2, XE10 or later).

* 10+ years Transact-SQL / MS SQL Server experience.

* Team Leading and mentioning experience

* 3+ years .NET C# experience.

* Strong experience with complex, data-driven applications.

* Proven background maintaining or upgrading legacy systems.

* Experience with visually inherited UIs.

* Strong debugging, optimisation, and performance-tuning skills.

* Experience working within Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid SDLC environments.

* Familiarity with version control (Git, SVN, etc.).

* Experience collaborating with QA, Infrastructure, and business teams.

Education

* Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field OR

* Equivalent professional experience.

* Relevant certifications are a plus.

What’s on Offer

* Opportunity to work on mission-critical enterprise systems.

* Join a highly skilled, supportive development team.

* Long-term stability with scope for modernisation and technical influence.

* Competitive salary + benefits

* Hybrid- 3 Days Working from Home