As we evolve into Social Wellness Clubs, we are creating spaces and experiences that support every aspect of our members’ physical, mental, nutritional and social wellbeing. By bringing together expert guidance, genuine community, personalised experiences and innovative technology, we make wellness feel accessible, welcoming and easy to navigate. Virgin Active is committed to recruiting the finest people who share our passion for creating exceptional experiences and delivering world-class service every day. We are looking for Integration Engineers at both mid and senior level to join our Digital & Technology Transformation Team.
Role Type: Permanent - Full Time
Hours: 40
Technology is central to this evolution. We are transforming our digital platforms and building globally scalable solutions that connect our mobile applications, internal platforms and third-party services across multiple countries.
You will design, build and support the backend services, APIs and integrations that power our digital ecosystem, using C#, .NET and Microsoft Azure. Working closely with Engineering Leads, Product Managers, Designers, QA and frontend engineers, you will deliver reliable, secure and scalable solutions across our internal and third-party systems.
This is a hands-on engineering role, with opportunities available at both mid and senior level. The level of appointment will reflect your experience, technical capability and the level of ownership you are ready to take.
The Role
- Design, build and maintain backend services, APIs and integration solutions using C#, .NET and Microsoft Azure.
- Connect our mobile applications and digital products with internal platforms and third-party systems.
- Develop secure, scalable and maintainable solutions using API-led and event-driven integration patterns.
- Work with Product, QA and frontend engineers to deliver high-quality features from design through to release.
- Write clean, testable code and contribute to code reviews and engineering standards.
- Troubleshoot integration failures, production issues and performance problems.
- Improve automated testing, CI/CD, monitoring and system observability.
- Contribute to sprint planning, technical discussions and delivery estimates.
- Identify opportunities to simplify solutions, reduce technical debt and improve reliability.
At senior level, you will also:
- Lead the technical delivery of complex integrations.
- Contribute to architectural decisions and engineering standards.
- Provide technical guidance and support to other engineers.
- Identify technical risks and help the team make pragmatic trade-offs.
Who We're Looking For
- Experience building backend services, APIs and system integrations using C# and .NET.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and its integration services.
- A good understanding of RESTful APIs, event-driven architecture and asynchronous messaging.
- Experience integrating internal platforms with third-party systems.
- Knowledge of automated testing, CI/CD and modern software delivery practices.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot distributed systems and integration failures.
- A collaborative approach and the ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical colleagues.
At senior level, you will also have experience:
- Owning complex integrations from technical design through to production.
- Contributing to architectural decisions and improving engineering standards.
- Providing technical guidance and support to other engineers.
Experience with Azure Service Bus, Logic Apps, Functions, Event Grid, Kafka or RabbitMQ would be advantageous, but it is not essential.
You do not need to meet every requirement to apply. We are recruiting across mid and senior levels and will consider your experience, technical capability and potential when determining the most appropriate level.
What You’ll Get
- The opportunity to be part of a brand redefining the future of wellness
- A premium environment with industry-leading facilities
- Development and progression opportunities aligned to your level
- Access to a vibrant, engaged member community
- The platform to build your career, reputation and impact
Our Perks
- 25 days (excluding bank holidays) annual leave, plus a Celebration Day – and we want you take them
- Access to The Peoples Pension, with our contributions at 3%
- Complimentary Virgin Active membership for you and a buddy. You can also get free membership for your children too, ability to take advantage of our Club V.
- Private Dental and Healthcare Insurance – your physical health is important, and we want you to have the access to healthcare should you require it.
- Life Assurance 4x your salary – which we hope you will not need.
- We want you to love Virgin Active like we do, so you get discounts across Virgin active – everything from guest passes to 50% off PT sessions.
- You will join Virgin Family - where not only can you communicate with your colleagues across Virgin Group, but also many discounts (including Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Holidays and Virgin Media/O2)
- Maintaining a healthy diet while at work can be hard, so we offer all our team members 20% off food and drink at our KAUAI branches located in clubs.
- Managing finances can be difficult, so we offer access to Salary Finance. They can support you with loans and savings plans, as well as help you become a personal finance expert.
- Mental health is a cornerstone of wellbeing. Our Health Heroes employer assistance programme is there when you need a helping hand with 6 free counselling sessions.
- We know finding a new home to rent can be stressful. We partner with Dexters who offer complimentary corporate letting services – meaning no tenant charges.
- Access to ePoints, offering loads of online discounts to retailers.