Senior Software Engineer

Were 1st Central a market-leading insurance company utilising smart data and technology at pace. Rapid growth has been based on giving our 1.4 million customers exactly what they want: great value insurance with an excellent service. And thats the same for our colleagues too; we won Insurance Employer of the Year at the British Insurance Awards 2024 and our Glassdoor score is pretty mega too!

Were looking for a skilled Senior Software Engineer to help develop and support our core insurance platform. Working as part of a Scrum team youll design build and enhance both existing and new features. This is an excellent opportunity to work on meaningful projects using modern technologies in a collaborative agile environment.

This is a flexible hybrid role with occasional visits to our offices in Salford Quays (Manchester) or Haywards Heath (West Sussex) when required. For those based further afield we also welcome applications from remote UKbased workers. We offer excellent flexibility in working patterns and a companywide culture you can be proud to be part of.

Core skills were looking for to succeed in the role:

C# .NET Development: Proven experience developing within a C# .NET environment.

Web Development: Proficiency in building web applications specifically using Angular.

Database Skills: Significant knowledge and capability working with SQL.

Cloud Skills: Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure Platform Services

DevOps & Agile Delivery: Ability and experience working in a DevOps environment while incorporating Agile practices.

Analytical & ProblemSolving: Demonstrate strong analytical thinking with a proactive approach to solving complex problems.

Technical & Architectural Understanding: Complete understanding of a servicebased approach to technology including component serviceoriented and eventdriven architectures.

Leadership & People Management: Comfortable supporting and guiding others when needed with a collaborative and approachable style.

Whats involved:

• Youll provide technical expertise within a Scrum team across the full development stack (e.g. SQL).
• Youll contribute toward the Software Delivery Life Cycle (SDLC) process with an aim to design develop test & maintain high quality software.
• Youll collaborate within the scrum team to design and deliver solutions to existing issues and new features.
• Youll provide senior developer experience guidance & mentoring within the wider development community.
• Youll lead by example in volunteering and taking on more complex features.
• Youll participate in architectural discussions and help shape the technical direction of projects.
• Youll create and maintain unit tests to support the development of your code.
• Youll write clean scalable and efficient code.
• Youll work to the agreed prioritisation of requirements for development and to the agreed delivery dates against these requirements by understanding the business priorities the technical capability and the strategies of both the business and technology.
• Youll undertake Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) responsibilities supporting the SRE function in an acting-up capacity whilst working as a Senior Software Engineer. This includes demonstrating accountability fostering positive behaviours and effectively working within the on-call process to ensure reliable and efficient operations.
• Youll design and produce any necessary supporting documentation to enable management and maintenance of new components/ processes.
• Youll lead code reviews and ensure adherence to best practices and coding standards.
• Youll troubleshoot debug and upgrade existing systems.
• Youll actively participate in all agile ceremonies.
• Youll actively engage in pair programming sessions to share knowledge improve code quality and foster team cohesion.
• Youll support a culture of continuous improvement by actively mentoring peers sharing knowledge and encouraging open feedback.
• Youll participate in sprint review sessions to demonstrate recent work share technical insights and celebrate team achievements.
• Youll deputise for the for Leads take and act in their absence.
• Youll comply with the requirements and act in accordance with the Group Code of Conduct and Fitness and Propriety policies at all times.
• Youll ensure compliance with Company Policies Values and guidelines and other relevant standards/ regulations at all times.

Qualifications/ Experience

• Goodexperienceofenterprise service-oriented development
• Understanding of Development & Development Management techniques
• Experience in working in a DevOps environment supported by Agile Practices
• Extensive knowledge of and experience of
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server
• Strong knowledge & experience of Microsoft Azure Platform and Services

Skills

• Proven experience developing within C# .NET Environment.
• Proficiency in Web Development specifically using Angular.
• Significant knowledge and ability within SQL.
• Ability & Experience in working in a DevOps environment whilst incorporating Agile practices.
• Reasonableleadership and people management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good time management and organisation skills.
• Strong analytical andproblem-solvingskills.
• Complete understanding of aservice-basedapproach to technology including component service oriented and event driven architectures.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of a structured yet agile approach to development.
• Expertise including popular frameworks.

Behaviours

• Commercially focused and results driven.
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic.
• An organised and pro-active approach.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• A flexible approach and positive attitude.
• Emphasis on attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strives to drive business improvements to contribute to the success of the business.

Bring your expertise Angular Azure and DevOps and help us shape the future of our core platform.

What can we do for you

People first. Always. Were passionate about our colleagues and know the best people deserve an extraordinary working environment. We owe it to them so thats what we offer. Our workplaces are energetic inspirational supportive. To get a taste of the advantages youll enjoy take a look at all our perks in full here.

Intrigued Our Talent team can tell you everything you need to know about what we want and what were offering so feel free to get in touch.