Software Engineer

Howden Group Ltd
Maidstone, United Kingdom
6 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Shift work
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 80K

Job location

Remote
Maidstone, United Kingdom

Tech stack

HTML
Java
.NET
API
Agile Methodologies
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
User Authentication
Azure
C Sharp (Programming Language)
CSS
Software as a Service
Computer Security
Information Technology Consulting
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration
Data Centers
Django
Iterative and Incremental Development
Python
OAuth
Systems Development Life Cycle
JSON Web Token
Amazon Connect
Test Driven Development
Blazor
Data Management

Job description

As a Senior Software Engineer at Howden, you will join one of our agile teams. You will harness the capabilities of Microsoft Azure, Blazor and C# to develop our front-end applications to create scalable, high-performing and user-friendly solutions that are secure and reliable.

You will participate in regular agile sessions, working closely with your team to deliver our roadmap whilst utilising your technical and critical-thinking skills. You will influence and encourage best practice. Our environment promotes cross-team learning and collaboration, ensuring you have opportunities to share knowledge and grow alongside your peers., A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity - there is no one Howden type. Instead, we're looking for individuals who share the same values as us:

  • Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new
  • We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges
  • We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond

Reasonable adjustments

We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours* or hybrid working*.

If you're excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it's the right fit for you, send us your application - if your profile fits the role's criteria, we will be in touch to assist in helping to get you set up with any reasonable adjustments you may require.

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Requirements

As a senior you will be comfortable and committed to coaching and mentoring less experienced colleagues to help them progress towards senior. You will help drive up standards and quality as well as maximising throughput of the team through a robust CI/CD mindset. Strong ability to communicate effectively and work with other seniors to take lead roles on architectural and technical designs and present these as part of team refinement., * A strong understanding of the broader technological landscape.

  • You will have a strong understanding and demonstrable use of HTML and CSS, C# and Blazor.
  • A keen eye for detail and a focus on putting users first.
  • A defensive mindset when consuming APIs and sanitising user inputs.
  • An understanding of accessibility needs and experience meeting relevant standards.
  • Experience with Test-driven Development and a strong commitment to high quality, maintainable and easy to understand code.
  • Strong understanding of security.
  • Experience of using observability, monitoring tools, and gathering data insights.
  • You have a detailed exposure to Azure cloud technologies.
  • A strong communicator and facilitator.
  • An experimental and scientific mindset leading to data-led decision making.
  • A strong understanding of agile development methodologies.
  • Genuinely believes in the value of continuous delivery practices and iterative development based on feedback.
  • Actively engage and participate in all agile sessions.
  • Ability to demonstrate working software to a mixture of technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Experience coaching and mentoring less experienced colleagues.
  • Working with the leadership team on identifying training needs within your team.
  • Working with our product owners in refining, designing and architecting solutions in keeping with, or challenging, existing patterns and technologies.
  • Spots and remediates risks in the SDLC.
  • Familiarity with architectural decision records.
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Benefits & conditions

We believe that great work and dedication should be rewarded, that's why we offer:

  • 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), pro-rated for part year service
  • A set of core benefits, designed with your health and financial protection in mind:
  • Life Assurance up to 4x salary, protecting your loved ones in case the worst should happen
  • Income protection, guaranteeing an income for up to 5 years in the event of an illness or injury
  • Contributory pension scheme - 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution, rising to 5% & 5% in April 2025
  • Access to a Healthcare Cashplan, which gives you access to a variety of health related benefits
  • Access to a host of lifestyle and financial benefits that you can choose from:
  • Discounts on gym membership across the UK
  • Salary sacrifice schemes - Travel Insurance, Cycle to Work, Car leasing, Technology purchase
  • Access to discounted personal health policies - Critical illness, private medical, dental plans
  • A range of insurance products available commission free, including home, motor, travel and specialist vehicles
  • Access to hundreds of high-street retailer discounts
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About the company

Howden is a collective - a group of talented and passionate people all around the world. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 18,000 employees spanning over 100 countries. People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It's what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities - work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering - you'll find like-minded people driving change at Howden., Tech: Blazor, C#, Azure, ADO, HTML, CSS. Moq, NUnit, bUnit, Automapper, Playwright. JMeter As one of the largest insurance groups in the world and the fifth largest employee-owned business in the UK, we manage premiums on behalf of millions of clients across a wide range of product offerings and our development team work on solutions that innovate and put the users' needs at the forefront., About Actian: Data at the Core, Innovation by Nature Actian is more than just a data management company; we are the architects of data intelligence for a hybrid, cloud-centric world. As a recognized global leader in hybrid data management and high-performance cloud..., About the Company: Alysian is a high-performing, boutique advisory firm specializing in delivering tailored strategic and technological solutions for leading private equity firms and their portfolio companies. With decades of combined cross-sector expertise, Alysian excels..., BAM UK & Ireland About BAM Building a sustainable tomorrow. Thats our mission and our promise at BAM. Its how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe. Find out exactly what skills, experience, and...

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