SOFTWARE ENGINEER (V DELIVERY)

Open GI is a leading software development company and a trusted partner to the general insurance industry. Based across the UK and Europe, our support and development services make us a truly diverse organization that offers a range of IT solutions to insurance brokers, insurers, and managing general agents. It is our mission to be both the Technology Partner and Employer of Choice to the UK General Insurance market. Our people are placed at the heart of this and diversity, equality and inclusion are central to everything we do. We know the key to achieving success is to enable a positive, inclusive, and collaborative working culture, and, as part of our commitment, we have signed up for a number of pledges and programmes designed to support and nurture our people. No matter where you sit or which team you are a part of, we want you to know that you contribute in helping us to shape where the company will be in the future. We would love for each employee to be able to talk with pride about our company and, most importantly, consider Open GI to be an inclusive, fun and fulfilling place to work. Our team designs and develops high-quality software for the Commercial Insurance market. We integrate with multiple external and internal platforms, aiming to provide excellent software journeys, offering a wide range of products and services, to our growing customer base. We are looking for a technical contributor who can apply the knowledge of tools, engineering principles, programming languages, and technical practices to produce well-crafted quality software. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an evolving and fast-paced team whereby you can leverage your knowledge and expertise working on a variety of technology stacks. Your key responsibilities Write high-quality, testable code, following clean coding principles. Deploy all code types safely, rapidly, and sustainably. Work autonomously on group and individual projects, taking initiative. Manage stakeholder relationships with clear, proactive communication. Follow secure coding guidelines and prioritize security early. Participate in team ceremonies, understanding their purpose. Understand business value and domain details with user empathy. Use estimation techniques to predict development effort. Support production platforms, responding to failures and fixing issues. Positively impact team engineering practices. Continuously seek process and working improvements. Our Technology and Tools C#/VB MVC Multi-tiered ASP.NET Web Application Partially hosted in Azure, including Azure Kubernetes, Application Insights, Azure API Management, Blob Storage Microservice architecture Latest versions of .Net Core (up to version 6) Latest versions of .Net Framework (up to version 4.8) Azure Dev Ops for repository and pipeline management GIT/TFS CI/CD SQL Agile Principles What you’ll need to succeed Essential Experience/Skills Typically, 3+ years of experience working as a Software Engineer Building, running, and supporting enterprise-scale web applications in production. Working within an agile environment C# and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) MVC and ASP.NET web applications Writing comprehensive unit tests Knowledge of relational databases (e.g., SQL, MySQL) Strong problem-solving skills Knowledge of API development Continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) Dev Ops Desirable Experience Azure Dev Ops Working with evolving architectures Cloud-native architecture (Azure, AWS or GCP) Knowledge of Azure Kubernetes and containerisation Aptitudes Drives to outcomes: focuses on results and desired outcomes and how best to achieve them. Ownership and accountability: takes personal accountability and ownership for their work. Continuous improvement: advances by ongoing, incremental improvement through continuous learning, questioning the status quo and trying out creative and novel ideas. Emotional Intelligence: recognizes, understands, and manages their own emotions and recognizes the emotions of others. Teamworking – Demonstrates strong teamwork skills, by collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve shared goals and resolve challenges. Mission and Values Our mission is to be both the Technology Partner and Employer of choice for the UK General Insurance Market. Our values are central to this vision, as they represent how we collaborate to continually deliver for our customers: Accountability: We own our actions and shape our success on the results we deliver Innovation: We tackle challenges with fresh thinking and bold ideas Teamwork: We work together, recognising we can’t do this without each other Trust: We build trust on integrity, transparency and respect Benefits package Competitive salary depending on skills and experience Company pension Bonus opportunity Life assurance and critical illness cover Cycle to work scheme Perkbox – an exclusive platform offering a wide range of discounts and benefits Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum, increasing to 26 days per annum after three years of service & a holiday purchase scheme A hybrid approach to work Opportunity for a more flexible approach to start, finish, and lunchtimes to allow you to better manage events outside of work Social clubs - whether you’re into your cycling, crafts, or other hobbies, we have a number of groups at Open GI where individuals who enjoy the same pursuits can get together Wellbeing – wills at work scheme, employee assistance programme and mental health first aiders Please be aware that we are looking for candidates who are currently based within a 50-mile radius of the Worcester or Winchester office for this role. 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