Full Stack Software developer

CDL Software; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software house in the UK is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to join its Insurance Retail team. The role involves working on product delivery and cloud migrations, with a strong backend focus. Candidates should have expertise in Java, Spring, React, and DevOps practices. This position offers a hybrid work model and a competitive salary of £42,000 to £49,000 annually.

Benefits

Salary up to £49,000 p.a.

Hybrid Working (2 Days a Week in the office)

25 days holiday increasing with service

Health and Wellbeing programme

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Diversity and Inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Java and Spring frameworks.
• Proficiency in front-end development with React and TypeScript.
• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks.
• Proficient in using Gitlab for version control.
• Experience with Kibana for monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

Responsibilities

• Work with a squad responsible for delivery, maintenance, and support of CDL products.
• Migrate products to the cloud and provide support and enhancements.
• Backend work constitutes 80% of responsibilities.

Skills

Java and Spring frameworks

React and TypeScript

Automated testing frameworks

Gitlab for version control

Kibana for monitoring

Terraform and Infrastructure as Code

Tools

AWS

DevOps tools

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate Full Stack Software Engineer to join one of many agile squads in the Insurance Retail family. We are looking for someone who likes a challenge, wants to embrace a DevOps culture and brings ideas around improved ways of working. We are also looking for someone who is a team player and can collaborate with different people of technical ability.

About CDL

CDL is one of the UK’s leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport. It has a consistent history in the high-volume retail insurance sector. CDL has spearheaded developments in the aggregator, web and telematics space, including connected home, enrichment and self-service solutions. The company’s robust and innovative technologies have enabled its customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace. We have built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on cultivating an inspiring working environment with our employees at the heart of our company. In a nutshell we are the market leading software house in our industry, creating the software, websites & apps for the Insurance & Finance sector across the UK. If you were to go on a price comparison website, approximately 65% of the companies on there are our clients!

Role Details

Department: Insurance Retail

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: North West UK - Hybrid

Workplace type: Hybrid

Compensation: £42,000 - £49,000 / year

Reporting To: Jed Shaw (This role's hiring manager)

Key Responsibilities

• You will be working with a squad responsible for the delivery, maintenance, and support of several CDL products.
• Be closely involved in projects to migrate some of those products to the cloud and provide support and feature enhancements adhering to a product delivery roadmap.
• This role is heavily back end loaded with the frontend component making up 20% of workload.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Essential
• Strong knowledge of Java and Spring frameworks.
• Proficiency in front-end development with React and TypeScript.
• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks.
• Proficient in using Gitlab for version control.
• Experience with Kibana for monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

• Highly Desirable
• Experience with Automated Testing
• Experience with Cloud technologies particularly AWS.
• Experience with DevOps tools and practices.

Benefits

• Salary up to £49,000 p.a. within CDL’s level 4 banding, with career progression opportunities.
• Hybrid Working (2 Days a Week in the office - SK4 2HD).
• 25 days holiday to start, increasing by 1 day per year of service up to 30 days.
• Flexibility, training and development platform, and opportunities for career progression.
• Health and Wellbeing programme, life and health assurance.
• Electric Vehicle Scheme, pension, cycle to work, and on-site facilities and social activities.
• Diversity and Inclusion initiatives and community projects.

About CDL Software

The UK’s biggest insurance retailers rely on CDL's trend-setting solutions to drive success and growth. CDL’s ambition and commitment has produced a track record of delivering exactly that, with a client base that includes some of the most profitable insurance operations in the UK. This policy was last updated in April 2025.