Hybrid Software Developer (8‑Month FTC)

Simplyhealth; Winchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension with 6% pension gift

36 days holiday (plus 5 can buy/sell)

Flexible benefits pot

Your own health plan

Wellbeing hub access

Shopping discounts

Recognition awards healthcare scheme

Give as you earn

3 volunteering days

Job summary

Simplyhealth is seeking a Software Developer for an 8-month fixed-term contract in a hybrid role anchored at the Andover office. You will design, build, test, and maintain software products that support customers, colleagues, and business goals, collaborating within a cross-functional delivery team to translate stories into actionable tasks.

You will contribute to code reviews, ensure robust testing, and apply best practices, with a focus on performance, security, and maintainability while

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and maintain software solutions that meet customer, colleague, and business needs.
• Translate user stories and acceptance criteria into clear technical tasks and deliverable solutions.
• Break down work, assess technical feasibility, and provide realistic estimates.
• Produce well-structured, reliable, secure, and maintainable code.
• Ensure code is well tested, using test-first approaches where appropriate.
• Contribute to code reviews, pairing, and constructive technical feedback.
• Consider performance, security, scalability, and maintainability as part of day-to-day development.
• Apply engineering best practices and follow agreed technology standards.
• Work closely with developers, quality engineers, product managers, tech leads, platform engineers, and stakeholders to deliver fit-for-purpose solutions.
• Communicate progress, risks, blockers, and technical decisions clearly and early.
• Take ownership of work from initial understanding through to delivery.
• Work collaboratively, supporting shared ownership of outcomes rather than working in isolation.
• Show curiosity and willingness to learn when working with unfamiliar technologies, tools, or parts of the system.
• Look beyond assigned tasks to identify gaps, risks, dependencies, and opportunities to support the team or improve delivery.
• Take a thoughtful problem-solving approach, using documentation, team knowledge, engineering judgement, and appropriate tools to understand problems and shape practical outcomes.
• Support other developers through coaching, pairing, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.
• Share learning and good practice within the team and wider engineering community.
• Keep up to date with relevant tools, technologies, and engineering approaches.
• Look for opportunities to improve engineering quality, team processes, and delivery effectiveness.

Skills

Software development

Job description

Simplyhealth is seeking a Software Developer for an 8-month fixed-term contract in a hybrid role anchored at the Andover office. You will design, build, test, and maintain software products that support customers, colleagues, and business goals, collaborating within a cross-functional delivery team to translate stories into actionable tasks.

You will contribute to code reviews, ensure robust testing, and apply best practices, with a focus on performance, security, and maintainability while