Intermediate Software Engineer – Squad IHP

CDL Software; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software development company in Manchester is seeking an Intermediate Developer to join their team focused on continuous integration and delivery using the latest technologies. The candidate should have strong knowledge of Go and CI tools like Gitlab CI, with the ability to write robust automated tests. This role offers a salary up to £48,000 per year with hybrid working options, excellent training, and benefits including 25 days holiday and a comprehensive health and wellbeing program.

Benefits

Hybrid Working

25 days holiday

Health and Wellbeing programme

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Pension scheme

Community projects and volunteer days

Qualifications

• Intermediate level Developer role focusing on a team environment.
• Experience with distributed systems, both cloud and on-premise.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in the product lifecycle from discovery to delivery.
• Involve in coding, testing, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment.
• Champion best practices while improving your own skillset.

Skills

Strong knowledge of Go

Knowledge of CI Tools such as Gitlab CI

Ability to write effective and robust automated tests

Experience of working on distributed systems

Tools

AWS

Docker

Terraform

Angular

Python

Java

Job description

Description

Do you enjoy working collaboratively, focusing on continuous integration and delivery, and leveraging the latest tools and technologies while facilitating problem-solving? We’re looking for an intermediate-level Developer who thrives in a team environment and takes ownership of challenges—seeing them through from discovery to delivery.

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. As a result, 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!

Key Responsibilities

You’ll play a key role in a team working on one of our flagship products, hosted on AWS. This product undergoes numerous medium- to large-scale initiatives and enhancements aimed at delivering exceptional user experiences and driving revenue for CDL.

Working in an agile environment, you’ll be involved in every aspect of the product lifecycle—from discovery and design through coding, testing, CI / CD pipelines, and deployment. You’ll also have the opportunity to leverage approved AI tools to accelerate delivery.

Quality is at the heart of what we do, so you’ll have the time and space to build robust systems. In return, you’ll help deliver a highly engineered, highly available product. We expect you to champion best practices while continuously improving your own skillset.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Must have’s

• Strong knowledge of Go
• Knowledge of CI Tools such as Gitlab CI
• Ability to write effective and robust automated tests
• Experience of working on distributed systems, whether in the cloud or on-prem

Nice knowledge to have

• AWS
• Agile development
• Infrastructure as Code, e.g. Terraform
• Event driven architecture
• UI development such as Angular
• NoSQL databases
• Java and Python to understand the existing codebase
• Docker

Our Tech Stack

• AWS serverless technologies such as ecs, lambdas, api gateway and step functions
• Angular / Typescript for UI development
• Go / Python / Java for backend development

Benefits

Salary

The salary for the role of Intermediate Software Engineer pays up to £48,000p.a. providing a fantastic opportunity for career progression through CDL’s clearly defined career framework ( https://progression.cdl.co.uk/ ).

Your growth and advancement within CDL are only limited by your own ambition and effort.

• Hybrid Working (2 Days a Week in the office - SK4 2HD)
• Truly flexible working.
• 25 days holiday to start, increasing by 1 day per 1 year of service up to 30 days.
• Top employer for 9th year running
• Excellent training and development platform
• Opportunities for career progression
• Health and Wellbeing programme
• Virtual activities, lunch and learns, coffee mornings and meetups.
• Life and health assurance
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Established Recognition Award System
• Great Parental Benefits
• Diversity and Inclusion network
• Pension scheme
• Community projects and volunteer days
• Refer a friend bonus

Campus Benefits

• On-site free parking
• Open plan modern offices
• Quiet Spaces are also available
• Shuttle bus to and from the station
• Subsidised restaurant
• Games room and chill out zone
• Annual Hackathon & Deep Racer Events
• Social activities, regular social events through our social group Xtra, including a summer BBQ, competitions, bowling, go-karting, football games, Winter party and much more!
• Car wash, barber, yoga classes, boot camp and massage services all on site
• Cycle to work scheme
• Shower and dry rooms

Diversity and inclusion

We’re on a journey to keep innovating, that means welcoming new ideas and ways of thinking.

CDL recognises that building a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements and workplace adjustments with all our applicants.

The UKs biggest insurance retailers rely on CDLs trend setting solutions to drive success and growth. Our ambition and commitment has produced a track record of delivering exactly that. The result is a client base that includes some of the most profitable insurance operations in the UK.