Junior Software Engineer

Prima; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work from home/office

Learning resources & mentorship

Private healthcare

Gym discounts

Wellbeing programs

Mental health support

Job summary

Prima in London is seeking a Junior Software Engineer to join our Engineering team. You will contribute to core systems, build data pipelines, and participate in the full development lifecycle across ML-driven services and scalable microservices.

We value curiosity, quick learners, and the ability to break down problems. You’ll work with Python and ML packages, collaborate with a large team, and enjoy flexible work arrangements including home, office, or a mix.

Qualifications

• Ability to break down problems, learn quickly, and test different approaches.
• Programming foundations. Clean, maintainable code preferred.
• Curiosity for data, software and ML through coursework or projects.
• Interest in building end-to-end data systems from ingest to deployment.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development of Prima’s core systems, including ML-driven services and scalable microservices.
• Design and maintain data pipelines for ingest, transform and serve high quality data.
• Participate in the full engineering lifecycle from data exploration to deployment and monitoring.
• Learn continuously by experimenting and sharing ideas with teammates.

Skills

Problem solving

Fast learner

Curiosity for data/ML

End-to-end systems thinking

Tools

Python

Pandas

Scikit-learn

MLflow

Spark

Airflow

Job description

Are you looking for a new challenge?

Fancy helping us shape the future of motor insurance?

Prima could be the place for you.

Since 2015, we’ve been using our love of data and tech to rethink motor insurance and bring drivers a great experience at a great price. Our story began in Italy, where we’ve quickly become the number one online motor insurance provider. In fact, we’re trusted by over 5 million drivers. And now we’re expanding to help millions more drivers in the UK and Spain.

To help fuel that growth, we need a Junior Software Engineer to join our Engineering team.

This team is the beating heart of Prima. You’ll be joining over 350 engineers across software development, infrastructure, operations and security. Fueled by curiosity, experimentation and collaboration, you’ll help deliver scalable, impactful solutions that shape the future of insurance.

Excited to make an impact? Here are the details

What you’ll do

• Contribute to the development of Prima’s core systems, whether building ML-driven services, designing scalable data pipelines, or creating reliable microservices;
• Help design and maintain data pipelines that allow teams to ingest, transform, and serve high quality data efficiently;
• Participate in the full engineering lifecycle: from exploring data and developing models to deploying services and monitoring them in production;
• Learn continuously by experimenting, reading, and sharing ideas with teammates to stay current with new technologies.

What we’re looking for

• Ability to break down problems, learn quickly, and test different approaches;
• Programming foundations (language is not important. We value clean, maintainable code above all);
• Curiosity for data, software, and ML — whether from coursework, projects, or personal initiatives;
• Interest in building systems end-to-end: from ingesting and transforming data, to creating models, to deploying services;
• Motivation and eagerness to learn from more experienced teammates.

Nice-to-Have

• Participation in hackathons, open-source contributions, or side projects;
• Knowledge of Python and its main ML packages (pandas, scikit-learn, mlflow,...);
• Experience with data pipelines or distributed data systems (e.g., Spark, Airflow).

Why you’ll love it here

We want to make Prima a happy and empowering place to work. So if you decide to join us, you can expect plenty of perks.

Work Your Way:

Enjoy full flexibility – work from home, the office or a mix of both. Plus, work from anywhere for up to 30 days a year.

Grow with us:

We may move fast at Prima, but we move together. Get access to learning resources, mentorship and a growth plan tailored to you.

Thrive and perform:

Your best work begins when you feel your best. Enjoy private healthcare, gym discounts, wellbeing programs and mental health support.

At Prima, we celebrate uniqueness. If you don’t meet every requirement but are passionate about this role, we still want to hear from you. Innovation thrives on diverse perspectives.

Prima is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Need accommodations during the process? Email us at ----- Let’s build the future of insurance, together.