Lead Application Developer

US012 Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC; Worcester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Lead Application Developer, where you will lead a talented team in delivering high-quality software solutions. You will have the opportunity to innovate, mentor, and grow within a collaborative environment, enhancing both the team's and clients' experiences. This role offers a chance to work with cutting-edge technologies in a supportive atmosphere.

Benefits

Generous time off, including personal and volunteering days

Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software development, including 2+ years in leadership.
• Hands-on experience with complex software delivery and microservices architecture.
• Interest in new technologies and trends.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in the design, development, and debugging of applications.
• Mentor and teach developers, promoting technology standards.
• Manage complex projects ensuring high-quality product delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Agile Methodology

Collaboration

Creative Solutioning

API Management

Cloud Technologies

Distributed Systems

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

.NET

SQL

NoSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

Job description

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Award-winning, inclusive, Top Workplace culture doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a result of hard work by extraordinary people. More than 9,000 of the industry’s brightest talent drive our efforts to deliver purposeful work and meaningful impact every day. Learn more about what makes us different and how you can thrive as a Lead Application Developer at MMA.

Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA) provides business insurance, employee health & benefits, retirement, and private client insurance solutions to organizations and individuals seeking limitless possibilities. With 170 offices across North America, we combine the personalized service model of a local consultant with the global resources of the world’s leading professional services firm, Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC).

A day in the life.

As a Lead Application Developer on the MMA Application Development team, you’ll head a team of developers in the design, development, coding, testing, and debugging of applications. These applications are vital to the success of the organization and add value to our client’s experience. As a lead developer, you will mentor and teach other developers, as well as promote MMA (Marsh & McLennan Agency) technology standards, process, and procedures of the software development life cycle. Through servant-style leadership, you will manage a team capable of handling complex projects and resulting in high-quality products.

Our future colleague.

We’d love to meet you if your professional track record includes these skills:

• Proven ability to lead an innovative, motivated Custom Application Development Team to enhance the business through collaboration, innovation, creative solutioning, and delivery excellence.

• Successful delivery of highly scalable digital products while navigating complex, urgent, and technically challenging questions and issues.

• Design, coding, testing, and debugging of applications within coding standards and best practices.

• Building strong relationships with stakeholders, including project teams, business analysts, product owners, scrum-masters, developers, and testers.

• 10+ years of experience, including 2+ years of leadership in delivering scalable digital products.

• Hands-on experience with:

• Complex software product delivery in an Agile environment.
• Building distributed systems at scale based on microservices architecture.
• Object-oriented programming using languages such as Blazor, C#, .NET, IIS, SQL, and NoSQL databases.
• API Management systems like Apigee and Informatica, REST API design and implementation.
• Azure and/or AWS cloud technologies.
• Container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Continuous integration, build, and test automation (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, JFrog Artifactory).
• Code reuse to decrease time to market and increase scalability.
• Monitoring system performance trends and recommending improvements.
• Managing user stories, backlog, and sprints using Scrum framework.

• Interest in new technologies and trends in Open Source, UI, AI, etc.

These additional qualifications are a plus:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Insurance or Finance Industry knowledge.

We value candidates who are close to meeting these qualifications. Don’t hesitate to apply if you’re interested.

We promote colleague well-being through benefits, professional development, and opportunities for personal fulfillment outside of work.

Some benefits include:

• Generous time off, including personal and volunteering days.
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities.