Lead Software Engineer (SaaS Delivery Platform)

WTW; Reigate; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

WTW is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to enhance their innovative Radar Live SaaS platform within a global engineering team. This role demands leadership in developing sophisticated software solutions while applying Agile methodologies to optimize delivery and promote best practices in a hybrid work environment. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in large scale SaaS applications, a strong technical background, and a collaborative spirit.

Qualifications

• Experience with full SaaS development lifecycle.
• Knowledge of best practices in software engineering.
• Experience with automation and testing of infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team responsible for developing and managing Radar Live SaaS.
• Provide technical oversight and guide best practices.
• Participate in Agile processes and improve team velocity.

Skills

API Design

User Experience

Cloud Technologies

Kubernetes

Microservices

Infrastructure as Code

Security Best Practices

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics

Job description

Summary:

As a Lead Software Engineer (SaaS delivery platform), you will join a substantial global engineering organisation and provide leadership to highly skilled engineers in the software platform area. You will be part of a team that follows Agile methodologies to deliver market-leading insurance solutions.
This is a new position created as the organisation continues to grow and accelerate the delivery of innovative solutions that harness the latest advances in technology.
The is a dedicated role to work on the evolution of SaaS delivery platform for WTW’s flagship product Radar Live SaaS. You will have worked on large scale and globally deployed SaaS applications that have a mature stack management capability. A sound technical background is essential to be successful in this role with experience in delivering large scale Cloud services.

The Role:

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team who are responsible for the development, delivery and management of the infrastructure and core services of Radar Live SaaSto high-quality standards.
• Provide technical oversight, guidance and leadership to the team (including code quality, best practices, processes, some aspects of release management, etc.).
• Design and document solutions meeting functional and non-functional requirements.
• Lead by example by getting directly involved in the day-to-day delivery of work with hands-on development, following best practices for maintainability, testability and performance.
• Participate in sprint planning meetings, daily stand-ups and sprint retrospectives, striving to continuously improve the team velocity, its processes and engineering practices.
• Coach and mentor colleagues, fostering a collaborative and quality-focused engineering culture.

Qualifications

The Requirements:

The essential skills/experience for this position are:

• Practical experience of designing and developing management and control plane solutions for line of business applications. This includes Stack Management, API Design and User Experience.
• Practical and commercial experience with the full SaaS development lifecycle: requirements capture and analysis, estimation, architecture and design, implementation, unit and system-level testing, deployment, operation and monitoring.
• Experience with software engineering best practices: object-oriented design and implementation, design patterns, SOLID principles and Agile methodology.
• Conduct PoC’s using the latest technologies and present the findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with Azure, Cloud and SaaS technologies.
• Experience with Kubernetes, docker and microservice development / deployment.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Pulumi desirable but not essential).
• Experience with Automation and Testing of Infrastructure artifacts.
• Experience with Security best practices.

Other highly desirable, but not essential skills are:

• Microsoft Azure Certification.
• Kubernetes Certification.
• Experience with high volume low latency SaaS systems.
• Experience with distributed and event driven architectures.
• Experience with Ingress Solutions such as Azure Front Door and API Management.
• Experience with IAM, Authentication / Authorisation.
• Degree-educated in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or equivalent industry experience
• Appreciation of current and emerging technologies along with their potential benefits and limitations.
• General knowledge of the Insurance Industry.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity.

At WTW, we trust you to know your work and the people, tools and environment you need to be successful. The majority of our colleagues work in a ”hybrid” style, with a mix of remote, in-person and in-office interactions dependent on the needs of the team, role and clients. Our flexibility is rooted in trust and “hybrid” is not a one-size-fits-all solution.

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