MuleSoft Engineer

Direct Line Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9% employee contributed pension

Insurance discounts on home, motor, &旅

Health and dental insurance

Bonus up to 10%

EV car scheme

25 days holidays

Share scheme: Buy as you earn

Employee discounts

Job summary

Direct Line Group is seeking a MuleSoft Engineer for a hybrid role based in London to design, develop and maintain MuleSoft APIs. The role focuses on REST and SOAP APIs, RAML contracts, and DataWeave transformations, with production support and API improvements.

You will work in an engineering team, contribute to API patterns, and participate in reviews while enjoying a benefits package and on-site London office days as part of a flexible, hybrid work setup.

Qualifications

• Design and refactor complex APIs to integrate with internal and external systems.
• Production maintenance support to monitor and troubleshoot production issues.
• Enhancements to existing APIs.
• Implement new REST or SOAP APIs.
• Understand the solution and contribute to optimisations.
• Contribute to API development methods, tools and techniques.
• Apply standards and tools for well-engineered outcomes.
• Participate in code reviews and lead peers' reviews.

Responsibilities

• Designs, codes, verifies, tests, documents, amends and refactors complex APIs to integrate with Internal and External systems.
• Production maintenance support to monitor and troubleshoot production issues.
• Enhancements to existing APIs.
• Implement new REST or SOAP APIs.
• Understand the solution and contribute for the optimisations.
• Participate & Contributes to the software engineering community in the selection API development methods, tools and techniques.
• Applies agreed standards and tools to achieve well‑engineered outcomes.
• Participates in reviews of own work and leads reviews of colleagues' work.

Skills

MuleSoft 4.x

RAML design

DataWeave

REST APIs

SOAP APIs

AWS basics

API-led connectivity

Integration patterns

Java 8+

AppDynamics

MCD certification

Job description

DLG is evolving. Across every facet of our business, our teams are embracing new opportunities and putting customers at the heart of everything they do. By joining them, you'll have the opportunity to not just be recognised for your skills but encouraged to build upon them and empowered to do your absolute best.

What we look for:

We are looking for a MuleSoft Engineer to join our Engineering team on a full-time permanent basis and design and develop APIs using MuleSoft technology and also provide maintenance support for existing Mule APIs.

This is a hybrid role with two working days in our London office.

What you will be doing

• Designs, codes, verifies, tests, documents, amends and refactors complex APIs to integrate with Internal and External systems

• Production maintenance support to monitor and troubleshoot production issues

• Enhancements to existing APIs

• Implement new REST or SOAP APIs

• Understand the solution and contribute for the optimisations

• Participate & Contributes to the software engineering community in the selection API development methods, tools and techniques.

• Applies agreed standards and tools to achieve well‑engineered outcomes

• Participates in reviews of own work and leads reviews of colleagues' work.

What skills and qualities you need to bring

• Expertise in Designing and Developing APIs using MuleSoft 4.x version

• Expertise in creating/amending API contracts using RAML design

• Expertise in implementing medium to complex transformations using Dataweave language

• Deep level of knowledge in REST and SOAP APIs

• Analytical and Troubleshooting skills to resolve production issues

• Basic level understanding of AWS components like EC2, CloudWatch, SQS, DynamoDB etc.,

• API led connectivity architecture

• Deep level of knowledge in Integration Design patterns.

Preferable Skills

• Previous experience in Production support and enhancements projects

• Basic knowledge in Insurance domain preferably in Motor Insurance.

• Experience in Java 8 and above versions

• Monitoring tools like AppDynamics

• MCD certification

The role will require ad‑hoc availability during out-of-office hours in case of any production issues or deployments (on call/call out payment scheme in place)

Benefits

We recognise we wouldn't be where we are today without our colleagues, and that's why we offer such excellent benefits designed to suit you as and when you need them:

• 9% employee contributed pension

• 50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover

• Additional optional Health and Dental insurance

• Up to 10% bonus

• EV car scheme allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug‑in hybrid car in a tax‑efficient way.

• 25 days holidays

• Buy as you earn share scheme

• Employee discounts and cashback

Ways of Working

Our hybrid model way of working offers a 'best of both worlds' approach combining the best parts of home and office‑working, offering flexibility for everyone. When you'll be in the office depends on your role, but most colleagues are in 2 days a week, and we'll consider the flexible working options that work best for you.

We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any reasonable adjustments within this recruitment process, please reach out to us and we can discuss how we can support you with this.

We want everyone to get the most out of their time at DLG. Which is why we've looked beyond the financial rewards and created an offer that takes your whole life into account. Supporting our people to work at their best - whatever that looks like - and offering real choice, flexibility, and a greater work‑life balance that means our people have time to focus on the things that matter most to them. Our benefits are about more than just the money you earn. They're about recognising who you are and the life you live.

Be yourself

Direct Line Group is an equal opportunity employer, and we think diversity of background and thinking is a big strength in our people. We're delighted to feature as one of the UK's Top 50 Inclusive Employers and are committed to making our business an inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves and succeed in their careers. We know you're more than a CV, and the things that make you, you, are what bring potential to our business. We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.