Senior Developer (Manchester)

Insight Investment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Investment is hiring a Senior Developer for the Individual Retirement Solutions team in Manchester. This role focuses on building secure, user-friendly applications while collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in .NET and Python, with experience in large-scale web application development. Insight Investment values inclusivity and encourages applications from all backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building large scale web applications.
• Understanding of OOP, SOLID principles, and TDD/BDD/ATDD.
• Experience with Azure services and message-driven architecture.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into user-facing features using .NET and Python.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the team by enhancing delivery processes.
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers.

Skills

Proficiency in .NET (C#)

Experience with Python

Strong problem-solving skills

Excellent communication

Experience with CI/CD pipelines

Knowledge of security best practices for web development

Familiarity with RESTful APIs

Job description

Insight Investment is looking for a Senior Developer to join the Individual Retirement Solutions team in Manchester. The team is seeking a Senior Developer with expertise in .NET and Python to design, develop, and maintain our Retirement Pathway products.

The role involves working within a collaborative, cross-functional team to create a secure, user-friendly suite of applications that meets the needs of independent Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) and internal stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have proven experience building large scale retail web applications and be able to work within a collaborative cross functional delivery team.

Role Responsibilities

• Understand business requirements and translate them into user-facing features using .NET (C#) and Python.

• Work closely with other members of the Individual Retirement Solutions team to understand the logic and rationale behind the Retirement Pathway
• Participate and contribute to the go-to-market strategy for this new business line
• Own features and releases to ensure they are delivered as quickly as possible without compromising on quality
• Take a security first approach to development to protect sensitive data and Insight’s reputation.
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers.
• Inform and improve our testing strategy, working with other developers and QAs to evolve our test suites (Unit, Integration and Automation tests)
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the team by enhancing our delivery process and coding efficiency
• Work closely with Insight’s existing technology organization to ensure corporate standards and regulatory requirements are met
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies.
• Participate in and, where appropriate, lead meetings with business stakeholders

Experience Required

• Proficiency in .NET (C#)
• Experience with Python
• Fundamentals and approaches: OOP, SOLID principles, TDD/BDD/ATDD
• Experience with message driven architecture, ideally with Azure Service Bus
• Experience with Azure PaaS services
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (TeamCity, GitHub Workflows)
• Knowledge of event sourcing, ideally with Eventuous
• Knowledge of security best practices for web development
• Pair/Mob programming and performing peer code reviews
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and asynchronous request handling
• Experience with version control systems, preferably Git
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills

Insight is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at [e-mail]

About Insight Investment

Insight Investment is a leading asset manager focused on designing investment solutions to meet its clients’ needs. Founded in 2002, Insight’s collaborative approach has delivered both investment performance and growth in assets under management. Insight manages assets across its core liability-driven investment, risk management, full-spectrum fixed income, currency and absolute return capabilities.

Insight has a global network of operations in the UK, Ireland, Germany, US, Japan and Australia. More information about Insight Investment can be found at:www.insightinvestment.com