Senior Full Stack Developer

Aviva; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company in the UK seeks a Senior Full Stack Developer to join their Information and Workplace Retirement team. This role involves maintaining the Find and Combine product, focusing on system stability and performance. Candidates should have strong skills in PHP and Python, along with full stack development experience. The position offers a competitive salary of circa £70,000, generous benefits including a pension scheme, and opportunities for flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Bonus opportunity – 10% of annual salary

Generous pension scheme - up to 14% contribution

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Medical Benefit

Discount on Aviva products

Share schemes

Supportive policies including parental leave

Flexible benefits

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in PHP (Laravel and Slim frameworks) and solid experience with Python.
• Full stack development experience, including front-end and back-end.
• Knowledge of database design, SQL, and version control (Git).
• Ability to work independently and prioritise tasks.
• Experience in Agile environments and deploying to AWS EKS.

Responsibilities

• Join the IWR team supporting the Find and Combine product.
• Ensure platform stability, reliability, and performance.
• Work alongside developers, data scientists, and product owners.

Skills

Proficiency in PHP

Experience with Python

Full stack development

Knowledge of SQL

Experience with version control (Git)

Problem-solving skills

Agile environments

CI/CD practices

AWS EKS

Job description

Senior Full Stack Developer – National c£70,000, London c£75,000

Are you someone who loves solving complex technical problems and keeping systems running smoothly?

Enjoys working across the full stack and thrives in both PHP and Python environments?Is ready to take ownership of a critical platform that delivers real value to customers?Wants to work in a collaborative team where your expertise makes a direct impact?

A bit about the job

You’ll join our Information and Workplace Retirement (IWR) team at Aviva, supporting the Find and Combine product—a key service that helps customers locate and consolidate their pensions. This role exists to ensure the stability, reliability, and performance of the platform, enabling customers to manage their retirement savings with confidence. You’ll focus on Business-as-Usual (BAU) operations, bug fixes, and maintenance, working alongside a team of developers, a data scientist, and a product owner to deliver seamless service.

Skills and experience we’re looking for

• Strong proficiency in PHP (Laravel and Slim frameworks) and solid experience with Python.
• Full stack development experience, including front-end and back-end.
• Knowledge of database design, SQL, and version control (Git).
• Ability to work independently, prioritise tasks, and solve problems proactively.
• Experience in Agile environments, CI/CD practices and deploying to AWS EKS

What you’ll get for this role:

• Starting salary circa £70,000 (national) circa £75,000 (London) (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity – 10% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending at least 50% of our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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