Senior Software Engineer (Golang)

Rvu; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% discretionary yearly bonus

Hybrid work model

Pension contributions up to 7.5%

Work from home budget £300

Parental leave

Job summary

Tempcover, part of the RVU group, seeks a Senior Engineer to help shape the next generation of our technology. You will own the development of insurance-based systems, both public-facing and internal, delivering impactful improvements.

You will drive Go adoption, work across AWS and Azure environments, and mentor others while supporting a hybrid working model from our London offices.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building large-scale Go services.
• Experience with AWS and Azure cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD and IaC concepts.
• Familiarity with React/Typescript is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Evolve and modernise large-scale systems to enable rapid adaptability.
• Lead adoption of Go and cloud technologies.
• Improve performance, reliability, and scalability of systems.
• Develop automation for deployment, monitoring, and scaling.
• Mentor junior engineers on best practices.

Skills

Golang

AWS

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Containerisation

React

NodeJS

Tools

SST

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloudflare

Job description

Description

Hybrid: 2 days per week in our Tower Bridge office and 1 time per month to our Fleet office
Tempcover

Tempcover is at the forefront of the fast-growing world of short-term insurance. Our mission is to make car insurance flexible, quick, and easy for drivers. We’ve sold millions of policies that have helped drivers get where they need to go, but we’re not finished there. We’re growing our team to help us continue in that mission. If you are extraordinary at what you do and want to be a part of a rapidly growing business at the cutting edge of the Insurtech industry, we would love to hear from you!
We’re part of RVU, a group of online brands that include: Confused, Uswitch, money.co.uk, and Mojo Mortgages.About the role

Tempcover is currently undertaking an overhaul of its systems to modernise and help us power the next generation of our technology. We are looking for a Senior Engineer who can bring experience to help shape this journey, working in a role with ownership, empowerment, and impact.

Each engineer plays an integral role in the development, delivery, maintenance, and support of our insurance-based systems, both public-facing and internal.

What you'll be doing

• Effectively evolve, enhance, and modernise large-scale systems to enable rapid adaptability and continuous improvement
• Drive the adoption of technologies like Go
• Improve the performance, reliability, and scalability of our systems
• Develop and drive automation for deployment, monitoring, and scaling of infrastructure. Build tools and processes to enable continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD)
• Make data-guided decisions that impact core business metrics and processes
• Solid understanding of platform and reliability engineering approaches, including observability, performance optimisation, capturing analytics, and security best practices
• Facilitate collaboration between teams and build a culture of continuous improvement
• Mentor more junior engineers, providing guidance on engineering best practices, coding standards, and troubleshooting.

What we're looking for

The highest level of proficiency developing applications using most of the following:

• Strong Golang knowledge and experience
• Knowledge of AWS products like Lambdas, DynamoDB, etc but also comfortable in Azure and Azure devops environments
• Containerisation and IaC approach (Terraform, SST are definitely a plus)
• A good understanding of development methodologies and design patterns
• C# ASP.NET, .Net Core also a plus but not necessary
• Cloudflare
• Experience with React, Typescript, Astro and NodeJS are definitely a plus.

You don’t need to tick off everything on this list - so don’t let that hold you back from applying. We want to make sure you’re learning plenty during your time with us!

Our commitment to you
We are dedicated to developing valuable, inclusive, and user-friendly products and services that deliver positive outcomes for all of our customers. To achieve this, it’s essential that our teams reflect the diverse range of people in our community. We believe in being the change we wish to see in the world, by embracing our differences and holding ourselves accountable to being open and inclusive teammates and wider community members.

What we offer

We want to give you a great work environment, support your growth both personally and professionally, and provide benefits that make your time at RVU even more enjoyable. Here are some of the benefits you can look forward to:

• 10% discretionary yearly bonus and yearly pay reviews (based on RVU and personal performance)
• A hybrid working approach with 2 in-office days per week and up to 22 working days per year to “work from anywhere”
• Employer-matching pension contributions up to 7.5%
• A one-off £300 “work from home” budget to help contribute towards a great work environment at home
• Excellent maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption leave policy, for those key moments in your life
• 25 days holiday (increasing with years of employment to 30 days) + 2 days “my time” per year
• Private medical cover, critical illness cover, and employee assistance programme
• A healthy learning and training budget
• Electric vehicle and cycle to work schemes
• Free in-office gym, accessible 7 days a week
• Free breakfast in the office daily
• You’ll be equipped with great technology (choice of Mac or Windows)
• Free access to the Calm and Peppy app for physical and mental health
• Regular events - from team socials to company-wide events with insightful external speakers, we want to make sure our colleagues continue to feel connected.

We combine the close-knit and agile environment of a start-up with the know-how, technology, and backing of a well-established company. We use our shared knowledge to empower people and help them make decisions confidently across a range of household services. The RVU mission is clear: empowering people, transforming industries. With our unique set of brands under the RVU umbrella, we have the power to reach millions of consumers and the technology to deliver a world-class online experience for them.