Software Developer

Simplyhealth; Andover; Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

A progressive health company in Andover is seeking a Software Developer to collaborate with teams to deliver high-quality software solutions. This role involves contributing to an agile environment and modern digital products. Ideal candidates should have knowledge of both frontend and backend development, with technical skills in C#, Java, React, and cloud technologies. The company offers a competitive salary, generous benefits, and the flexibility to work from home while still attending the office weekly.

Benefits

Generous pension with a 6% contribution

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible benefits package

Wellbeing hub access

Recognition awards

Qualifications

• Experience with version control and Continuous Delivery tools.
• Exposure to testing frameworks like NUnit or JUnit.
• Ability to keep up with new tools and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and reviews.
• Translate user stories into testable code.
• Review code and ensure engineering standards are upheld.

Skills

Knowledge of frontend and backend development

Understanding of relational databases

Communication of technical concepts

Familiarity with agile tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence)

Tools

Git

Docker

AWS

Azure

Job description

We’re not just your average health company; we’re aiming to revolutionise access to healthcare in the UK by offering innovative health and wellbeing solutions that are affordable, accessible, and effective. From preventive care to comprehensive medical support, we aim to empower individuals to take charge of their health, inspiring them to make the most of their wellbeing. Added to that we’re the first health insurer in the UK to be awarded B-Corp status in recognition of our significant achievements in sustainability, in addition to our ambitious environmental and social responsibility goals.

As a Software Developer, you’ll collaborate with Developers, Product Owners, Analysts, Technical Architects and other IT colleagues to build high‑quality software solutions that meet real business needs.

You’ll work in an agile environment, contribute to creating a positive team culture, and take pride in delivering reliable, well‑tested, modern digital products.

If you're proactive, curious, and excited about using technology to make a meaningful impact, this role is for you.

Key responsibilities:

• Take part in daily stand‑ups, sprint planning, demos, and retros
• Translate user stories into high‑quality, testable code
• Evaluate feasibility and shape technical solutions
• Apply TDD and modern software engineering practices
• Review peer code and uphold our engineering standards
• Manage changes using Git and support CI/CD pipelines
• Stay curious - keeping up to date with new tools, frameworks, and technologies
• Communicate complex ideas clearly and simply

About You

To be considered you must have:

• Knowledge of frontend and backend development
• Understanding of relational databases and object‑oriented principles
• Knowledge of successfully applying modern software architectural principles and design patterns.
• Familiarity with agile delivery and collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence)
• Experience with version control (Git)
• Exposure to Continuous Delivery tools such as GitHub Actions, Octopus, or TeamCity
• Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively

Our dream candidate might also have the following technical skills:

• Backend: C#, Golang, Node.js, or Java
• Frontend: React, Next.js, React Native
• Testing frameworks such as NUnit or JUnit
• Typescript
• Cloud knowledge: AWS (Lambda, Cognito) and Azure (API Management, Functions)
• Docker and Terraform

What’s in it for you

As well as a competitive salary, our benefits package includes:

• Generous pension with a 6% pension gift from us
• 28 days holiday (plus bank holidays) - with the option to buy and sell a further 5 days
• Flexible benefits pot ( which you can choose to use against some great benefits such as critical illness, private medical insurance, shopping vouchers and more)
• Your own health plan
• Access to a wellbeing hub
• Recognition awards
• Give as you earn

We have a head office in Hampshire, but depending on your role, you’ll be able to enjoy our ‘smart working’ approach This means you can flex when and where you spend your time.For many of us this means day to day work can be handled remotely, but there will also be times when we need to come together in the office to collaborate, attend training sessions, induction, briefings and more. You can expect to be in our head office in Andover a minimum of once a week.

Your Recruitment Journey

We’re focused on providing an application, assessment and onboarding journey that is fair, consistent, diverse and inclusive for all, allowing us to hire top talent based on the skills and behaviours pivotal to your and our success.

Your process

• Screening call with Talent Acquisition Team
• Coderpad assessment
• Virtual Interview with the hiring manager and team
• 2 nd Interview with the Head of Engineering & Architecture

Please note: Working for a purpose driven company like ours is a fantastic opportunity so we often receive high volumes of applications for our roles. In these cases, we may close our job adverts early and aren’t able to consider applications after this time.