Software Engineer

Willis Towers Watson; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the insurance sector is searching for a passionate full stack developer to join their expanding engineering team in Ipswich. This hybrid role involves working on innovative applications and contributing to both new development and support for existing users. The position offers a competitive salary, 15% bonus, and benefits including private healthcare and certification support.

Benefits

Private health care

Competitive pension package

Pluralsight access

Support for certifications

Qualifications

• Proficiency in responsive single-page applications using Angular, JavaScript, TypeScript.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development lifecycle.
• Strong team player with an adaptable mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain high-quality software applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and deliver new features.
• Troubleshoot and debug applications to optimize performance.

Skills

Angular

C#

SQL Server

JavaScript

TypeScript

HTML

SCSS

UX principles

Agile/Scrum

CI/CD

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Description

We are searching for a passionate and talented full stack developer to join our dynamic and expanding engineering team! You'll be working on our flagship and satellite applications, contributing to innovative feature development and greenfield projects. It's an exciting time to join us as we expand globally. We pride ourselves on staying at the forefront of technology and fostering personal growth, ensuring everyone becomes an integral part of our journey. All applications are fully cloud-enabled within Azure.

As modern developers, we acknowledge that we cannot know everything and will support you in growing your knowledge. As a full stack developer, you will alternate between supporting the existing user base and engaging in new development. We foster a culture where developers play a key role in contributing to requirements from inception to completion. This is a hybrid position with 2 days on site in Ipswich, 3 days WFH. The package also includes private health care, a competitive pension package, 15% bonus, Pluralsight access with support for certifications and more.

At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity.

The Role:

• Develop, test, and maintain high-quality software applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deliver new features.
• Troubleshoot and debug applications to optimize performance.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends.
• Document solutions and mentor more junior staff
• Implement test-related code (unit tests, test frameworks and associated automated test cases).
• Take the lead on new initiatives.
• Suggest new approaches and influence development standards and processes.

Qualifications

The Requirements:

• The technology stack includes Angular, C# (with EF Core), SQL Server along with other suitable technologies within the Azure space.
• Proficiency in the design and development of responsive single-page/progressive web applications using JavaScript/TypeScript/HTML/SCSS (e.g. Angular, React, Vue).
• Strong appreciation of UX principles working from wireframes/mock-ups and other assets produced by UX designers.
• Experience with some of the following Service Bus, Serverless Functions App Services, Service Bus, SQL Azure, SignalR.
• Experience with the Agile/Scrum development lifecycle in a commercial/production environment.
• Experience with software engineering best practices: object-oriented, design patterns, SOLID principles.
• Strong team player with an adaptable mindset, eager to learn and champion modern approaches and technologies where appropriate.

Other highly desirable, nice to have skills are:

• Experience developing test frameworks/test cases for web UI’s and RESTful services
• Experience using Azure DevOps.
• Experience with any of the following Service Bus, Serverless Functions App Services, Service Bus, SQL Azure, SignalR.
• General knowledge of the Insurance Industry.
• Experience with CI/CD deployment processes, with a particular focus on developing and support YAML-based deployments.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity.

At WTW, we trust you to know your work and the people, tools and environment you need to be successful. The majority of our colleagues work in a ”hybrid” style, with a mix of remote, in-person and in-office interactions dependent on the needs of the team, role and clients. Our flexibility is rooted in trust and “hybrid” is not a one-size-fits-all solution.