Senior Software Engineer - Tempcover

At RVU we combine the close-knit and agile environment of a startup, with the know-how, technology and backing of a well-established company. Our mission is to empower people to make confident decisions. With our unique set of brands, including Uswitch, Confused.com, Tempcover, Money.co.uk and Mojo, we have the power to reach millions of consumers and the technology to deliver a world class online experience for them.

About 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. So far, we’ve sold over 4.5 million 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 InsureTech industry, we would love to hear from you.

The role:

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

This role focuses primarily on the systems owned by the team, software engineers are tasked with contributing to all aspects of the software development lifecycle, from design to delivery and ongoing support and maintenance.

Responsibilities include:

• Drive the migration architecture from C# ASP.NET, .NET Core to Go/Python.
• Iteratively develop new application features to improve our products.
• Write code that follows our patterns and practices and fit for purpose.
• Automation testing of built features.
• Build functionality that is extensible.
• Take part in peer reviews with your colleagues, offering advice and taking on board suggestions to share knowledge.
• Identify issues and their underlying causes and clearly communicate them.
• Participate in project kick off meetings, offering suggestions and timeframes.
• Mentoring of team members where necessary.

Our commitment to you:

We hold ourselves accountable to being open and inclusive teammates and community members. We embrace our differences and are committed to creating an inclusive environment that reflects the world we live in.

Requirements

• High level of proficiency developing applications using most of the following:

• Go/Python
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• SOLID Principles
• Web API
• React/Typescript
• C# ASP.NET, .Net Core
• Familiarity working within a SCRUM agile development environment.
• A good understanding of development methodologies and design patterns.
• The ability to investigate issues and both define and follow through on their resolution.
• Experience working in a Cloud computing environment.
• Experience in containerisation.
• Experience using IaC.

Location & Hybrid working

• This role will sit in our Fleet office 2 days per week (or more if you prefer).

Benefits

We want to give you a great work environment. We want to contribute to both your personal and professional development and give you great benefits to make your time at Tempcover even more enjoyable. Some of these benefits include:

• A competitive salary and bonus package
• Employer matching pension up to 7.5%
• Hybrid approach of in-office and working from home where each employee spends 2 days per week in-office for increased collaboration
• 30 days "working from anywhere" per year
• 25 days holidays (excl bank holidays) increasing 1 day per year of employment up to 30 days
• 2 days "my time" per year
• £300 ‘Work from Home’ budget when you join to contribute towards a great work environment at home
• Excellent maternity, paternity and adoption leave policy, for those key moments in your life incl. 5 days paid Emergency Time Off for parents and carers
• Regular in-person and virtual events - from company-wide events with insightful external speakers to informal office socials, we want to make sure our colleagues continue to feel connected whilst working remotely.
• Private Medical Insurance & Critical Illness Cover
• Full access to Calm app and Peppy
• Lifestyle hub - discount portal
• Electric Vehicles Scheme
• Carbon Offsetting Scheme

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