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Java Backend Engineer - AWS

About us

Direct Line Group is one of the UK's largest insurance companies and home to some of the best-known brands including Direct Line, Churchill and Green Flag.

You will report in to the Chapter Lead / Engineering Manager.

What you'll do:

• Produce and maintain clean Java code

• Work with a diverse team of engineers

• Contribute to application architecture - develop

• Build & improving software and services through CI/CD pipelines

• Work with DevOps engineer(s) to agree on and apply best practices

• Stay on top of AWS offerings and taking advantage of new services if applicable

• Maintain, upgrade, and improve services across the business

• Conduct code reviews to ensure compliance with development best practices

• Discuss and implement security protocols within software and services

• Promote cloud usage for scalable solutions

• Set and lead best ways of working to archive amazing engineering collaboration.

What you'll need:

• Understand about developing low-latency/distributed enterprise applications in Java

• Understanding of the Spring Framework / Spring Boot

• Experience with functional programming

• Understanding of agile processes and incremental delivery, translating high level ideas to stories (requirements gathering)

• Passionate about Software Craftsmanship and Clean Code

• Passionate about Test Driven Development

• Understanding of CI/CD

• Understanding of DevOps, Infrastructure as Code

• Understanding of different database technologies, their use cases and trade-offs e.g. SQL, NoSQL, etc.

• Understanding of messaging technologies, their use cases and trade-offs

Ways of Working

Our mixed model way of working offers a 'best of both worlds' approach combining the best parts of home and office-working, offering flexibility for everyone. How much you'll be in the office depends on your role, and we'll consider the flexible working options that work best for you.

Read our flexible working approach here.

Benefits:

We recognise we wouldn't be where we are today without our colleagues, that's why we offer excellent benefits designed to suit your lifestyle:

• 9% employer contributed pension

• 50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover

• Additional optional Health and Dental insurance

• EV car scheme allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug-in hybrid car in a tax efficient way.

• Generous holidays

• Buy as you earn share scheme

• Employee discounts and cashback

• Plus many more

Being yourself

Direct Line Group is an equal opportunity employer, and we think diversity of background and thinking is a big strength in our people. We're delighted to feature as one of the UK's Top 50 Inclusive Employers and are committed to making our business an inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves and succeed in their careers.

We know you're more than a CV, and the things that make you, you, are what bring potential to our business. We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

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