Software Engineer Bromley, England
Job description
Who are we looking for
We are looking for a keen software engineer to join the Commercial Change team and develop rating engines. You will be a highly competent software engineer and we will help you learn how to develop Commercial insurance rating engines.
This role can be mainly undertaken from the comfort of your home.
Who you will be working with
Primarily you will work in a squad alongside Pricing and Underwriting analysts, Test Engineers, fellow rating engine developers and the Product Owner.
What you'll be doing as an experienced Software Engineer
You will be responsible for enabling Commercial to achieve its strategic objectives mainly by developing new products, changing existing products and resolving incidents.
Construct, review, perform technical analysis on User Stories during the Story Refinement process. This guides our product roadmaps.
Lead solution design work on for new features working with third party providers, internal stakeholders and your squad.
Be responsible for planning the sprint backlog development, managing and resolving conflicts with other development activities throughout the life of each project.
Raise and manage dependencies, risks and issues within your or the squad’s control. Support is on hand to guide or lead something on your behalf.
The Commercial insurance rating engines are primarily built within the Polaris Product Writer application and the Willis Towers Watson Radar application. Training will be provided to enable you to use your transferrable skills to develop Commercial insurance rating engines.
Longer term you could progress into other squad roles (e.g. analyst, test engineer, product owner or scrum master) or perhaps you would like to gain more experience managing budgets, managing people or driving delivery strategy.
Hours: Full Time, 35 Hours, Monday - Friday
What we will give you:
We have a strong focus on developing you and your skillset and work hard to give you the tools to do so. In addition to this we also offer a generous benefits package including family and work life balance focused options such as: fully paid maternity leave and parental leave, flexible working, insurance savings for you and your family as well as a range of other optional benefits
Ways of Working
Here at Direct Line Group, we recognise the importance of flexibility, not only in our personal lives but also in the way we work. 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. You can find out more about our flexible working approach or please get in touch with the team to discuss.
Benefits
We recognise we wouldn't be where we are today without our colleagues, that's why we offer such excellent benefits designed to suit you as and when you need them:
- 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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