About the Role
We are recruiting for Front End Developers to join our Engineering team. As one of our Developers, you will support the design and continuous improvement of new and existing technical products and services.
You will play a key part in building our technical landscape for now and for the future to help us become a world class digital insurer.
Responsibilities:
* Design and construct frontend customer journeys using the latest versions of React, Typescript and Material UI.
* Become an integral member of a high-performing Agile team, contributing to the shaping and development of esure's future.
* Collaborate within a team to set the technical direction for supported products.
* Establish a robust automated test suite for seamless integration into a continuous deployment environment.
* Actively drive the enterprise Agile and transformation journey.
* Identify and address areas for technical product improvement and tackle opportunities for reducing technical debt.
* Challenge existing processes to improve departmental efficiency and ways of working.
Requirements:
* At least 2 years experience building frontend applications in React.
* Proficient in core frontend development with Javascript, Typescript, HTML/CSS, JSX, NPM, React State Management libraries (we use MobX).
* Experience deploying frontend applications into AWS and utilising services such as Cloudfront and S3 is a bonus.
* Experience with network technologies such as Cloudflare and NginX is advantageous.
* Knowledge and practice of code quality techniques like continuous integration, unit testing, and peer reviews.
* Effective communication of technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
* Contributed to technical projects within multi-functional teams.
* Rapid research and adaptation to new programming tools and techniques.
* Experience in building and scaling high-traffic websites or critically important line-of-business systems.
* Automated integration and acceptance testing experience.
What We Offer:
* A competitive salary that recognises your skills and potential (£60,000 - £80,000 per annum).
* A bonus scheme that celebrates your contribution to esure's success.
* Discounts on our insurance products, for you and your family.
* 25 days annual leave, plus 8 flex days to be taken as and when suits you.
* Benefits just for you: our hub – My Benefits Box – is loaded with perks to choose from, so you can build a personal toolkit to support your health, wellbeing, lifestyle, and finances.
* Grow your career with us: whatever your goals, we'll support you with hands-on training, mentoring, a LinkedIn Learning licence, access to our exclusive Academies, regular career conversations, and expert partner resources from the likes of Women in Data and Women in Tech.
* Join our communities: our networks give you the chance to connect, learn and share with like-minded colleagues across the business – for work and play.
* More flexibility for you: we're a proud supporter of the ABI's Make Flexible Work campaign and welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need.
* Live a healthy lifestyle: we offer lots of support, so you feel like the best version of yourself – like specialist advice through our employee assistance programme, wellbeing classes, access to the My Health Advantage app, our Big Team Challenge, and learning sessions on topics like menopause.
* A helping hand to do your bit for a greener and safer world: driving good in the world couldn't be more important to us. That's why we encourage colleagues to use volunteering days to support their local communities and have lots of initiatives to help you live a greener lifestyle.
* Everyday appreciation: praise from your colleagues means the world Our social recognition tool makes it easy to give colleagues the praise they deserve, and you could even be shortlisted for a company-wide ACE Award.