Software Developer
Permanent, Full-time (37.5 hours, Monday to Friday)
Hybrid working with 2 days at our Derby office, 3 days working from home
About us
Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) is the UK's leading mortgage broker, winning 250+ awards for the quality of its advice and service. As experts in mortgage and protection advice, we're proud of our industry reputation and of our people, who continue to be the heart of MAB's success.
We recognise the huge impact the modern digital era, particularly new fintech businesses, are having on the world of financial services. We’re now investing in AI as a key driver to our success in building new systems and services to benefit businesses and ultimately high-quality customer experiences through new industry-leading solutions.
About the role
As a growing technology function, we now 2 opportunities for a front-end Developer and back-end Developer to join our exciting business at a pivotal moment in our technology development. You will work in an agile, dynamic environment supportive of your interest in leading edge technology services.
Key Responsibilities
* Design, build and maintain efficient, re-usable and reliable code.
* Reviewing specifications and technical design documents for all projects that you will be assigned to through the various planning and catch-up meetings that occur in a project life cycle.
* Help identify, create and outline efficiency improvements in outstanding work processes and applications.
* Liaise with and provide expert advice and guidance to project stakeholders, business owners and development team members where necessary.
* Contribute to your team’s scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning and retrospectives.
* Deliver clean code that aligns with our software engineering best practices.
* Peer review fellow software engineers' work, offering constructive feedback where relevant.
Tech Stack
We continuously strive for the best, most effective tools and platforms in our Technology choices, seeking innovation and the next step in our journey as we evolve as a business. We currently use:
* New developments built using the latest C# NET 6 technology
* For front end and full stack Devs, we use Angular
* API and messaging (RabbitMQ) driven microservices
* AWS Cloud
* PostgresSQL
* Entity Framework (code first)
* Domain Driven Design
* Unit Testing (NUnit\Fluent Assertions)
* GIT\Bitbucket\Jenkins CI pipeline
* Containerised deployments (Docker\Kubernetes)
* Agile, sprint based working
About You
* C# Development Background
* An awareness of cloud based Microservices, e.g. AWS, Azure.
* For front end Developers, Angular experience would be desirable.
* A passion for technology! Software development is your interest as well as your career.
* A strong understanding of the agile framework. You understand the processes, the ceremonies and why it’s so important.
* Demonstrated willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.
* Excellent communication and relationship building skills.
* The ability to create clear and concise documentation of solutions provided and created with the ability to articulate these changes to colleagues.
* You enjoy solving problems, no matter how big or complex.
* You’re an independent thinker and are willing to challenge, non-confrontationally of course, when you think something can be done better.
* Any experience of the financial services industry would be desirable but is not a necessity.
Everyone is Welcome
At MAB we value different experiences and perspectives which adds diversity and value to our culture. As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed, included and heard for who they are. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.
We are committed to reducing barriers in every stage of our recruitment process so everyone feels they can bring their best self when applying for new opportunities at MAB. If you’d like to hear how we can support you by adjusting our process, from application to interview and onboarding, please contact careers@mab.org.uk.
Regrettably, MAB is unable to provide Visa sponsorship. Please note we are not engaging agencies for this role and will not accept speculative CVs.