Role : Software Engineer.
Team : Web Development.
Location : Remote first; with fortnightly to monthly face-to-face in Gloucester.
Tech : Blazor, C#, Azure, ADO, HTML, CSS.
Moq, NUnit, bUnit, Automapper, Playwright.
As one of the largest insurance groups in the world and the fifth largest employee-owned business in the UK, we manage premiums on behalf of millions of clients across a wide range of product offerings and our development team work on solutions that innovate and put the user's needs at the forefront.
Role As a Software Engineer at Howden, you will become part of one of our agile teams.
You will harness the capabilities of Microsoft Azure, Blazor and C# to develop our front-end applications to create scalable, high-performing, and user-friendly solutions that are secure and reliable.
You will participate in agile sessions, working closely with your team to deliver our roadmap whilst utilising your technical and problem-solving skills.
Our environment promotes cross-team learning and collaboration, ensuring you have opportunities to share knowledge and grow alongside your peers.
About you: A keen understanding of the broader technological landscape.
You will have a strong understanding and demonstrable use of HTML and CSS.
You will have demonstrable experience in C# and Blazor in an Azure environment.
A keen eye for detail and a focus on putting users first.
A defensive mindset when consuming APIs and sanitising user inputs.
An understanding of accessibility needs and relevant standards.
Demonstrable experience with Test-driven Development and a strong commitment to high quality, maintainable and easy to understand code.
Exposure to group/mob/ensemble programming activities.
A strong communicator and able to seek and provide help early and often with your peers.
A bias towards action.
An experimental and scientific mindset leading to data-led decision making An understanding of agile development methodologies.
Understanding of the value of continuous delivery practices and iterative development based on feedback.
Actively engage and participate in all agile sessions.
Ability to demonstrate working software to a mixture of stakeholders.
Strong documentation skills in generating acceptance criteria, test cases, readmes etc.
Rewards: We believe that great work and dedication should be rewarded, that's why we offer: 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), pro-rated for part year service A set of core benefits, designed with your health and financial protection in mind: Life Assurance up to 4x salary, protecting your loved ones in case the worst should happen Income protection, guaranteeing an income for up to 5 years in the event of an illness or injury Contributory pension scheme - 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution, rising to 5% & 5% in April 2025 Access to a Healthcare Cashplan, which gives you access to a variety of health related benefits Access to a host of lifestyle and financial benefits that you can choose from: Discounts on gym membership across the UK Salary sacrifice schemes - Travel Insurance, Cycle to Work, Car leasing, Technology purchase Access to discounted personal health policies - Critical illness, private medical, dental plans A range of insurance products available commission free, including home, motor, travel and specialist vehicles Access to hundreds of high-street retailer discounts Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support employees outside of work