Senior Developer

Job title:

Senior Developer

Company

Aegon

Job description

Job Description SummaryJob DescriptionSenior DeveloperPermanentLocation: Edinburgh (typically 2 days in the office per week, 3 from home)Salary: A competitive salary from £50,880 – £76,320, depending on the experience you can bringClosing date: 4th February 2025We’re a company of ambitious, collaborative, problem-solvers who get things done. Our mission is to help people achieve a lifetime of financial security, and we’re investing in innovation that can make people’s finances work harder. From a Digital Experience that gives one-stop access to a universe of investment opportunity – to retirement products that make wealth planning simple, easy and fulfilling – we’re dedicated to getting people closer to their financial goals every day.We help people live their best lives. We help them with the big stuff, for the moments that matter: Pensions, Savings, Investments. At Aegon, we strive in creating a diverse organisation that plays a meaningful role in driving greater equity, inclusion and belonging. We are continuing to grow our team and looking for Senior Developers to join us in Edinburgh where you will:

• Be responsible for leading and overseeing the development of complex applications, ensuring high-quality code, and driving technical excellence across our team.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other business stakeholders to deliver innovative software solutions.
• Take on a leadership role within the team and mentor junior developers.
• Provide technical guidance and foster a culture of continuous improvement, taking ownership of the capabilities assigned to your team.
• Design and develop robust and scalable web applications using Angular, Java and Python, amongst other technologies.
• Drive and lead best practices for coding standards, code reviews, and ensure adherence to quality assurance processes across the Aegon technology estate.
• Implement and maintain a strong testing framework to ensure the reliability and quality of developed software.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Deep technical understanding of frontend web technologies, preferably with experience working with Angular.
• Proficiency with Python, Java or other comparable backend languages.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, design patterns, and best practices for scalable and maintainable code.
• Expertise in AWS services and architecture, including EC2, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB.
• Familiarity with containerisation technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architecture.
• Worked collaboratively in Agile / Scrum environments, preferably in a senior or lead developer role.

What’s in it for you?

• A non-contributory pension between 8%-12%
• A discretionary bonus, depending on personal and company performance
• 34 days leave per year (including bank holidays, pro-rated for part-time)

We also offer private medical cover, life assurance, critical illness cover, enhanced parental leave and a variety of lifestyle benefits to help our staff live their best lives, including retail discount vouchers, cycle2work scheme, subsidised restaurant and online GP appointments.Transformation change is never easy and if this excites you as much as it does us we would love to hear from you.The legal bitsWe’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing satisfactory references.Equal Opportunity Employer:We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, disability, race, religion/belief, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity.

Expected salary

Location

Edinburgh

Job date

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 04:14:39 GMT

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