Software Engineer – JVM (Kotlin, Java, Scala, Clojure, Groovy), GCP, Agile, InsureTech

Job title : Software Engineer – JVM (Kotlin, Java, Scala, Clojure, Groovy), GCP, Agile, InsureTech
Location : City of London
Job type : Permanent
Salary : £80000 - £90000 per annum
Sector : Buy Side
Contact : Patrick Jordan
Call : 0207 280 9913
Email : email Patrick
Reference : BH-19229
Software Engineer – JVM (Kotlin, Java, Scala, Clojure, Groovy), GCP, Agile, Agile, InsureTech – Permanent
 
A Software Engineer is needed by a truly innovative InsureTech aligned to the London Insurance Market who are successfully disrupting Insurance with the use of an Algorithmic Broker platform. They are a unique organisation that utilise their expertise in Specialty Insurance and combine this with cutting edge technology and a modern web stack.
 
Within this role, you will be working on their broker platform which allows them to evolve underwriting intelligently and unlock it on a massive scale. You’ll be building and delivering robust and scalable software for business-critical web-based applications.
 
Principal Accountabilities
 
  • You will be designing, building, testing, and maintaining API’s and integrations on FASTAPI.
  • You will be developing new functionality in their core Kotlin based services.
  • You will be working directly with their Product team to understand end user requirements and then translate them into an end-to-end technical solution.
  • You’ll assist on assessing their current system architecture and identify opportunities for growth and improvement.
 
Required Skills & Experience
 
  • Prior experience as a mid-level Software Engineer working across a modern web stack.
  • An advocate for strong Software Engineering principles such as SOLID & DRY.
  • Professional experience with a server-side language which is ideally JVM based (Kotlin, Java, Scala, Clojure, Groovy).
  • Comfortable working within a cloud infrastructure and infrastructure-as-a-code would be beneficial.
  • Experience of working within Agile team, following Scrum or Kanban would be useful.
  • Prior experience of Software Development in Financial Services with a preference held towards FinTech’s or InsureTech’s.
 
This is an excellent opportunity for a Software Engineer to make the next step in their career in a very well respected ‘start up’ environment.
 

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