Job Description

Open GI is a leading software development company and a trusted partner to the general insurance industry. Based across the UK and Europe, our support and development services make us a truly diverse organization that offers a range of IT solutions to insurance brokers, insurers, and managing general agents.



It is our mission to be both the Technology Partner and Employer of Choice to the UK General Insurance market. Our people are placed at the heart of this and diversity, equality and inclusion are central to everything we do.



We know the key to achieving success is to enable a positive, inclusive, and collaborative working culture, and, as part of our commitment, we have signed up for a number of pledges and programmes designed to support and nurture our people. No matter where you sit or which team you are a part of, we want you to know that you contribute in helping us to shape where the company will be in the future. We would love for each employee to be able to talk with pride about our company and, most importantly, consider Open GI to be an inclusive, fun and fulfilling place to work.

Position:

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This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic creative team whereby you can leverage your knowledge and expertise working on a very modern technology stack

Your key responsibilities

Work within the team to deliver high quality software to our customers Drive towards professional coding, to lead colleagues by championing agreed coding standards Promote and facilitate communication Collaborate with the team and stakeholders to drive the continuous improvement of our Ratings platform Working closely with the team, drive towards comprehensive automated tests and performance tests Design, create and evolve applications to be scalable, maintainable, secure and aesthetic

Our Technology and Tools

Latest versions of .Net (up to version 8) Angular Nativescript Azure Dev Ops for Pipeline management Azure Bicep for Infrastructure provisioning GIT MongoDB Microservice architecture Fully hosted in Azure including Service Fabric, WebApps, Datalake, Storage, EventHub, App Insights, DataBricks SignalR Roslyn Compiler CI/CD Agile Principles

Requirements:

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Experience

Essential

Typically, 1-2 years of software development experience. Experience working within a cross-functional delivery team Experience supporting software in a production environment Experience in C# and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Experience in WebAPI Experience in Unit Testing Working experience in databases (Relational e.g., SQL, MySQL or SQLite, NoSQL e.g MongoDb or Cassandra) Working experience of code review practices Working experience in Web Development (HTML, CSS & JavaScript) Working experience in at least one Agile Framework Experience of tackling performance and scalability issues on a large, high-throughput system, using industry-standard techniques and tools.

Advantageous

Experience of working with evolving architectures Experience of cloud-native architecture (Azure, AWS or GCP) Experience working with Agile Programming methods Working knowledge of GIT usages and pull request etiquette Working knowledge in JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, Svelte, Vue, AngularJS, Knockout) Interest in containerisation (Kubernetes / Docker) Experience of continuous integration and continuous deployment CI/CD

Aptitudes

Self-motivated and perseverant. Methodical and disciplined in approach to all tasks. Keen attention to detail. Aptitude for problem solving at all levels. Able to learn, absorb, and implement new ideas or technologies quickly. Ability to create and drive technical innovation.
Able to apply experience and knowledge in a new context.

Other information:

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Mission and Values

Our mission is to be both the Technology Partner and Employer of choice for the UK General Insurance Market. Our values are central to this vision, as they represent how we collaborate to continually deliver for our customers:



Accountability: We own our actions and shape our success on the results we deliver Innovation: We tackle challenges with fresh thinking and bold ideas Teamwork: We work together, recognising we can't do this without each other Trust: We build trust on integrity, transparency and mutual respect


We are looking for an individual who embraces our values in their actions, decisions, communications and processes to inspire positivity and, ultimately, exceptional performance.

Benefits package

Competitive salary depending on skills and experience Company pension Bonus opportunity Life assurance and critical illness cover Cycle to work scheme Perkbox - an exclusive platform offering a wide range of discounts and benefits Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum, increasing to 26 days per annum after three years of service & a holiday purchase scheme Opportunity for a more flexible approach to start, finish, and lunchtimes to allow you to better manage events outside of work Social clubs - whether you're into your cycling, crafts, or other hobbies, we have a number of groups at Open GI where individuals who enjoy the same pursuits can get together Wellbeing - wills at work scheme, employee assistance programme and mental health first aiders


Please note, this is a hybrid role requiring a minimum two days in-office attendance, at our

Worcester or Winchester office

, therefore we are looking for candidates who live within a 50 mile commutable distance to one of these offices.

To apply for this role please click the apply button and send us your covering letter and CV.