Software Engineer (Commercial)

at  Open GI Ltd

It is our vision to connect the insurance community through market-leading technology. Our people are placed at the heart of this, and diversity, equity 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:

Our team designs and develops high-quality software for the Commercial Insurance market. We integrate with multiple external and internal platforms, aiming to provide excellent software journeys and offering a wide range of products and services, to our growing customer base.
We are looking for a technical contributor who can apply the knowledge of tools, engineering principles, programming languages, and technical practices to produce well-crafted quality software. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an evolving and fast-paced team whereby you can leverage your knowledge and expertise working on a variety of technology stacks.

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 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 pro-rata, increasing to 26 days per annum after three years of service & a holiday purchase scheme
• A hybrid approach to work, with office attendance typically required once per week.
• 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 that we are looking for candidates who are currently based within a 50-mile radius of our Worcester office.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Write high-quality, testable code. Understanding of the principles, patterns, and practices of writing clean code.
• Takes ownership of delivery of stories, meeting all requirements without gold-plating.
• Getting code into production: ability to get code of all types – including new features, configuration changes, bug fixes and experiments – into production, or into the hands of users, safely, rapidly, and sustainably.
• Ability to follow established secure coding guidelines and understand the importance of always shifting left on security.
• Actively participates in team ceremonies, understanding their purpose and working towards getting the right value.
• Understanding the business value and domain detail delivered by their team. Empathy for the end user.
• Ability to apply various estimation techniques to predict the amount of effort required to develop or maintain software requirements.
• Supporting platforms and services in production, responding to change failures, and fixing issues.
• Ensures personal progress is visible, escalates in a timely and effective manner when blocked.