Software Engineer

at  Vitality

ABOUT US

We’re really excited to announce that we have recently been awarded “Top 10 Best Places To Work” in The Sunday Times Awards 2024!
Vitality is a multi-award-winning UK insurance brand, here to make the world a healthier, happier place.
We’ve been a purpose and values-driven business from day 1- long before it became fashionable. Our core purpose is to make people healthier and enhance protect their lives. Vitality pioneered shared-value insurance. We incentivise people to live healthier longer lives – they benefit, our business benefits, and society benefits. We’re successful because we attract, develop, and retain the best people – and because we care.
Plus, you get to join our 1.7+ million members with access to our unique health insurance and healthy living programme. Just to make sure you know our products inside and out.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Team – Health, Adviser and Employer - IT
Working Pattern - Hybrid – 2 days per week in the Vitality Bournemouth or London Office. Full time hours.

WHAT THE ROLE IS ALL ABOUT:

Our Software Engineers play a critical role in Vitality’s successful business model by building and maintaining software solutions. You will work in line with quality and time parameters, to offer brilliant products with seamless, intuitive customer journeys.
You will act as an intermediate authority with experience in building full solutions across journey. You will have the chance to work closely with stakeholders/product owners and a wide variety of internal and external technical teams.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS NEEDED TO FULFIL THIS ROLE:

• Minimum 2-3+ years proven work experience in Full stack Software Engineering.
• Advanced knowledge of multiple programming languages, such as .NET, Javascript (React.js), Graph QL, Type Script , SQL Server or Postgres, DB schema & API swagger.
• Experience with a range of modern web application frameworks and integration technologies.
• Full stack development experience including web, services (microservices) and databases.
• Analytical skills to interpret complex relationships and data sets.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills to train, coach and collaborate with other staff and management.
• Able to demonstrate working knowledge in following software engineering specialisms: Engineering standards and Practises; User Experience; Low level specifications, Technical Analysis; Performance; DevOps and CI/CD tooling.