Senior Software Developer

CFC
London
2 years ago
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Senior Software Developer

Our software development team is the engine room of our business, providing bespoke systems that give us our competitive advantage in a dynamic and fast paced marketplace. You will work across all of our current technology platforms including our bespoke back-office system, online insurance trading platform and a new dynamic document management system as well as driving innovation on new cutting-edge projects and initiatives.
From day one you’ll be exposed to a wide range of technologies and have the opportunity to work in a small, dynamic and hugely aspiring team. Department Software Developement Employment Type Permanent - Full Time Location London Workplace type Hybrid

About the role

Within this role, you will be the Senior Developer in one of our delivery teams. Furthermore, you will be expected to: Fully contribute to our technical solutions in partnership with all engineering teams Development of web applications and services to a sufficient quality as to be fit for purpose. Maintenance, improvement and creating of technical documentation and existing platforms. Mentoring teams through their own personal improvement journey. Being the tech advocate  lead

About you

You will be a naturally curious, inquisitive person that wants to accelerate their career, and quickly.
You will also have: Experience of end-to-end design, build and delivery within a Cloud-native environment.  Experience with microservices framework and event- driven architecture patterns and technologies.  Experience with Microsoft SQL Server services (database, integration services & reporting services) including T-SQL including stored procedures (essential), Database tuning (bonus) and Design patterns (factory, adapter, chain of responsibility, etc) You will also have an understanding of Test Driven Development (TDD) and Object Relational Mappers (ORMs) such as Entity Framework. Furthermore, our tech stack here at CFC is: C#, .NET and Angular Azure is our cloud platform, but we don’t mind if you have experience with another (e.g, AWS/GCP)

Core Values

Love what you do:
We show up each day ready to take on the world. Our passion and intensity set us apart and makes the difference to our colleagues, customers, brokers and carriers.

Challenge everything:
We’re never afraid to question the way that things are done and we constantly challenge ourselves and others to makes things better.

Have fun, be good:
Insurance is a serious business, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We make it fun to work at CFC, we welcome all viewpoints, and we treat everyone how we would expect to be treated.

About CFC

CFC is a specialist insurance provider, pioneering emerging risk and market leader in cyber. Our global insurance platform uses cutting-edge technology and data science to deliver smarter, faster underwriting and protect customers from today's most critical business risk.

Headquartered in London with offices in New York, Austin, Brussels and Brisbane, CFC has over 800 staff and is trusted by more than 100,000 businesses across 90 countries.

At CFC, insurance isn't just about underwriting. From data science to software development, and digital marketing design, we've got something for everyone. We're passionate about pushing boundaries, thinking differently and building the insurance company of the future.

CFC is committed to the principles of equal opportunities and creating an environment in which all individuals are always treated with dignity and respect. We encourage a diverse corporate culture of openness and appreciation to create an environment in which your talent can be developed in the best possible way. Should you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process please let us know.

Our Hiring Process

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G3 Dev Review

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Hired

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Applied

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Phone screening

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Hired

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Applied

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Hired

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