We are seeking a skilled Development Lead to join our dynamic software engineering team. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the ideal candidate will possess strong technical expertise, leadership abilities and a passion for driving innovation.

As a Development Lead, you will be responsible for guiding and mentoring a team of Software Engineers, overseeing project delivery and contributing to the design of high quality software solutions for our industry leading platform. If this sounds like you, we look forward to reviewing your application.

Responsibilities:

Lead a team of highly skilled and motivated Software Engineers, providing guidance, mentorship and support to foster their growth and career development.

- Work closely with cross-functional teams to:

• Design and deliver high quality software solutions.
• Refine and provide estimations of the workload.
• Allocate resources effectively and monitor progress to ensure smooth sprint and release delivery.
• Escalate any technical issues, roadblocks or project risks.

- Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback and enforce coding standards and software development best practices.

- Engage in sprint ceremonies while enabling productive discourse.

- Develop and refine technology choices, processes and standards as a key member of the Software Engineering management team.

- Recruit and onboard new Software Engineers.

- Spend time on hands-on software development as and when necessary, based on availability to do so.

Requirements

Essential skills:

• Strong management, mentoring, and coaching skills.
• Ability to effectively organise, prioritise and delegate work.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task and handle competing deadlines in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Extensive relevant software development experience broadly ranging from front-end and back-end with depth as an accomplished engineer in C# .NET.

Experience and strong knowledge of:

o   C# .NET

o   ASP .NET MVC

o   LINQ and Entity Framework

o   SQL Server

o   Web APIs

o   Source control management

o   Unit tests

o   Web-based languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

o   Azure DevOps

o   Octopus

o   Issue tracking tools

o   Strong knowledge of OOP, SOLID, OWASP and Secure Coding principles.

• Excellent problem-solving skills

Desirable skills:

• Experience working for a tech business
• Insurance industry experience
• Knowledge of large-scale multi-tenant SaaS platforms.

Benefits

• We offer a generous 28 days’ annual leave allowance, in addition to Bank Holidays. For every year of service you complete, we'll give you an additional day of holiday (maximum 5 days). 
• You also have the option of buying up to 5 additional holiday days per year.
• Hybrid working, we let you choose the days you work from the office.
• Inclusion in the company share plan.
• Participation in the company pension scheme.
• All employees are included in the company bonus scheme.
• Annual Learning & Development allowance of £1,250.
• Free access to LinkedIn Learning & Microsoft ESI Learning platforms.
• Monthly benefit allowance of £100 for you to put towards wellness activities.
• Group Income Protection.
• Life Cover.
• We are a member of the Employee Assistance Program, that supports our staff 24/7.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Active social committee who arrange events throughout the year.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

** CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: Thursday 29th February 2024 **

You must be eligible to work in the UK for this role. We are unable to provide sponsorship.

We are not partnering with external agencies for this role, so please apply directly.

As part of our application process, you will be prompted to provide details of any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process that you need. If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying, please contact the recruitment team in the first instance: recruiting@instanda.com