Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack
Salary up to £90,000

Do you like working with the latest technology and are interested in enhancing your tech abilities? We are currently recruiting for Senior Software Engineers (Full Stack) with a Java background, who love to be hands-on and get enjoyment out of solving complex problems. If you like to challenge the status quo and think differently, we would really like you to be a part of our exciting new team. We are flexible with location, however traveling to our Hoxton office at least once per fortnight will be required.

Aviva Zero is a greenfield Personal Lines insurer headquartered in Hoxton, set with the ambition to be the best in the UK market. It will combine the pace, focus, and test and learn mentality of a start-up with the expertise, and financial backing of Aviva.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will partner with Product Owners, SME's and the rest of the team to deliver excellent and timely customer outcomes through continuous development and delivery. You will implement improvements to development standards and practices to increase the quality and efficiency of delivery. You will provide technical oversight and undertake design and code reviews to ensure systems meet functional and non-functional requirements.

Our Tech Stack - (experience with all of the below is not required)
UI: Typescript, React, Next.Js, HTML / CSS, Docker, GitHub Actions, AWS - CDK, ECS, ALB, VPC.
API's: Go, Rest, CDK. AWS - CDK, Lambda, API Gateway, Dynamo DB, Event Bridge, S3, Serverless and event driven architecture
Platforms: Go, CDK, AWS

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Experience developing JavaScript and ideally Go, with an appetite to learn and implement new technologies outside Java
  
• Well-versed in modern development practices including Agile, DevOps, cloud native and utilising providers such as AWS
  
• Experience with contributing your ideas to the team on new technologies, solutions and delivery approaches
  
• Work in a collaborative environment, working through challenges with colleagues whilst having fun along the way
  
• You are passionate about developing others through mentoring and coaching
  

What you'll get for this role:

• Salary up to £90,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
  
• Generous pension (starting level Aviva contributes 8% when you contribute 2%)
  
• Eligibility for annual performance bonus
  
• Family friendly parental and carer's leave
  
• 29 days holiday per year plus bank holidays and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days
  
• Up to 40% discount for Aviva products
  
• Brilliant flexible benefits including electric cars
  
• Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme
  
• 21 volunteering hours per year
  

Aviva is for everyone:

We are inclusive - we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you're in a job share just apply as a pair.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you.
Most of our people are smart working - spending around 60% of their time in our offices and 40% at home.

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We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Lacey Lane Mckoy a call on 0207 255 0884 or send an email to lacey.lane-mckoy@aviva.com