Location and flexible working: London – Hybrid with 3 days a week in office. We recognise the benefits of flexible working and will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process.
Flexible working: All of our roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about Phoenix Flex here
We have an incredible opportunity to join us here at Phoenix Group as a Senior Software Developer within our thriving Retirement Solutions business area.
Who are we?
We want to be the best place that any of our 7,800 colleagues have ever worked.
We’re the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business. We offer a range of products across our market-leading brands, Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure. Around 1 in 5 people in the UK has a pension with us. We’re a FTSE 100 organisation that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we’re not done yet.
Flexible working
You can expect to work in a hybrid manner with time spent working in the office and at home. We believe that work/life balance offers benefits for customers as well as ensuring that you can balance a successful career with your life outside of work. We will discuss flexibility, what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process.
We want to hire the whole version of you.
We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and safe at work, and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Everyone is valued at Phoenix regardless of age, gender identity, neurodiversity, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, socioeconomic background or anything else. Whether it’s joining one of our internal employee networks, being an ally, taking positive action or simply being there to listen, everyone at Phoenix is valued and respected.
If you need any help or adjustments to the recruitment process due to health, disability or anything else, please let us know so we can help you to be the best version of yourself.
The role
Our Senior Software Developer will design and enhance Products within our Retirement Solutions division by leveraging technology to build new and existing applications for our internal business users. Developments must be efficient, robust, well tested and easy to use. You'll also support the end users of our pricing tools due to the end-to-end nature of the role.
What are we looking for?
The Commercial team is seeking proactive individuals to help drive efficiency in Retirement Solutions processes, particularly in the Bulk Purchase Annuity space. As a result, we have a phenomenal opportunity to join our team at an exciting time, as we shape our proposition and the way we work to support our growth ambition. The successful applicant must be fully committed and engaged in all stages of the development lifecycle, from design through to maintenance, and able to understand the business model and usage of our Products.
Essential:
Experience of software development in C# or Python is a key requirement, together with a strong understanding of a wide range of other technologies.
Experience of modern design patterns and approaches in delivering robust software solutions.
Experience of back-end data design and modelling.
You’ll develop new tools and models, and enhance and maintain the existing codebase.
You must be able to take a requirement from design through to release independently.
The ability to clearly communicate and work closely with users as part of an agile team is essential.
You'll maintain and develop appropriate test / regression packs to ensure good code coverage and robustness of the review process for tool releases.
You'll support the end users of all tools, including assisting with communication / training for and providing desktop support on live cases for internal business users.
You’ll be self-aware with the desire to exceed expectations and demonstrate resilience in overcoming challenges and determination to deliver results for the business.
Experience in the financial services industry.
Experience with cloud-based compute and storage services such as Azure Functions, Google Cloud Functions, AWS S3 and Azure Storage.
Strong understanding of the core principles of networking and application protocols such as TCP, IP, HTTP and HTTPS.
Experience with source control, CI/CD automation and testing frameworks.
Why choose us?
Bring your ‘whole self’, skills and dedication to the Phoenix Group and we’ll recognise your effort, support your development and help to drive your ambition. We’ll ensure you’re rewarded for your contribution with a competitive package that includes an attractive pension, annual bonus potential, private medical insurance, generous holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity and adoption leave and a range of other financial services and lifestyle flexible benefits.
Sound good? If you are ready to help us make Phoenix the best place you’ve ever worked, we’d love to hear from you.
We want to hire the whole version of you.
We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.
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