Full Stack Software Developer

Overview:

As a global market leader, iPipeline combines technology, innovation, and expertise to deliver ground-breaking, award-winning software solutions that transform the life insurance, financial services, and protection industries. With one of the industry’s largest data sets, we help advisors/advisers and agents to transform paper and manual operations into a secure, seamless digital experience – from proposal to commission – so they can help better secure the financial futures of their clients.

At iPipeline, you’ll play a major role in helping us to provide best-in-class, transformative solutions. We’re passionate, creative, and innovative, and together as a team, we continually strive to advance, accelerate, and expand the reach of our technology. We value different perspectives and are committed to creating an environment that embraces diverse backgrounds and fosters inclusion.

We’re proud that we’ve been recognized as a repeat winner of various industry awards, demonstrating our excellence and highlighting us as a top workplace in both the US and the UK. We believe that the culture we’ve built for our nearly 900 employees around the world is exceptional - and we’ve created a place where our employees love to come to work, every single day.

Come join our team!

About iPipeline:

Founded in 1995, iPipeline operates as a business unit of Roper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP), a constituent of the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and Fortune 1000 indices. iPipeline is a leading global provider of comprehensive and integrated digital solutions for the life insurance and financial services industries in North America, and life insurance and pensions industries in the UK. We couple one of the most expansive digital and automated platforms with one of the industry’s largest data libraries to accelerate, automate, and simplify various applications, processes, and workflows – from quote to commission – with seamless integration. Our vision is to help everyone achieve lasting financial security by delivering innovative solutions that connect, simplify, and transform the industry.

iPipeline is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, color, religious creed, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, and/or protected veteran status. We are committed to building a supportive and inclusive environment for all employees.

This is an office-based position.

Responsibilities:

We are seeking an experienced Full Stack Software Developer to join our experienced Portal R&D team within one of three agile SCRUM teams. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively within a cross-functional team to develop, enhance, and maintain our Portal software solutions using C# .NET, Angular, SQL, and AWS technologies. A strong focus on CI/CD practices and agile methodologies is essential for success in this role.

You will work across the full stack of our products (both internal and external) and the full stack of our technologies (frontend, backend, automations etc). With this, you will be challenged to learn new skills and techniques as we learn, develop and grow.

As an organisation we are consistently striving to deliver value faster; to enable this we have invested in our CI/CD processes automating the build, testing, deployment and release of our applications and services to enable small frequent deployments.

As full stack developers, we have the opportunity to learn a wide variety of skills. We don’t however expect everyone to be an expert in everything and we don’t expect you to have experience in all the things listed below.

What we do ask is for you to be committed to continual improvement, to be there to help others learn and grow, to challenge the status quo and to help us move forward as individuals and collectively as a team.

Develop and Maintain Full Stack Solutions:

1. Design, code, and implement software applications using C# .NET for backend services and Angular for frontend interfaces.
2. Create and manage robust database structures using SQL.
3. Understand the high-level architecture of core product sub-systems.

Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams:

1. Work closely with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Testers, and other developers to deliver high-quality software increments.
2. Actively participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
3. Share advancements in technical capabilities and collaborate with other teams.

Implement and Manage CI/CD Pipelines:

1. Set up, maintain, and optimize CI/CD processes to automate build, testing, and deployment pipelines, ensuring fast and reliable software releases.

Cloud Development and Deployment:

1. Utilize AWS services (e.g., Lambda, S3, EC2, Serverless Technologies) to develop scalable cloud-native applications.
2. Implement infrastructure as code using AWS tools and frameworks.

Ensure Code Quality and Best Practices:

1. Design and develop solutions that align with department standards and strategy.
2. Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code.
3. Conduct peer code reviews and adhere to industry best practices.
4. Create valuable automated tests.

Troubleshoot and Optimize Applications:

1. Identify and resolve technical issues and performance bottlenecks in both frontend and backend systems.
2. Continuously improve existing codebases and optimize for better performance.

Contribute to Agile Processes:

1. Assist in defining user stories, acceptance criteria, and estimations during sprint planning.
2. Ensure that deliverables meet business requirements and quality standards.

Continuous Learning and Professional Development:

1. Stay updated with new technology trends, tools, and frameworks.
2. Share knowledge with team members and mentor junior developers as needed.

Qualifications:

1. Proficiency in C# .NET for backend development.
2. Strong knowledge of Angular and modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks for frontend development.
3. Expertise in SQL databases, query optimization, and data modeling.
4. Hands-on experience with AWS services and cloud deployment.
5. Knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or AWS CodePipeline.
6. Strong problem-solving abilities, excellent communication, and teamwork.
7. Familiarity with Agile methodologies and practices.
8. Experience using ALM systems like JIRA to manage a track development activity through a robust Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
9. Ideally certification in AWS (e.g., AWS Certified Developer – Associate).
10. Experience with additional DevOps tools and practices.