Software Engineer - Full Stack

Aviva; Bristol; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job description

Software Engineer - Full Stack

National: Salary Circa £65,000 London: Salary circa £85,000

Do you like working with the latest technology and are interested in enhancing your tech abilities?

We are currently recruiting for a Software Engineer with a strong programming background, who loves to be hands-on and enjoys 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.

This role is based in: Bristol, Norwich or London.

A bit about the job:

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

As a Software Engineer, you will work with Product Owners, SMEs, and the rest of the team to deliver excellent and timely customer outcomes through continuous development and delivery. You will use your experience to contribute improvements to development standards and practices to increase the quality and efficiency of delivery.

Essential skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Experience developing across a wide variety of programming languages with an appetite to learn and implement new languages such as ‘Go’.
• Well-versed in modern development practices including Agile and API Development, AWS Architecture, and Serverless.
• You take pride in your work and deliver quality outputs at every step of a project.
• You appreciate the bigger picture and are confident to contribute your ideas to the team on new technologies, solutions, and delivery approaches.
• You enjoy working in a collaborative environment, working through challenges with colleagues whilst having fun along the way.

Additional Information

• 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.
• APIs: Go, Rest, CDK. AWS – CDK, Lambda, API Gateway, Dynamo DB, Event Bridge, S3, Serverless and event-driven architecture.
• Platforms: Go, CDK, AWS.

What you’ll get for this role:

• National: Salary Circa £65,000 London: Salary circa £85,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications).
• Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days.
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts.
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme.
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave.
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work.
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others.
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools.

Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part-time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours, and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility with time together with colleagues.

To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here.

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