Software Engineer - 40 hours per week - hybrid contract

CET is looking for an experienced Full Stack Software Engineer to join our team to build our industry leading in-house job management system – an all-in-one job management platform that supports the full insurance claim cycle from initial job logging through to invoicing.

You will be reporting to the Engineering Manager, and working with an established team of engineers whose focus is on building things right.

You’ll be joining a highly skilled SCRUM team and work with some exciting technologies and partners including Twilio, Microsoft, Google and DataDog. We’re intensely proud of what we’ve built, but we’re even prouder about our team and culture. We’re obsessed with innovation both in what we build and how we build it.

You’ll be part of the core, specialist team and we hope you’ll want to work on all aspects of the platform.

Role and Responsibilities

• Implement new features and enhancements across the entire tech stack, from front-end components to backend services and APIs.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code, with a focus on readability and performance.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve application issues in development and production environments.
• Conduct peer code reviews and provide constructive feedback to maintain high coding standards.
• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, etc.) within a Scrum framework.
• Contribute to ongoing architecture and design discussions with a focus on modularity, scalability, and resilience.
• Work with the QA team to ensure that there is the appropriate end-to-end automated tests
• Collaborate with the Platform team to maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and infrastructure automation.
• Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and security standards, and proactively recommend improvements.
• Liaise with the Service Desk to respond to production issues and implement appropriate fixes or preventative improvements.

Essential and Desirable Skills

• Comprehensive expertise in backend and frontend development using Vue.js.
• Passionate about front-end development with strong skills in modern frameworks, especially Vue.js.
• Experience developing responsive, user-friendly interfaces and working with component libraries like Vuetify.
• Experience in writing unit and integration tests
• Experience working with the Azure stack is essential
• Experience working with DataDog or other observability platforms is desirable
• Interest in learning new technologies is desirable

Additional Skills & Qualities

• Agile experience: Familiarity with Scrum, Kanban, or similar methodologies.
• A team player with strong communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
• Problem-solver: Ability to analyse and resolve complex technical challenges.
• Business-minded: Understand the impact of technical decisions on user experience and business goals.

Qualifications and Educational Requirements
The ideal candidate for this position should have the following qualifications but we accept and value that everyone has had a different journey, so we welcome applicants that haven’t followed the traditional path.

• Bachelor\’s or Master\’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering.
• 5 years of experience in software development
• Strong understanding of Agile with Scrum.
• In depth experience of software development tools and processes, including version control systems (e.g., Git), automated testing frameworks, and continuous integration/delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.

Working for CET is many things – exciting, challenging and rewarding but it’s never dull. You’ll work with a diverse mix of people in a buzzing atmosphere and be part of a welcoming, inclusive community.

If you want to work in a lively, fun environment and you’ve got the skills we’re after, you know what to do, apply now!

Applications are invited from the UK Mainland only

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Location: CET, East Building, Cable Drive, Walsall, WS2 7BN

Working Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday each week

Our Package

• Competitive salary, dependant on experience
• Eligibility to participate in annual discretionary bonus scheme
• Please check out our list of other Employee Benefits that would be available on our career site

Annual Leave – 25 days plus bank holidays

We all have different skills here at CET and that’s what makes us stand out. We all take pride in a job well done and share the belief that an inclusive culture is key to our success and vision for the future

CET is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments or flexible working options required during the application and assessment process, and upon joining us

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