Engineer in Borehamwood

Built on meritocracy, our unique company culture rewards self-starters and those who are committed to doing what is best for our customers.

Engineer Location: Hybrid – Borehamwood Package: Negotiable + Benefits 1 year fixed contract

Brown & Brown (Europe) is building long-lived, product-led squads with end-to-end ownership of the services they create.

You will work in a collaborative engineering environment that values practical delivery, automation, security, quality, learning and continuous improvement.

The day to day: You will contribute hands‑on within a cross‑functional squad, building and supporting secure, reliable and maintainable software with growing autonomy.

Key responsibilities

• Develop front-end applications, APIs, services and integrations.
• Write clean, secure, maintainable and testable code using agreed standards.
• Refine requirements and acceptance criteria with Product, Quality and engineering colleagues.
• Create automated tests and help build quality into each change.
• Use Git, peer review and CI/CD pipelines to build, test and deploy safely.
• Participate in pairing, code reviews and collaborative problem solving.
• Take part in planning, refinement, stand‑ups, retrospectives, demos and showcases.
• Own assigned work through development, release and support, asking for help early.
• Investigate defects and contribute to fixes and preventative improvements.
• Use monitoring and logs to understand service behaviour.
• Maintain clear technical notes and support information.
• Seek feedback and contribute ideas that improve quality, security and automation.

How we work

Work in a long-lived, product-led and stream‑aligned squad with clear service ownership.

Follow a Build and Run model: design, build, test, deploy, monitor, support and improve squad‑owned services.

Use a transparent, prioritised backlog and deliver value incrementally through a regular agile cadence.

Take part in planning, refinement, daily collaboration, reviews, retrospectives, demos and showcases.

Use Definition of Ready and Definition of Done, including testing, security, documentation and operational readiness.

Automate build, test, security assurance, deployment and repeatable environment activity wherever practical.

Release in small, safe increments and use feedback and delivery data to improve.

Work within shared architecture, cloud, security and platform guardrails.

Use approved engineering and AI‑assisted tools with appropriate security controls and human review.

Our technology environment

• Frontend: React, Java Script/Type Script and component‑based UI development.
• Backend: . NET, C#, APIs, Entity Framework Core, services and integrations.
• Cloud: Microsoft Azure, monitoring and platform guardrails.
• Tooling: Azure Dev Ops, Git, backlogs, CI/CD and deployment automation.
• Practices: Automated testing, peer review, secure coding, pairing, test‑first thinking and continuous refactoring.

About you

Commercial development experience or strong evidence of practical capability.

A grounding in .

NET, modern Java Script or React, APIs and relational data.

Understanding of testing, source control, code review and CI/CD.

Interest in Microsoft Azure and cloud engineering.

Understanding of secure coding and maintainable design.

A collaborative communication style and practical problem‑solving approach.

Willingness to contribute to Build and Run support.

How this role is distinct

Delivers engineering work with growing autonomy. Is supported by Senior Engineers and the Tech Lead. Contributes actively to squad quality, learning and improvement.

The rewards

A negotiable basic salary and all the usual benefits you would expect, including holiday and a company pension.

A collaborative, open and honest environment designed to deliver the best outcomes for our clients and teammates.

A flexible working An environment built around supporting and developing our teammates, with funding available for relevant professional qualifications.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We take pride in the diversity of our team and seek diversity in our applicants.

Founded in 1939 as a small, two‑partner firm, Brown & Brown (NYSE: BRO) and our team of companies have grown into one of the world’s largest insurance brokerages while staying true to our foundation of trust, resilience and delivering results.

With a team that is as connected locally as it is globally, our high‑performing, highly collaborative team delivers innovative risk and insurance solutions.

We look for individuals who embrace our culture, thrive in a collaborative environment, are driven to grow and succeed and are committed to always doing what is right.

With a unique culture built on integrity, superior capabilities and grit, we value teamwork, trust and courage.

We think of ourselves as a team, so we have teammates—not employees, and leaders—not managers.

Everything we do is about the greater “WE”—never “me.” While diverse in abilities and experience, we are all connected through our core values, a commitment to our local communities and a shared mission—always doing what is best for our customers.

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