Graduate Desktop UI Developer

About ACTURIS

Acturis is the UK’s leading Software-as-a-Service provider for general insurance. Founded in 2000, we have grown exponentially over the past 20 years. To date, more than 95,000 individuals, in over 40 countries, use Acturis solutions to power their business, and our platform manages over £10bn worth of transactions every year. By working closely with brokers, insurers, and MGAs, we have helped to create and shape the insurance market of today.

WHY JOIN THE ACTURIS TEAM?

• At Acturis we invest in recruiting, developing and promoting talent.
• Work with a talented, motivated and friendly group of like-minded colleagues.
• Learn how to combine innovation and technology to create new business models from a management team led by two former McKinsey partners.
• Be supported and encouraged to develop your skills and knowledge through structured training and coaching from experienced colleagues.
• Receive written constructive performance feedback and encouragement every third month so that you know how to improve.
• Be given real responsibility for your own projects as soon as you are ready.
• Receive a competitive salary and annual performance-based reviews.
• Be eligible to participate in annual bonus and company share incentive schemes depending on performance and seniority.
• Work from home up to 3 days per week (after passing probation).

THE POSITION

As a Desktop UI Developer at Acturis you will:

• Build new features and functionality for the Acturis desktop app, as well as various internal tools, APIs and websites.
• Become part of a friendly team of experienced C# developers based in London.
• Receive C# training from the ground up, via detailed seminars and interactive coding exercises designed by the Desktop team, as well as online courses and one-to-one sessions with Senior Developers.
• Create a new internal tool to showcase your skills during training, and take ownership of this project going forwards.
• Collaborate with well-established C# development teams in South Africa and Poland.
• Communicate with Business Analysts to understand requirements and implement the relevant updates.
• Receive dedicated mentoring, guidance and support from a Lead Developer.
• Participate in regular pair programming sessions and peer code review.
• Gain access to technical knowledge sharing via lightning talks, blog posts, and documentation.
• Write C# code using technologies including: .NET 8.0, WPF, XAML.

You will be given early responsibility for discrete projects and will receive structured, quarterly feedback.

The Career Path

As a Desktop UI Developer at Acturis, you will receive detailed and tailored targets on a regular basis, as well as feedback on progress so far, and areas to focus on in the future. We will work with you to drive your progression towards becoming a highly effective developer. As you progress, your career path will be tailored to you based on your experience at the company, your strengths and your interests. As a Senior or Lead Developer you will have the opportunity to take on more advanced responsibilities that align with your preferred direction:

• Management direction – managing junior colleagues, managing project deliveries, creating training content etc.
• Technical direction – researching new technologies, creating technical training resources, driving infrastructure improvements etc.
• Hybrid direction – taking on aspects of both the management and technical directions.

Training

Acturis believes that a mix of internal and external training allows colleagues to develop rounded skills:

• New joiners receive concentrated initial training and close mentoring.
• Colleagues are encouraged to complete industry standard training in relevant topics.
• More senior colleagues can choose courses with time set aside and the course paid for.
• The Acturis management team run training sessions to pass on experience and best practice.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following attributes:

• A 2:1 or a 1st class degree, ideally in a technical subject.
• Excellent A-levels, or equivalent.
• A dedicated interest in software development, e.g. details of university coding projects, recognised coding courses completed or links to personal projects.
• Strong problem solving skills and attention to detail – this is crucial for debugging code, which is a key part of any developer role.
• Ability to work effectively within a team, both when the team is in the office and when the team is working remotely.
• Independent learning skills – desire to learn about new coding topics and deepen knowledge of existing topics, and the skills to find resources independently when appropriate.
• Clear communication and concise communication across international teams.