Graduate Web Developer - London

About ACTURIS Acturis is one of the UK\’s highest-rated and fastest-growing software businesses, dedicated to delivering awesome technology for the insurance industry. Founded in 2000, Acturis has grown strongly over the past decade, consistently achieving double digit growth in users and revenue. Acturis now supports 95,000 users in over 40 countries and we have established a leading position in every market we operate in. Today, if a small business or individual purchases an insurance policy online, the chances are they are buying from an Acturis customer and the entire process has been enabled by the Acturis system. Despite our ongoing success, we are never content on standing still, re-investing £15m a year into the development of our products, services, and platforms.WHY JOIN THE ACTURIS TEAM? At Acturis we invest in recruiting, developing and promoting talent . With us you will:Work with a talented, motivated and friendly group of like-minded colleaguesLearn how to combine innovation and technology to create new business models from a management team led by two former McKinsey partnersBe supported and encouraged to develop your skills and knowledge through structured training and coaching from experienced colleaguesReceive written constructive performance feedback and encouragement every quarter so that you know how to improve – you have no idea how unusual this is!Be given real responsibility for your own projects as soon as you are readyReceive a competitive salary and annual performance-based reviewsBe eligible to participate in annual bonus and company share incentive schemes depending on performance and seniorityOur Hybrid Working Policy requires employees to spend two days each week in our Farringdon office and three days working remotely from home.THE POSITION As a Web Developer at Acturis you will:Work on a successful website platform using C#, ASP.NET and ASP.NET MVCBuild complex and dynamic web front ends using JavaScript and a variety of frameworksDesign and build innovative new tools and solutionsUse best development practices such as unit testing and code reviewOptimise and refactor existing codeYou will be given early responsibility for discrete projects and will receive structured, quarterly feedback.The Career Path As a Web Developer at Acturis, you will receive structured targets, quarterly feedback and an annual performance review. You will follow a clearly defined career path that recognises personal development and contribution to the company.As a Senior or Lead web developer you can expect to be responsible for:Planning and delivering high quality projects, including managing teams and resourcesCoaching and providing constructive feedback for junior colleaguesWorking closely with senior customer contacts to develop their relationship with ActurisActuris gives early responsibility for line management, including mentoring new joiners, designing and delivering training programmes, and coaching others to develop their skills and responsibilities.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 mentoringColleagues are encouraged to complete industry standard training in relevant topicsMore senior colleagues can choose courses with time set aside and the course paid forThe Acturis management team run training sessions to pass on experience and best practiceThe successful candidates will have following attributes:A 2:1 degree from a UK university, or equivalent qualificationEvidence of a real interest in a career in software development, e.g. details of university coding projects, recognised coding courses completed or links to personal projectsStrong problem solving skills and attention to detail – this is crucial for debugging code, which is a key part of any developer roleAbility to work effectively within a team, both when the team is in the office and when the team is working remotelyIndependent learning skills – desire to learn about new coding topics and deepen knowledge of existing topics.Clear communicationIn addition, the following technical skills are required:In-depth experience with a major programming languageExposure to object-orientated programmingSome experience of C#, Java or C++A knowledge of the following would be ideal but isn\’t essential:C# and the .NET frameworkASP.NET and ASP.NET MVCUnit testingJavaScriptHTMLXMLVersion control using SVN or GitSQL

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