Software Engineer in Sheffield

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to develop themselves in a multi-application team, with opportunity for further learning and a varied career at Aviva. You will be part of a team responsible for maintaining approximately 15 web applications as part of a platform team providing data and reporting technology services. You will be working on a mixture of new projects, as well as the modernisation of legacy tech; analysing existing services and designing solutions to current business challenges.

You will be a self-starter, who can take initiative, identify areas for improvement and bring solutions and suggestions to the team, as well as enjoying varied responsibilities across the project lifecycle.

A bit about the job: This role is part of an infrastructure & Software team, which is upgrading our technical services into our next phase as a function. You will be part of a team who cares deeply about allowing colleagues to bring their whole self to work. We hold strong community values and are active in making the company a better place for colleagues and customers. This role will support the implementation and commissioning of projects, which will include some work out of standard working hours. You will enjoy working collaboratively with your team colleagues to ensure consistency of approach and quality.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Experience of certain technologies: C# .NET, HTML, CSS, Blazor, JavaScript/TypeScript, SQL, Git Source Control, API interaction.
• Strong communication skills, being able to describe technical problems at different levels.
• Ability to organise your work to agreed priorities and timelines.
• Ability to listen to and understand user feedback and provide pragmatic solutions, effectively communicating technical problems and solutions to non-technical stakeholders.
• Take responsibility of activities owned, creating your own plan to deliver, escalating issues and risks where needed.

What you’ll get for this role:

• Starting salary circa £30,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications).
• Bonus opportunity – 8% 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.
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it.
• 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 at least 50% of their time in our offices every week – combining the benefits of flexibility with time together with colleagues.