Intermediate Software Engineer – Squad IHP in Manchester

Intermediate Software Engineer – Squad IHP

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Do you enjoy working collaboratively, focusing on continuous integration and delivery, and leveraging the latest tools and technologies while facilitating problem solving? We’re looking for an intermediate-level Developer who thrives in a team environment and takes ownership of challenges—seeing them through from discovery to delivery.

About CDL CDL is one of the UK’s leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport. It has a consistent history in the high-volume retail insurance sector. CDL has spearheaded developments in the aggregator, web and telematics space, including connected home, enrichment and self-service solutions.

Department & Location

Department: Insurer & App Services

Location: North West UK – Hybrid

Salary

Compensation: £43,000 – £48,000 / year

Key Responsibilities

You’ll play a key role in a team working on one of our flagship products, hosted on AWS. This product undergoes numerous medium- to large‑scale initiatives and enhancements aimed at delivering exceptional user experiences and driving revenue for CDL.

Working in an agile environment, you’ll be involved in every aspect of the product lifecycle—from discovery and design through coding, testing, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment. You’ll also have the opportunity to leverage approved AI tools to accelerate delivery. Quality is at the heart of what we do, so you’ll have the time and space to build robust systems. In return, you’ll help deliver a highly engineered, highly available product. We expect you to champion best practices while continuously improving your own skillset.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Must have’s:

• Strong knowledge of Go
• Knowledge of CI Tools such as Gitlab CI
• Ability to write effective and robust automated tests
• Experience of working on distributed systems, whether in the cloud or on‑prem

Nice to have:

• AWS
• Agile development
• Infrastructure as Code, e.g. Terraform
• Event driven architecture
• UI development such as Angular
• NoSQL databases
• Java and Python to understand the existing codebase
• Docker

Tech Stack

• AWS serverless technologies such as ECS, Lambdas, API Gateway and Step Functions
• Angular/Typescript for UI development
• Go/Python/Java for backend development

Benefits

• Hybrid Working (2 days a week in the office – SK4 2HD)
• Truly flexible working
• 25 days holiday to start, increasing by 1 day per year of service up to 30 days
• Top employer for 9th year running
• Excellent training and development platform
• Opportunities for career progression
• Health and Wellbeing programme
• Virtual activities, lunch and learns, coffee mornings and meetups
• Life and health assurance
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Established Recognition Award System
• Great Parental Benefits
• Diversity and Inclusion network
• Pension scheme
• Community projects and volunteer days
• Refer a friend bonus

Campus Benefits

• On-site free parking
• Open plan modern offices
• Quiet spaces are also available
• Shuttle bus to and from the station
• Subsidised restaurant
• Games room and chill out zone
• Annual Hackathon & Deep Racer Events
• Social activities, regular social events through our social group Xtra
• Car wash, barber, yoga classes, boot camp and massage services all on site
• Cycle to work scheme
• Shower and dry rooms

Diversity and Inclusion

We’re on a journey to keep innovating, that means welcoming new ideas and ways of thinking. CDL recognises that building a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements and workplace adjustments with all our applicants.

Recruitment Agency Notice

CDL have a PSL in place, but haven’t used them for over 3 years, therefore be advised that any unsolicited submission of candidate details—including but not limited to LinkedIn profiles, CVs, or resumes (whether redacted or unredacted)—will be considered freely given and unsolicited. As such, these submissions will not be subject to any fees, terms, or obligations on our part. Only candidate profiles that have been formally discussed with and approved by our Talent Acquisition (TA) team prior to submission and submitted by agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) operating under agreed terms are authorised to submit candidates. Any submissions from non‑PSL agencies, or those made outside of agreed processes, will be deemed non‑compliant and will not be eligible for any fees or consideration. This policy was last updated in April 2025.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Software Development