Technical Lead - FTC in Reigate

Ready to join a team that’s leading the way in reshaping the future of insurance? Here at esure Group, we are on a mission to revolutionise insurance for good! We’ve been providing Home and Motor Insurance since 2000, with over 2 million customers trusting us to keep them covered through our esure and Sheilas’ Wheels brands. With a bold commitment for digital innovation, we’re transforming the way the industry operates and putting customers at the heart of everything we do. Having completed our recent multi-year digital transformation, we’re now leveraging advanced technology and data-driven insights alongside exceptional service, to deliver personalised experiences that meet our customers ever-changing needs today and in the future.

We are currently recruiting for a Technical Lead to join our innovative Technology department on an initial 6 - 9 month Fixed Term Contract, focusing on developing and implementing innovative digital technology. You will manage, lead and coach a team of technical experts who build software and customer experiences that continue to drive, shape and deliver our customer-centric, data driven and digital first strategy.

What you’ll do:

• Technical Lead for a squad, ensuring collaborative working with Product Owners, Developers, QA’s, Architects and the wider business.
• Lead, manage and coach a team of engineers.
• Lead from the front with expert hands-on software development experience and ensure high technical standards are met throughout the team.
• Collaborate with the Product Owner to ensure the squad has a clear mission, understands the wider tech strategy, healthy backlog and is working to Agile practices.
• Work with our Architects and Principal Engineers on new tech choices and architecture evolution.
• Always looking at ways to improve engineering practices in the squad including code quality, testing and CI/CD.
• Be a senior part of esure’s engineering community.
• Strive to actively share technical expertise with the team and champion/drive tech change wider than your squad.

What we’d love you to bring:

• A deep love of technology with a customer centric approach!
• A passion for people development; you will consider yourself a people motivator who has led a software development squad in an agile environment to deliver and achieve great things.
• A Java technical expert! Our Tech Lead roles are a good blend of people management and strategy and hands-on development (Spring Boot experience is key).
• Experience with CI/CD, Jenkins and Docker (ideally with Kubernetes) as well as cloud platform experience, ideally AWS.
• Experience in design and development of distributed, scalable, and highly available systems with a customer centric approach.
• An advocate of different agile methodologies: Scrum, Kanban, TDD, BDD, continuous delivery.

The Interview Process (subject to change):

• You’ll start with an introductory call with one of our Talent Partners. This is a ‘get to know you session’ and for you to explore the position in more detail.
• 1st stage: 1 hour interview with our Head of Technology.
• 2nd stage: 1 hour interview with 2 of our Technical Leads. This will involve a technical task and technical interview questions.
• 3rd Stage: 30-minute meeting with members of one of our Agile Squad. This will be a Product Owner and a Delivery Manager.
• Final stage: a final meeting with our Head of Technology and our Chief Technology Officer.

What’s in it for you?:

• Competitive salary that reflects your skills, experience and potential.
• Discretionary bonus scheme that recognises your hard work and contributions to esure’s success.
• 28 days annual leave, plus 8 flexible days and the ability to buy and sell further holiday.
• Our flexible benefits platform is loaded with perks to choose from, so you can build a personal toolkit to support your health, wellbeing, lifestyle, and finances.
• Company funded private medical insurance for qualifying colleagues.
• Fantastic discounts on our insurance products! 50% off for yourself and spouse/partner and 10% off for direct family members.
• We’ll elevate your career with hands-on training, mentoring, access to our exclusive academies, regular career conversations, and expert partner resources.
• Driving good in the world couldn’t be more important to us. Our colleagues can use 2 volunteering days per year to support their local communities.
• Join our internal networks and communities to connect, learn, and share ideas with likeminded colleagues.
• We’re a proud supporter of the ABI’s ‘Make Flexible Work’ campaign and welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need.
• Our hybrid working approach also puts you in the driving seat of how and where you do your best work.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. We celebrate individuality and create spaces where unique backgrounds and experiences can come together. We believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation, in turn enabling us to better serve our customers, community and build a stronger organisation. Our commitment to inclusion extends to every part of our business, from hiring practices to professional growth opportunities, ensuring equal access and support for all.