Software Developer in London

Welcome to Hastings Direct. We are a digital insurance provider with ambitious plans to become the best and biggest in the UK market. We have made huge investments in our data and tech capabilities over the past few years, along with nurturing our 4Cs culture. We are proud of the journey we are on as a company and know that our continued success will rely on the contribution of our talented colleagues.

We provide insurance for over three million customers, but we know there is even bigger opportunity out there. If you are excited about joining us and think you have some of what we are looking for, even if you are not 100% sure, we would love to hear from you.

Regrettably, we are unable to offer sponsorship or visa support for this role.

Role overview

Working as part of the Data and MI team within the Alternative Pricing Department (APP), you will be maintaining, designing and enhancing our live pricing code. This code is very important for the team, as it is run thousands of times a day to provide live quotes to prospective customers that connect online to get a quote from Hastings Direct. Accuracy and attention to detail are therefore extremely important, as is the ability to code confidently. The role involves the management of multiple deployments per month and includes the development of tools and reports to ensure that the code has the desired effect from a business perspective.

The overall aim is to help support the significant growth plans for Advantage Insurance and Hastings Direct, and help differentiate us by being data and analytics leaders in the UK general insurance market.

Job details

The primary focus of this role is to maintain, design and enhance our live pricing code within our Alternative Pricing Department. This code is extremely important to the team as it runs thousands of times a day to provide live quotes to our prospective customers online. As a Software Developer, you will find yourself managing multiple deployments per month, including the development of tools and reports to ensure that the code has the desired effect from a business perspective. At the outset, you will follow guidance from senior management regarding deployments and be flexible in your approach, but you will then be expected to work with a great degree of autonomy.

Essential skills/experience

• Attention to detail and experience in a software development role.
• Confident coding skills, with Python being a necessity.
• Exposure to Github is ideal but can be taught on the job.
• Ability to handle quick turnaround times.
• Ability to work autonomously with little supervision is desirable.
• Pre-existing knowledge of the UK Motor Insurance industry is ideal but not required.

The interview process

• 1st stage interview with hiring leader.
• 2nd interview involving a case study/task.

As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive. We welcome applications through the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS).

Benefits

• Flexible working – we champion a flexible hybrid working approach.
• Competitive bonus scheme – all colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus.
• Financial wellbeing – life assurance cover, income protection, matched pension contributions up to 10%, discounts, cashback, free independent mortgage advice and access to financial wellbeing support.
• Mental wellbeing programme – thrive mental health app, colleague assistance programme available 24/7, in-house mental health first aiders, support groups.
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell one of your weeks, access to health care cash back plans, dental plans, discounted health assessments, Cycle to work and tech schemes, discounted and free onsite facilities, social events throughout the year.

Join us and you will find a different way of doing things. We call it the 4Cs. We focus on getting it right for our colleagues, customers, company and community. As one of our colleagues, you will be helping to drive our growth, so in return, we will give you all the support, training and development you need. Our 4Cs principles are simple: we believe by creating the right culture for our colleagues and giving them the right tools to do their job, we will deliver good outcomes for every customer, helping us to grow the company profitably and sustainably.

Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status.