At a Glance
- Tasks: Build robust, scalable software for web applications and enhance the Ki platform.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking tech company focused on innovation and collaboration.
- Benefits: Highly competitive salary, great benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with excellent career advancement opportunities.
- Why this job: Make an impact by working with cutting-edge technologies and creative projects.
- Qualifications: Experience in modern web stacks and strong teamwork skills required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Role Overview
Full‑stack Engineer, responsible for building robust, scalable software for web‑based applications and enhancing the Ki platform.
Responsibilities
- Build robust and scalable software for business critical, web‑based applications.
- Build eye‑catching, functional, efficient, and reusable web and mobile‑based sites that drive these web applications.
- Design, build, test, document and maintain APIs and integrations.
- Ensure quality control using industry standard techniques such as automated testing, pairing, and code review.
- Work with the Product team to understand end‑user requirements and translate them into an effective technical solution.
- Document technical design and analysis work.
- Assess current system architecture and identify opportunities for growth and improvement.
- Build mock‑ups or prototypes to explore and troubleshoot new initiatives.
- Work with the Product team and UX designers to review designs, implement new features, and ensure user experience is top level.
- Explore new ideas and emerging technologies, develop prototypes quickly.
- Uphold the engineering team’s principles and ways of working.
Qualifications
- Experience as a mid‑senior level engineer working across a modern web stack.
- Experience with software engineering principles (SOLID, DRY, ER modelling).
- Professional experience with a server‑side language, ideally JVM based.
- Professional experience building web‑based single page applications, using React/Typescript or an equivalent.
- Knowledge of front‑end development, able to build rich user interfaces following a responsive design.
- Comfortable working with cloud infrastructure, infrastructure as code, familiar with standard logging and monitoring tools used to investigate issues.
- Experience with continuous integration, or ideally, continuous delivery.
- Comfortable with build tools (e.g. Maven) and version control tools (e.g. Git/Github).
- Experience working in agile teams, following Scrum or Kanban, participating in regular ceremonies including stand‑ups, planning, and retrospectives.
- Experience using project management and workflow tools (e.g. Jira).
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, negotiation and planning.
- Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies.
Benefits
Highly competitive remuneration and benefits package, regularly reviewed to ensure relevance.
Full Stack Engineer employer: Ki Insurance
Ki Insurance is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in the heart of London that fosters collaboration and innovation. With a strong focus on employee development, we provide ample opportunities for growth within the marine insurance sector, alongside competitive benefits and a supportive culture that values teamwork and excellence. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking company that prioritises your professional journey while making a meaningful impact in the industry.
