Senior Software Engineer

Who you are

• Strong Golang knowledge and experience
• Knowledge of AWS products like Lambdas, DynamoDB, etc but also comfortable in Azure and Azure devops environments
• Containerisation and IaC approach (Terraform, SST are definitely a plus)
• A good understanding of development methodologies and design patterns
• C# ASP.NET, .Net Core also a plus but not necessary
• Cloudflare
• Experience with React, Typescript, Astro and NodeJS are definitely a plus
• You don’t need to tick off everything on this list - so don’t let that hold you back from applying. We want to make sure you’re learning plenty during your time with us!

What the job involves

• Tempcover is currently undertaking an overhaul of its systems to modernise and help us power the next generation of our technology. We are looking for a Senior Engineer who can bring experience to help shape this journey, working in a role with ownership, empowerment, and impact
• Each engineer plays an integral role in the development, delivery, maintenance, and support of our insurance-based systems, both public-facing and internal
• Effectively evolve, enhance, and modernise large-scale systems to enable rapid adaptability and continuous improvement
• Drive the adoption of technologies like Go
• Improve the performance, reliability, and scalability of our systems
• Develop and drive automation for deployment, monitoring, and scaling of infrastructure. Build tools and processes to enable continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD)
• Make data-guided decisions that impact core business metrics and processes
• Solid understanding of platform and reliability engineering approaches, including observability, performance optimisation, capturing analytics, and security best practices
• Facilitate collaboration between teams and build a culture of continuous improvement
• Mentor more junior engineers, providing guidance on engineering best practices, coding standards, and troubleshooting

Benefits

• Employer matching pension contributions up to 7.5%
• 10% discretionary yearly bonus and yearly pay reviews (based on RVU and personal performance)
• A hybrid working approach with 2 in-office days per week
• Maternity leave: after 12 months of service, you'll receive 26 weeks at full pay, followed by 13 weeks at half pay
• Parental leave: after 12 months of service you'll receive four weeks at full pay, followed by 8 weeks of flexible working
• Adoption leave: after 12 months service - 26 weeks at full pay, followed by 13 weeks at half pay
• £300 ‘Work from Home’ budget to help contribute towards a great work environment at home
• 25 days holiday excl. bank holidays (increasing to 30 days) + 2 days “My Time” per year
• Private medical cover, critical illness cover, dental plans and employee assistance programme
• Up to 22 days per year “working from anywhere”
• Electric vehicles scheme and carbon offsetting scheme
• Free breakfast in the office daily
• Free in-office gym, accessible 7 days a week
• Free access to the Calm and Peppy app for physical and mental health
• Employee discounts programme
• A healthy learning and training budget