Job Overview
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Description
Junior Software Engineer (Web)
Junior Full stack Engineer, Junior Front-end Engineer
We are growing our Digital department and are looking for a Developer from a Web background with a good understanding of foundational front end development skills and 1-2 years of experience to help us transform and drive forward our client’s digital solutions.
You will help develop and maintain the digital applications of one of the UK’s largest retail insurers, helping to drive their business, expand their offerings, and playing a pivotal role in assisting them with modernising their tech stacks.
You should be excited by the capabilities of the new technologies we are developing within the Digital department but won’t be phased by the older tech stack that the majority of our applications are built upon within the squad. You should have a passion and desire to work in a Test-Driven Development (TDD) & DevOps culture.
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. As a result, the company’s robust and innovative technologies have enabled its customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace.
We have built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on cultivating an inspiring working environment with our employees at the heart of our company.
In a nutshell we are the market leading software house in our industry, creating the software, websites & apps for the Insurance & Finance sector across the UK. If you were to go on a price comparison website, approximately 65% of the companies on there are our clients!
About the team
Within the Digital department we have several Software Engineer roles in our client implementation squads that focus on driving and delivering against customer roadmaps. Each delivery squad is multi-disciplined and consists of up to 10 members across delivery management, DevOps, Business Analysis, Quality Assurance and Software Engineering.
You will be part of the Software Engineering community with other Engineers in the Digital department, inputting to the direction of software engineering, sharing and driving best practices, and contributing to internal open source across the Digital department.
You must demonstrate a strong desire to not only improve yourself but participate in our culture of learning & sharing. You will have support from our Software Engineering Seniors, Leads and Principals, as well as support to gain industry-recognised certifications.
Key Responsibilities
As a contributor in a hybrid working environment, you will play a pivotal role in the development and maintenance of innovative web applications. Your day-to-day duties will consist of:
Supporting and maintaining our legacy products until they’re ready to transition to our new tech offerings .
Ensuring code quality by writing test-driven, well-structured, and maintainable code with a focus on performance, security, and best practices.
Troubleshooting and debugging issues to provide technical support and guidance to the team.
Embracing AI to help gain efficiencies.
Leveraging AWS (Amazon Web Services) services such as Lambda, DynamoDB, and S3 to build efficient, cost-effective, and scalable solutions – during your probation you will be given learning time to obtain an AWS Practitioners certification.
Collaborating closely with product managers, business analysts, and other engineers to define client requirements, and implement new features and enhancements.
Staying up to date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices to continuously improve our products and development processes.
Writing and maintaining documentation.
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
Experience we think you will need
1-2 years of commercial experience as a Front-End Engineer in a JavaScript/HTML environment
Experience with version control systems (e.g. Git)
Experience with cloud architecture (preferably AWS)
Proficiency in writing test driven JavaScript and related front-end technologies
Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail
Demonstrate an ability to communicate and work well with others to meet product delivery deadlines
Passion for learning and staying updated with evolving technologies
Agile working practices
Experience that would be desirable
DevOps: Infrastructure as code, CI/CD Pipelines, Docker
Experience in developing and consuming RESTful APIs
React
Serverless
Experience working with XML
Experience working with JSP and Java applications
Benefits
Salary
The salary for the role of Junior Software Engineer (Web)pays up to £32,000p.a. Falling within our pay banding of £25,000 to £35,500, providing a fantastic opportunity for career progression through CDL’s clearly defined career framework (https://progression.cdl.co.uk/).
Your growth and advancement within CDL are only limited by your own ambition and effort.
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 1 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, including a summer BBQ, competitions, bowling, go-karting, football games, Winter party and much more!
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.