Overview
We are looking for a Senior Developer to join our exciting team. Our agile development team builds internal and client-facing applications, including research, data, analytics, and interactive investment tools. These solutions are delivered through web interfaces and function libraries, making a big impact on the business. We value continuous improvement and learning, offering dedicated learning and development (L&D) days each sprint and access to a learning platform. Our focus is on efficiency, collaboration, and delivering results. How you'll make an impact As a Senior Developer, you will lead an Agile Scrum team of developers while actively contributing to development tasks. Your responsibilities will include: Actively participating in delivering development stories during sprints and driving technical approaches. Facilitating agile practices and ceremonies, such as daily standups, sprint planning, and refinement sessions. Tracking team performance using Agile metrics and identifying areas for improvement. Acting as a bridge between the development team and stakeholders to ensure clear communication and collaboration. Guiding and supporting team members to foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement. Collaborating with the Product Owner to manage the product backlog, ensuring user stories are well-defined and prioritized. Promoting best practices in coding, testing, and deployment to ensure high-quality software delivery. Encouraging innovation by experimenting with new tools, techniques, and processes to improve efficiency. About You Experience leading a development team using Agile Scrum practices. Proficiency in C# .NET, TypeScript/JavaScript, and associated web technologies. Knowledge of React (preferred) or Angular. Familiarity with cloud technologies such as Azure or AWS. Strong experience with relational databases (RDBMS) and SQL (preferably PostgreSQL or SQL Server). Practical experience with microservice architecture. Professional attitude, including being a self-starter, working independently or in a team, and meeting deadlines. Strong communication skills. Bonus skills: Event Sourcing, CQRS, serverless development (AWS Lambda), NoSQL databases (MongoDB), and platform tools like Octopus Deploy, TeamCity, Kubernetes, or Docker. Eligible to work in the UK. Compensation and benefits On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve: Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up Health cash plan or Private medical insurance Other benefits include: Three fully paid volunteering days per year Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan Critical illness cover Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally Season ticket loan Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase Emergency back-up family care And many more…