Staff Software Engineer, RVU
Golang
Plus 10% discretionary yearly bonus and yearly pay reviews (based on RVU and personal performance)
More information about location
2+ days a week in office (Tower Bridge, London)
The home of: Uswitch, Confused.com, Tempcover, Mojo Mortgages and money.co.uk
Posted today
The home of: Uswitch, Confused.com, Tempcover, Mojo Mortgages and money.co.uk
501-1000 employees
Posted today
Plus 10% discretionary yearly bonus and yearly pay reviews (based on RVU and personal performance)
More information about location
2+ days a week in office (Tower Bridge, London)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Empowering people to make confident decisions.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will have strong proficiency in Golang and help shape our new architecture and adoption of this technology in the team
- The highest level of proficiency designing, developing, operating and improving highly observable applications using Golang and other modern languages
- Deep understanding of AWS and AWS products like Lambdas, DynamoDB, etc but also comfortable or with tracked experience in Azure and Azure devops
- Knowledge of containerisation and IaC (Terraform, Pulumi, SST)
- Experience of having worked on, and led, modernisation initiatives, using techniques like the Strangler Fig
- Experience with technologies like Cloudflare or similar
- A solid understanding of development methodologies and design patterns
- Proficiency with C# ASP.NET, .Net Core are a plus (future work will be written in Golang/TypeScript though)
- React, Typescript, Astro, NodeJS are also a nice-to-have
- 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 investing heavily in modernising our technology to power the next growth phase of our business
- We are looking for a Staff (or Principle) Engineer who can bring a depth and breadth of experience to help shape this journey, working in a role with a high level of ownership, empowerment, impact, and mentorship
- Each engineer plays an integral role in the development, delivery, maintenance, and support of our insurance-based systems, both public-facing and internal
- We are looking for a Principal Engineer to serve as the technical anchor for our organization. In this high-impact role, you will move beyond individual contribution to shape the future of our technology. You will unify multiple teams towards a technical strategy together with our long-term company vision
- You will work directly with the VP Engineering to help set the new standard for large-scale system architecture
- You will lead by example, personally designing and delivering high quality code which builds systems that are resilient, scalable, and observable, ensuring they can handle our next phase of growth
- You will lead the evolution of our platform and will act as the bridge between technical estate and business requirements, ensuring stakeholders understand the "why" behind technical decisions and tradeoffs, and helping engineers understand how we can get there
- Teams will look to you for guidance and you will serve as the escalation point for the most complex technical decisions. You will be mentoring and pairing with senior engineers, helping them grow into technical leaders and foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning
Salary benchmarks
Our take
With increases in everyday costs presenting a significant challenge to households across the UK right now, RVU’s ecosystem of brands has the potential to provide a one-stop shop for consumers to ensure they are better informed and can save money on their bills.
RVU owns and operates Uswitch, Confused.com, Money.co.uk, Mojo Mortgages and Tempcover in the UK, all of which help millions of people make more informed decisions on a range of products and services for their home, such as energy, mortgages, insurance, broadband and mobile phones.
With the 2022 acquisition of Tempcover adding to the portfolio of brands, RVU is doubling down on the breadth of its product offering - expanding into the temporary insurance market. Tempcover is an insure-tech that brings flexible and affordable insurance solutions to motorists - whether hourly cover or month-long policies.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
41% female employees
Company
Company 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
Company values
- We believe in making every second count
- We believe in getting better every day
- We believe in winning the right way
- We believe that everything is written in pencil
- We believe in being great people to work with
- We believe that we can be the change we wish to see in the world
- We believe in leaving the wood pile higher than you found it
Company HQ
Fleet, Hampshire
Articles
Leadership
Tariq Syed
(CEO)Joined Red Ventures in 2017 to lead the inception of their European operations, which included the joint acquisition of the ZPG Group and subsequently the creation of RVU.
People progressing
Principal Product Analyst @ Uswitch.
Director of Engineering @ RVU.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at RVU
- 'We can choose to do nothing, we can choose to be angry with the world, or we can choose to take action. We choose action. Not hollow words or quick fixes that make us feel good. Deep-rooted action that will make a lasting impact way beyond the boundaries of our organisation.' Tariq Syed - RVU CEO
- Empower: Our approach to Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) includes executive sponsorship, funding, and professional development for ERG Leaders. Current ERGs are focused on Women, BAME and LGBTQIA+ and Disabilities.
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