Senior Software Engineer, RVU
2+ days a week in office
The home of: Uswitch, Confused.com, Tempcover, Mojo Mortgages and money.co.uk
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The home of: Uswitch, Confused.com, Tempcover, Mojo Mortgages and money.co.uk
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
2+ days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Empowering people to make confident decisions.
Role
Who you are
- This is a full stack role, so you'll be just as comfortable building cloud-native scalable applications as you are at styling responsive React components
- The ideal candidate will go beyond the "works on my machine" definition of done, considering edge cases, delivering robust well-tested software that works everywhere
- You will have a pragmatic approach to delivering effective solutions, paying attention to detail, but knowing when to pull back to avoid getting stuck down rabbit holes
- You will have a growth mindset, always keen to learn and explore, and like to dig deep to understand how things work
- You will be able to debug large and complex systems using tools like logging, SQL queries and Grafana, in addition to working through source code
- You will be used to deploying code to production on an almost daily basis, being accountable for its success without relying on others for QA
Desirable
- Strong Typescript skills, or similar statically typed languages
- Familiarity with the Node ecosystem (node, npm, yarn)
- Solid understanding of the React paradigm, including one way data flow and declarative programming
- A working knowledge of software engineering principles and managing complexity (e.g. separation of concerns, design patterns, domain driven design) and an appreciation and aspiration to write elegant clean code, understanding that simple isn't always easy
- Familiarity with container-based cloud-native applications, and architectural patterns such as message passing, horizontal and vertical scaling
- Experience building API based web applications (REST, JSON, query params, cookies)
- Awareness of web security concerns (e.g. SQL injection, XSS, CORS, authentication/authorisation techniques)
- Able to draw from a rich set of software engineering tools (for example IDE shortcuts, shell scripting, browser Dev Tools)
- Experience with one or more of the following is a plus: Kubernetes, Prometheus, Argo workflows, GitHub Actions, Elasticsearch/Opensearch, PostgreSQL, BigQuery, DBT data pipelines, Fastly, Storybook, Contentful, Deno, Bun
What the job involves
- Our tech stack is centred around Typescript, React and Node, running on Kubernetes in AWS
- Joining our team as a Senior Software Engineer, you will be working closely with designers, commercial managers, ops executives, product managers, data analysts and other engineers to solve business problems with software
- We are an established product team of varying levels of experience, and you will be supporting and improving the team’s delivery & technical expertise in a continuous learning environment
- You'll contribute to defining and maintaining best practices to ensure our software remains robust, scalable and maintainable, using your technical skills to help shape the future of Financial Services within RVU, inspiring and guiding the team along the way
- You'll be truly full stack, contributing across all parts of our platform
- This includes writing responsive React components, working with APIs, using real-time metrics and monitoring, interacting with databases, message queues and data pipelines
- You will help to identify opportunities for process improvements, conduct code reviews, and ensure solutions are properly tested with a focus on best practices and quality assurance
- You'll also be working with the design team to build versatile, accessible and reusable React components that look great on mobile and desktop to create an awesome experience for our users
Application process
- 1. Applied
- 2. Review
- 3. Interview
- 4. Hired
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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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
London, UK
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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.
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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