Senior Software Developer

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Software Developer who will design, develop, test and implement efficient solutions that meet business and customer requirements.

About the role

You will develop complex solutions within your technical expertise, carefully assessing the impact of changes to existing applications and ensuring all designs are documented and agreed in advance to set standards.

Your code consistently meets group guidelines and quality requirements and is thoroughly tested in close collaboration with the test team to identify issues early.

You are responsible for safely implementing solutions into production environments, work closely with team members, contribute to best practices by sharing knowledge and experience, and also review the work of others to maintain high standards across the team.

• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Comfortable collaborating within a team environment.
• Strong understanding of the full software development lifecycle.
• Familiar with agile development practices and methodologies.
• Proactive in identifying and resolving technical challenges.
• Confident in writing and maintaining backend systems and APIs.
• Experience working with infrastructure as code (IaC) and user administration tools like AWS Cognito.
• Ideally, you'll also bring experience with Serverless architecture and AWS CDK, * Proficient in one or more programming languages (e.g. Node.js).
• Strong backend development experience, particularly in API design and implementation.
• Solid knowledge of AWS services, especially Lambda and Cognito.
• Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD) and automated testing frameworks.
• Strong database expertise, including SQL and MySQL.
• Familiarity with writing and managing APIs.

We're the UK's largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, and up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits

Inclusion, diversity and belonging

We're an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected - whatever their background.