Software Engineer

• Be hands-on in developing our products using best practices, appropriate tools, and technologies .
• Work with cross-functional collaborative teams, helping to clarify requirements and suggesting different technical approaches .
• Champion Agile processes while creating amazingly useful systems in a collaborative way for our customers .
• Highlight areas for continuous improvement and drive their prioritisation .
• Be proactive in suggesting new tools, technologies, and ways of working .

Do you have experience in Ruby?, At Simply Business, we don't divide "business" and "tech" teams; we see both as one team working towards a shared goal. We are looking for a Software Engineer to develop customer-focused products in a culture that champions Agile, cross-functional teams, and continuous collaboration. Our philosophy is that a strong Engineer is not defined by the technologies they use. While we use Ruby, experience with it is not essential-if you have strong programming skills and are happy to cross over to Ruby, we will support you with that. If you are proactive, eager to learn, and ready to build amazingly useful systems for our customers, we want to hear from you., * An expert programmer in any language-we value your engineering mindset over specific labels, so Ruby experience isn't essential as long as you're happy to learn it with our support .

• Able to speak in plain English to communicate complex technical concepts to both tech and non-tech colleagues .
• Appreciative of Agile methodologies and how they help us stay to the point .
• Eager to work collaboratively; we don't believe in "business vs tech" silos and operate as one team toward shared goals .
• A relatable communicator with the interpersonal skills to thrive in our open, friendly, and honest environment .
• Proactive and spirited when it comes to suggesting new tools or processes that help us continually improve .

• we offer a great work-life balance where workloads are manageable and everyone has the flexibility to work hybrid
• on top of the 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), we offer the option to buy five more days of holiday with your flexible benefits
• our flexible parental leave allows you to approach an important time how you want - with six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you're the secondary caregiver
• our life event leave is an extra days leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house or your birthday. And our long-serving employees get a two week paid sabbatical after five years of service, then four weeks off after ten years of service
• private medical insurance through BUPA, that covers any pre-existing condition is a core benefit. Plus a health cash plan that covers your everyday medical expenses
• we offer a competitive salary based oon your experience and the current market. Plus the potential to earn an annual bonus based on performance

We insure small businesses and enable big dreams - not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades. We're a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. Through our global social impact strategy, called 'The Big Dreams Project', we're working to help 10,000 small businesses start or grow by 2030. Why not check out our advert on YouTube: Simply Business TV advert 2024: 'Simply the Best' .