Forward Deployed Engineer (Java, Typescript & Azure)

Experteer Overview As a Forward Deployed Engineer in the Group Protection technology team, you will shape and deliver modern cloud-based solutions across the full software lifecycle. You’ll collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable, secure applications. You’ll drive quality via automated testing, observability, and DevOps practices, while mentoring peers and advancing engineering excellence. This role offers impact through architectural work, reducing technical debt, and delivering reliable platforms within a collaborative culture. Pay / Benefits * Own and evolve services and applications across their full lifecycle * Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to shape technical solutions * Design, develop and deploy scalable applications using modern engineering practices * Drive quality through automated testing, observability and continuous improvement initiatives * Lead technical problem-solving and incident investigation and resolution * Champion secure software development practices and promote engineering best practices * Mentor and coach engineers to strengthen team capability and technical excellence * Contribute to architectural decisions, reduce technical debt and improve platform sustainability Tasks * Strong commercial experience with Java and JavaScript/TypeScript * Experience building and supporting RESTful microservices in Spring Boot, Node.js or similar frameworks * Solid understanding of cloud technologies, ideally Azure, plus infrastructure and containerisation tools * Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices, preferably GitHub Actions * Strong knowledge of software design principles, clean architecture and test-driven development * Experience working in Agile environments using Scrum or Kanban * Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills * Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to a collaborative, inclusive team culture Key requirements * annual performance-related bonus * share schemes * generous pension contribution * Life assurance * Healthcare Plan (permanent employees) * at least 25 days holiday (+ holidays) and buy/sell option

resolution * Champion secure software development practices and promote engineering best practices * Mentor and coach engineers to strengthen team capability and technical excellence * Contribute to architectural decisions, reduce technical debt and improve platform sustainability Tasks * Strong commercial experience with Java and JavaScript/TypeScript * Experience building and supporting RESTful microservices in Spring Boot, Node.js or similar frameworks * Solid understanding of cloud technologies, ideally Azure, plus infrastructure and containerisation tools * Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices, preferably GitHub Actions * Strong knowledge of software design principles, clean architecture and test-driven development * Experience working in Agile environments using Scrum or Kanban * Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills * Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to a collaborative, inclusive team culture Key requirements * annual aaa containerisation bonus * share schemes * generous pension contribution * Life assurance * Healthcare Plan (permanent employees) * at least 25 days holiday (+ holidays) and buy/sell option