Summary: The Software Developer role at Simplyhealth involves collaborating with a team to create innovative software solutions aimed at enhancing healthcare access in the UK. The position emphasizes agile development practices and requires a strong foundation in both frontend and backend technologies. The developer will be responsible for coding, testing, and maintaining software while contributing to the overall quality of the development team. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Key Responsibilities:

• Attending and contributing to daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, sprint demos, and sprint retrospectives.
• Providing accurate estimates for user stories and backlog items.
• Translating user stories and backlog items into logical units of work.
• Evaluating technical feasibility and translating requirements into technical solutions.
• Producing well-structured, efficient, and reliable code within agreed timescales.
• Ensuring code is well tested using TDD where appropriate.
• Providing prompt fixes to defects identified and ensuring they are well tested before release.
• Managing code using the chosen code management tool and maintaining awareness of potential impacts on other developers.
• Performing code reviews for other developers to contribute to overall code quality.
• Maintaining an interest in the latest development tools and technologies.
• Applying development best practices and adhering to IT policies and standards.
• Actively participating in the development community and sharing skills and knowledge.
• Communicating complex ideas and concepts simply and effectively.

Key Skills:

• Knowledge of a frontend and a backend language.
• Knowledge of relational databases.
• Knowledge of object-oriented development techniques and theories.
• Experience with modern software architectural principles and design patterns.
• Experience managing code using a source code management tool such as Git.
• Understanding of project collaboration tools like JIRA and Confluence.
• Knowledge of Microsoft backend development using languages like C#, Golang, Node.js, or Java.
• Knowledge of React JS, Next JS, React Native, and testing frameworks like NUnit or JUnit.
• Familiarity with Typescript and continuous delivery tools such as GitHub Actions or Octopus.

Salary (Rate): 70000

City: Andover

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT