Company Description

Whitespace was established in 1985 as a software development company specialising in the insurance market. We are a privately owned company and with over 30 years of experience providing carefully designed IT solutions and platforms to our customers in the insurance and reinsurance markets we are in an excellent position to understand our customers, their processes, their challenges and their needs.

We have developed systems that we continue to support proactively for Members’ Agents, Delegated Authority Brokers and Claims Managers.

However, the entire global financial services industry is striving to be more efficient. One obvious way to do this is by digitising and streamlining processes end to end. The insurance market is a prime candidate; moving risks through the distribution chain is expensive and burdened by inefficiencies. Digitisation promises huge benefits to all parties.

In 2016, anticipating this desire for efficiency, Whitespace embarked on a project to introduce fully digital insurance contract placing into the Lloyd’s of London market. An incumbent system has been trying to do the same thing for years but has struggled to win the hearts and minds of market practitioners. By using new technologies, specifically NoSQL databases and iPads / iPhones, Whitespace has established itself as a strong competitor. The Whitespace Platform launched in August 2019 and has proved extraordinarily popular and successful.

In March 2021 Sequel, a Verisk business, acquired a majority investment in Whitespace. The partnership with Sequel brings an increased set of opportunities for us as an organisation and for our customers. We are excited to be able to fast forward the digital ambition that both Sequel and Whitespace customers desire, and this will see us achieve our seven year ambition in three.

Job Description

Summary and Purpose                              

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Angular Developer to join our team. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in designing and developing user-friendly web applications using Angular, Bootstrap, TypeScript and related technologies. The candidate should also be knowledgeable in user experience (UX) design principles and methodologies, and be able to work collaboratively with our development and design teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.

Salary £65-75k

Main Duties

• Design and develop user-friendly web applications using Angular, Bootstrap, Typescript and related technologies
• Collaborate with our UX designers to create engaging user experiences
• Participate in the entire software development life cycle (SDLC), from requirements gathering to deployment
• Ensure the quality and performance of the software applications through unit testing
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior developers
• Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in web development and user experience design
• Propose and maintain the discipline required to fit with Whitespace’s ISO 27001 status

Compliance & Training

• Adhere to all company & regulatory policies and procedures as instructed
• Carry out all training provided to deadlines prescribed
• Work with compliance on IT relevant areas such as Data Security and Financial Crime
• Execute the responsibilities of a company employee acting in a lawful and ethical manner in accordance with your contract of employment and company staff handbook
• Work with department manager for own professional development, including performance appraisal and identifying and meeting training needs in order to ensure competence and compliance with current regulations

Experience Required

• Proven extensive commercial software development experience
• Experience of coding at a senior level on complex workflows
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Experience working with APIs and JSON data

Knowledge / Skills / Attributes required

• Ability to design and refactor complex user interfaces
• Knowledge of source control systems/services – e.g. Git/GitHub
• A good working knowledge of Angular, Bootstrap and TypeScript
• A good understanding of API based development
• Knowledge of concurrency and performance
• Willing to work with and/or learn different tools and technologies as required
• Experience working in Cloud based environments, particularly Azure / AWS
• Attention to detail is key
• A self starter, with the ability to work collaboratively
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent listening, negotiating and presentation skills
• Understanding of stakeholder management
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Solid experience with MS Office
• Willingness to learn and be agile in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to listen and retain new information quickly to disseminate to relevant internal stakeholders

Knowledge / Skills / Attributes desirable

• Experience of using Couchbase is desirable but not essential
• Experience of working in the InsueTech or FinTech sector would be beneficial

Qualifications

Education / Training / Qualifications required

• Degree in Computer Science or another subject with significant exposure to numerical disciplines

Additional Information

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