Software Engineer (React)

Department: Digital

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: North West UK - Hybrid

Description

Software Engineer (React)  Full stack Engineer, Full stack developer  Are you driven by a passion for crafting user-centric SaaS web applications? If you are eager to make a meaningful impact at a progressive organisation, we want to hear from you!  We are looking for a motivated and talented Software Engineer to join one of our growing development team. Our team prides itself on creating user-centric, high-performing applications that redefine industry standards. We embrace diversity and welcome individuals from all backgrounds to contribute their unique talents to our collaborative environment.

In this role, you’ll be the driving force for technical excellence. Your focus will be ensuring the cross-functional team is crafting robust and scalable applications utilising modern frameworks like Next.js and React related technologies.  You will have experience in developing software that is reliable, cost optimised, performant, supportability, secure and sustainable.  
About CDL
CDL is one of the UK’s leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport. It has a consistent history in the high-volume retail insurance sector. CDL has spearheaded developments in the aggregator, web and telematics space, including connected home, enrichment and self-service solutions. As a result, the company’s robust and innovative technologies have enabled its customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace. We have built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on cultivating an inspiring working environment with our employees at the heart of our company.

In a nutshell we are the market leading software house in our industry, creating the software, websites & apps for the Insurance & Finance sector across the UK. If you were to go on a price comparison website, approximately 65% of the companies on there are our clients!

Key Responsibilities

As a competent individual contributor, with leadership potential in a hybrid, Agile working environment; you will play a pivotal role in the development of innovative, cutting-edge web applications. 

• Designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality, scalable serverless and performant web applications using frameworks like Next.js
• Ensuring code quality by writing clean, well-structured, and maintainable code with a focus on performance, security, scalability, reliability and best practices. Able to commit code early and often, demonstrating understanding of version control & branching strategies
• Executing software solutions, designing, developing, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Leveraging AWS (Amazon Web Services) services such as Lambda, DynamoDB, and S3 to build efficient, cost-effective, and scalable solutions – during your probation you will be given the opportunity to gain AWS certification
• Collaborating closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define, design, and implement new features and enhancements. Being an active participant in technical discussions, contributing with informed opinions to the decision-making process
• Developing and consuming RESTful APIs and integrating with third-party services
• Staying up to date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices to continuously improve our products and development processes
• Contributes to our software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies
• Sharing knowledge with the wider engineering community
• Mentoring and developing others around you

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

• Someone with significant and proven hands-on commercial software engineering experience
• Demonstrable experience developing with TypeScript and React (ideally Next.js) and related front-end technologies
• Experience with version control systems (e.g. Git) and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience in developing and consuming RESTful APIs 
• Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail. Able to inspire and challenge the organisation with your problem-solving capabilities.
• Demonstrate an ability to communicate, work well and challenge others to meet product delivery deadlines
• Passion for learning and staying updated with evolving technologies
• Familiar with Agile working practices, tools and ceremonies 
• Beneficial to have working development knowledge of AWS

Benefits

• Hybrid Working (2 Days a Week in the office)
• Truly flexible working.
• 25 days holiday to start, increasing by 1 day per 1 year of service up to 30 days.
• Top employer for 8th year running
• Excellent training and development platform
• Opportunities for career progression
• Health and Wellbeing programme
• Virtual activities, lunch and learns, coffee mornings and meetups.
• Life and health assurance
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Established Recognition Award System
• Great Parental Benefits
• Diversity and Inclusion network 
• Pension scheme
• Community projects and volunteer days 
• Refer a friend bonus 

Campus Benefits:

• On-site free parking
• Open plan modern offices
• Quiet Spaces are also available
• Shuttle bus to and from the station
• Subsidised restaurant
• Games room and chill out zone
• Annual Hackathon & Deep Racer Events
• Social activities, regular social events through our social group Xtra, including a summer BBQ, competitions, bowling, go-karting, football games, Winter party and much more!
• Car wash, barber, yoga classes, boot camp and massage services all on site
• Cycle to work scheme
• Shower and dry rooms

Diversity and inclusion
We’re on a journey to keep innovating, that means welcoming new ideas and ways of thinking.
 
CDL recognises that building a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and  welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements and workplace  adjustments with all our applicants.