Software Developer

Role & responsibilities

Preferred candid

As a Senior Developer you will expect to immediately lead the delivery of capabilities in a growing and dynamic technology team.  You will be expected to be a technical leader in the team, and mentor junior developers in their developer journey. Some people management may be required.

Working in a fully Agile Scrum/Kanban team, you will be exposed to a diverse range of technologies and like-minded people, all with the same mission to ensure Aon remains the #1 data-driven broker in the world.

This role requires a mix of hands-on technical expertise, leadership, and stakeholder management, ensuring the successful delivery of solutions in an Agile environment.

The successful candidate will have a strong foundation in object-oriented programming, modern JavaScript/TypeScript, cloud technologies (Azure), and SQL databases. They should be proactive, self-motivated, and capable of mentoring team members while collaborating effectively with international clients and cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining Single Page Applications (SPAs), using technologies such as Typescript, React, and D3.js.
• Using C# to build API’s both for specific application use, and more general use across the application estate.
• Contributing to design, build, test & maintenance activities and be genuinely motivated by delivering solutions and issue resolutions to our business
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines as code
• Promote and adhere to development standards through automation tooling and manual controls incl. JIRA, agile standards, code reviews and release automation, etc
• Work with Product Owners, Scrum Masters and Business Analysts on the vision, design, requirements, and delivery of web-based analytics applications
• Develop a thorough understanding of the functional and non-functional requirements of the application, how customers use it, and how best to serve these needs
• Ensure effective operation of business systems through Level 3 support of application incidents, effectively triaging bugs, code/data fixes, testing & patching processes
• Welcome the opportunity to assist and spread knowledge to other members of the team
• Support QA in testing products and resolving found issues
• Deliver and maintain solution/process documentation to an agreed level
• Track and report on progress to IT Development Manager, Product Owners & Scrum Masters

Qualifications

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering/computer science with 8+ years of professional experience, including 4+ years of leading and mentoring development teams.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in development; C#, Advanced JavaScript (preferably React)
• BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or equivalent experience
• Keenly interested in software development, staying up to date with current trends and able to translate those into solutions
• Experience with Cloud (AWS), Serverless Architecture, Agile, DevOps (CI/CD) and database technologies
• Someone with good interpersonal and communication skills, comfortable and composed
• Experience working in Agile environments
• Working in a high-pressure environment
• UI/UX experience a plus
• Exposure to code quality and observability tools like SonarQube and Application Insights.
• Strong leadership in Agile/Scrum methodologies – sprint planning, backlog refinement, estimation, conducting code reviews, and enforcing coding standards.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Willingness to work in UK shift hours for effective collaboration with global teams and clients.

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