Backend Developer

Decus Insurance Brokers Limited (Decus Ins. Brokers)

We are part of Brown & Brown Insurance group.

Built on meritocracy, our unique company culture rewards self-starters and those who are committed to doing what is best for our customers.

Backend Developer

Location: Hybrid – London

Package: Negotiable + Benefits

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Server-Side Developer to work on our Decus Direct Platform. Decus Direct is a custom-built online quote, bind and formal documentation issuance platform, that also offers a range of analytics to assist with underwriting, portfolio analysis and product performance. You will be working on improving and maintaining our existing platform, however their will also be the opportunity to support work on our modernisation initiative; to rebuild the platform with a new microservices architecture.

The Day To Day

• Design, develop, and maintain efficient and scalable server-side applications and services.
• Write clean, well-documented, and maintainable code using industry best practices and coding standards.
• Collaborate with the frontend team to integrate frontend components with server-side logic.
• Work with database administrator to ensure optimal data storage and retrieval.
• Optimize server applications for maximum speed, performance, and scalability.
• Troubleshoot and debug server issues, providing timely solutions.
• Implement security and data protection measures.
• Keep up to date with emerging trends, technologies, and best practices in backend development.

About You

• Experience as a Backend Developer or similar role.
• Proven high proficiency in ASP.NET and .NET (C#) and SQL.
• Experience with backend frameworks and libraries.
• Familiarity with database systems, both relational and NoSQL.
• Understanding of RESTful APIs and other web service technologies.
• Understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with testing frameworks and test-driven development.
• Security awareness and the ability to implement security best practices.
• Performance optimization and profiling skills.
• Experience with Azure cloud computing platforms.
• Knowledge of version control systems, such as Git.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) is advantageous.
• Able to work both independently and collaboratively, take initiative, problem solve, make decisions and turn ideas into code.
• Good communication skills, attention to detail and highly motivated.
• Familiar with the Software Development Life Cycle process.
• Insurance experience is advantageous, but not mandatory.

The Rewards

• A negotiable basic salary and all the normal benefits you’d expect (Holiday, company pension etc.)
• A collaborative, open and honest environment that is designed to deliver the best outcomes to our clients and staff
• A flexible working methodology to enable you to be where you need to be, if you don’t need to be in an office then don’t, if you want to be in an office your welcome to use one.
• An environment built around supporting and developing our staff with funding available for relevant professional qualifications.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We take pride in the diversity of our team and seek diversity in our applicants.