Software Engineer Lead

Job Description

Simply Business is a new type of insurance company, using all of the above to create the best possible insurance experience for small businesses and self-employed people. We love working here, and have even taken the number one spot in the Sunday TimesBest Company To Work For 2015 and 16 lists; weve stopped entering now to focus on a few bigger projects, but you get the idea. Its a great place to work.There are currently over 500,000 active Simply Business insurance policies in the UK alone. And we haveoffices in London, Northampton and Boston, USA. Talking of offices, ours are bright, airy and geared up for really smart working. Were flexible, with plenty of remote workers coming in and out, and we believe work and life should be hand in hand, rather thana juggling act. So no need to worry about school pick-ups, or a horrible commute.Our people are our most important asset, so we focus on building a working life that helps us thrive, not stick. Were proud of our inclusive and supportive culture, and werepassionate about creating an environment where everyones cultural backgrounds, skills, and perspectives are valued. Join us and youll be part of our journey to creating something even better, for our customers and ourselves.***About the role:*We need anEngineering Lead to join our team. Whilst we have an office in London we are open to offering this role as fully remote to anyone living in the UK. As an Engineering Lead you will develop customer-focused products in a culture that champions Agile, cross-functionalteams and continuous collaboration.***Responsibilities:** Being hands on in developing our products using best practices, appropriate tools, and technologies* Leading a small project team of engineers* Working with small cross functional collaborative teamsto drive out requirements, highlight risks and prioritise stories* Working with team members to identify areas for learning and helping them grow in these areas via project work, external learning, or additional mentoring* Championing Agile methodologies whilecreating amazingly useful systems in a collaborative way for our customers* Highlighting areas for continuous improvement and driving their prioritisation* Being proactive in suggesting new tools, technologies and ways of working***Our Tech Stack:** Ruby*Ruby on Rails* JavaScript* ReactJS* HAML, SCSS* MongoDB* Python* Scala* AWS* Docker* Kafka* Terraform***Requirements:** Experience of leading a small team of engineers* Strong programming skills in an object-oriented programming (OOP) language such as Java,Python, Ruby, etc.* The ability to challenge uswe love people who come in and challenge us and arent afraid to raise questions and help us improve* Strong communication and collaborative skills and strong desire to liaise closely with business teams* Anadvocate of engineering best practices-* Pension* Bonus* Free fruit&coffee/soft drinks* Flexi-working* Telephone Call* Paired Programming* Deep Dive/Values* OfferJava, Python, Ruby, .NETJava, Ruby