Principal Developer
Company
Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Posted At
4/2/2025
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Description
The Vacancy
Playing a pivotal role in the development of digital solutions, this role will be focused initially on the design and implementation of applications related to our Actuarial Private business unit, which focusses on Defined Benefits pension schemes in the private sector. The successful candidate will have experience as a Lead/Principal Developer who is confident and able to take a pragmatic, yet well-structured approach to designing and developing applications. The position offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced Lead/Principal Developer to maintain ‘hands on’ involvement whilst also playing a role in technical design decisions and people leadership.
Our firm invests in the very latest technologies to facilitate the delivery of our ground-breaking business solutions. Our teams are passionate about working at the cutting edge and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to use the most up to date range of Microsoft product technology solutions including Azure and be part of a team that employs an agile approach to software design and implementation.
Key Responsibilities Will Include
Together, we’ve been building better futures for over 100 years. For our people, our clients and their people, our communities and the environment.
We thrive on tackling complex problems. And we believe those problems are best solved by diverse teams – diverse in skills, approaches and backgrounds. Our independence lets our people be themselves and think freely, while working in a collaborative, supportive environment. We love innovative, independent thinking and want everyone to share their ideas.
Working alongside employers, trustees and financial services institutions, we offer pensions, investments, benefits and risk consulting services, as well as data and technology solutions. With over 1000 employees and counting, we’re one of the leading consultancies in our field and are proud to be recognised by numerous industry awards.
We’re committed to developing our people and encourage everyone to carve out their own career path. We’ve many colleagues who started out in one team in the business and have ended up somewhere completely different, having had the chance to develop new skills and explore new passions.
We are continually working to improve our inclusive culture and employ diverse talent. We therefore welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, which includes but isn’t limited to: age, disability, ethnic heritage, gender, marital or civil partnership status, neurodiversity, religion, sexual orientation, and socio-economic background.
Our hybrid working model offers the best of both worlds – home working as well as a fun, collaborative office environment - meaning flexible working patterns to accommodate individual needs. Find out more about our careers here .
If you need any assistance in relation to a personal requirement, medical condition or neurological difference during our selection process then please let us know.
Together, we can make this the best job you’ll ever have.
We Offer
Our culture
We live and breathe our four values – friendly, confident, partnering and straightforward – and genuinely care about out people, clients, community and the environment.
Job satisfaction
Every employee can genuinely make a difference and contribute towards achieving our purpose – together, building better futures. Whether that’s helping our clients build more secure financial futures, using your 3 days volunteering or helping us reduce our carbon footprint.
Reward and wellbeing
We offer competitive salaries, a share of company profits and an award-winning benefits package. We also take your mental, physical, social and financial wellbeing seriously, both in and outside of work.
Flexible working
We trust our people to work in a pattern that suits their circumstances with a healthy balance of home and office working.
Latest technology
We use the most up-to-date technology and software to match our ground-breaking business solutions that make life easier for us and our clients.
Career development
There is no linear path – learning opportunities are plentiful and empower you to carve out your own career.
Playing a pivotal role in the development of digital solutions, this role will be focused initially on the design and implementation of applications related to our Actuarial Private business unit, which focusses on Defined Benefits pension schemes in the private sector. The successful candidate will have experience as a Lead/Principal Developer who is confident and able to take a pragmatic, yet well-structured approach to designing and developing applications. The position offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced Lead/Principal Developer to maintain ‘hands on’ involvement whilst also playing a role in technical design decisions and people leadership.
Our firm invests in the very latest technologies to facilitate the delivery of our ground-breaking business solutions. Our teams are passionate about working at the cutting edge and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to use the most up to date range of Microsoft product technology solutions including Azure and be part of a team that employs an agile approach to software design and implementation.
Key Responsibilities Will Include
- Lead the ongoing maintenance and evolution of existing systems, in a range of environments and software platforms (primarily .NET and Microsoft Azure)
- Where required, lead on the design and implementation of new components & systems of all sizes, with a focus on iterative development
- Producing considered designs, clear in intent and able to craft the simplest solution from the options available
- Deep technical knowledge which supports effective decision making and act as a sounding board for the teams’ technical questions.
- Pragmatically and effectively assess trade-offs/barriers which will emerge in the delivery of any significant software system
- Lead code and design reviews
- Confident in software development and design
- Lead non-functional improvement efforts such as performance profiling
- Work closely with Delivery Leads and Development Managers to improve team processes & performance
- Lead the full software development lifecycle
- Keeps up to date with the current tools, techniques and practices
- Mentor and coach less experienced team members
- Adhere to the firm’s Information Security standards, professionalism requirements (as applicable), policies and procedures
- Passionate about technology and object-oriented development, having extensive hands-on experience with the .NET technology stack
- Experience with Microsoft Azure in a production environment would be an advantage
- Experience of technical and architectural design, particularly distributed systems, with a proficiency for related design patterns
- Able to translate end user/stakeholder requirements into detailed technical/architectural specifications when appropriate and in turn into robust solutions
- Familiar with and confident across the entire Software Development Lifecycle
- Commercial awareness - an understanding of project management and comfortable using aggregate estimates to inform resourcing and cost decisions
- Ability to provide both technical and team leadership on projects
- Collaborative and a good team player, with the ability to use these characteristics to raise the performance of their whole team
- Able to forge strong and professional relationships at all levels
- Flexibility to work in a fast-changing environment
- Confidence to engage constructively in a multi-disciplined team environment
Together, we’ve been building better futures for over 100 years. For our people, our clients and their people, our communities and the environment.
We thrive on tackling complex problems. And we believe those problems are best solved by diverse teams – diverse in skills, approaches and backgrounds. Our independence lets our people be themselves and think freely, while working in a collaborative, supportive environment. We love innovative, independent thinking and want everyone to share their ideas.
Working alongside employers, trustees and financial services institutions, we offer pensions, investments, benefits and risk consulting services, as well as data and technology solutions. With over 1000 employees and counting, we’re one of the leading consultancies in our field and are proud to be recognised by numerous industry awards.
We’re committed to developing our people and encourage everyone to carve out their own career path. We’ve many colleagues who started out in one team in the business and have ended up somewhere completely different, having had the chance to develop new skills and explore new passions.
We are continually working to improve our inclusive culture and employ diverse talent. We therefore welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, which includes but isn’t limited to: age, disability, ethnic heritage, gender, marital or civil partnership status, neurodiversity, religion, sexual orientation, and socio-economic background.
Our hybrid working model offers the best of both worlds – home working as well as a fun, collaborative office environment - meaning flexible working patterns to accommodate individual needs. Find out more about our careers here .
If you need any assistance in relation to a personal requirement, medical condition or neurological difference during our selection process then please let us know.
Together, we can make this the best job you’ll ever have.
We Offer
Our culture
We live and breathe our four values – friendly, confident, partnering and straightforward – and genuinely care about out people, clients, community and the environment.
Job satisfaction
Every employee can genuinely make a difference and contribute towards achieving our purpose – together, building better futures. Whether that’s helping our clients build more secure financial futures, using your 3 days volunteering or helping us reduce our carbon footprint.
Reward and wellbeing
We offer competitive salaries, a share of company profits and an award-winning benefits package. We also take your mental, physical, social and financial wellbeing seriously, both in and outside of work.
Flexible working
We trust our people to work in a pattern that suits their circumstances with a healthy balance of home and office working.
Latest technology
We use the most up-to-date technology and software to match our ground-breaking business solutions that make life easier for us and our clients.
Career development
There is no linear path – learning opportunities are plentiful and empower you to carve out your own career.
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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