Senior Software Developer

At Dynamic Planner, we have a clear purpose: helping financial advice firms match people with suitable investments solutions. Since we were founded in 2003, we’ve married tech with asset risk modelling to enable that ambition. Our Client Profiling module sets the industry standard, supporting over 2 million UK investors.

As the UK’s market leading digital financial planning and advice platform, advisers use us to gain information about their clients, to calculate their appetite for risk, to analyse their financial situation, to match them with suitable investment opportunities and enable them to fund the life they want. Coupled with Investment Services to help asset managers design, profile and target investment solutions we have a completeness of offering which sets us apart.

We are engaged and passionate about designing and delivering great products, services and experiences for clients and colleagues. With multiple platform and customer awards we are proud to add the 2024 PIMFA Diversity and Inclusion award which recognises our inclusive culture, one which enables talent to be recognised and promoted, and allowing people to bring their whole selves to work.

Role Purpose:

You’ll be working in a sprint team with 2-3 other developers, a couple of testers, a product owner and a scrum master. Your team will mostly be building new areas of functionality into Dynamic Planner and its mobile apps. You will be helping to refine user stories, work out the best technical design, and writing the code. You’ll be reviewing other developers’ code, supporting other members of the team, and engaging with other people in the business. As a senior developer, you’ll be expected to take ownership of development tasks, engage in their wider context, and contribute to architectural decisions.

Key responsibilities

• Designing, developing and maintaining elegant and usable software.
• Efficiently creating performant, secure and maintainable code that meets requirements in user stories.
• Peer reviewing designs and code of other developers.
• Providing open and accurate progress reporting, communicating issues and obstacles as they arrive.
• Mentoring other members of the team.
• Keeping uyo to date with industry trends and technology developments.

Key Stakeholders:

• Sprint team.
• Development team.
• Customers.

Competencies

(knowledge/skills/experience)

• At least four years of commercial software development experience.
• Excellent technical knowledge and skills.
• Extensive experience with:
• The Flutter framework.
• C# and .NET Core ·

also experience with:

• Microsoft SQL Server.
• Idiomatic HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Microsoft Azure.
• Knowledge of good software design and secure coding principles.
• Solid understanding of good user interface design.

Company Benefits

• Health plan
• EAP
• Wellbeing hub
• Flexible working
• Hybrid working
• Annual bonus
• Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Study support
• Professional membership
• Perkbox
• Cycle to work
• Give as you earn
• Generous holiday
• Anniversary holiday increase
• Sick policy
• Awards
• Free food and drink
• Regular socials
• Team events
• Annual events
• Referral scheme
• Payday treats

Interview Process

• Initial call with Talent Team
• Teams interview
• Online test
• final interview