Software Engineer (Remote)

Your Opportunity

Admiral Financial Services (AFSL) is the young, energetic lending arm of Admiral Group. Based on the 11^th floor in Ty Admiral, we have the freedom to innovate like a small start up with the fortunate support of Admiral Group.  

The journey started for us when we launched unsecured personal loans in June 2017. We went on to be the first direct to consumer car finance provider in December 2017 and since then, we have gone from strength to strength!

With ambitious plans for 2020, we’re looking for someone who is keen to learn, excited about getting stuck in and ready for a challenge. Our vision is simple, we’re creating a special lending business for our customers whilst also ensuring AFSL is a fantastic place to work. 

As a business, it’s important that our staff are transparent, creative, curious and challenge with care, all whilst being actively involved in our culture.

The Role

As a Software Engineer within AFSL your role will be to design, build and test cutting edge components that utilise the latest in cloud infrastructure, services and container orchestration.

You will be working in an informal, fun environment with some of the brightest minds around!  We’re working on new and exciting stuff every day, unencumbered by legacy technology.

We will support you to pursue opportunities for training and development.

A successful Software Engineer in AFSL is someone who:

• Has a deep working knowledge of Python or Golang
• Is eager and curious to learn. You don't need to have prior experience in financial services, but a willingness to get stuck in and learn about our business is key
• Enjoys working with agile methodologies 

Responsibilities

• Take part in agile ceremonies including requirements gathering, refinement sessions, estimation, sprint planning, daily standups and retrospectives
• High level of initiative and responsibility with a dedication to quality and attention to detail
• Communicate using a variety of methods; Slack, face to face, email
• Join in retrospectives and post implementation reviews to make sure we are all continuously learning
• To align with the strategic priorities of the AFSL business – our five key capabilities
• Promote and embody AFSL’s core values: to be transparent, have fun, be creative, be curious and to challenge with care

Essential:

• Python or Golang
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Git source control
• Agile development

Our Team:

• We’re a relatively new team and we’re growing quickly
• There are 22 of us in the technology team
• We are made up of CIO, CTO, Head of IT Systems, IT Architect, Development Lead, Software Engineers (3 levels, from Junior to Senior), Test and Release Manager, Test Analysts (3 levels, from Junior to Senior), Automation Testers, DevOps Engineers, Data Warehouse Developers and Support Analysts