Senior Developer / Engineer - Canada Life : Job Details

Location: London, Potters Bar, Bristol or Isle of Man (Hybrid working options available)

Are you ready to lead the charge in digital innovation? As a Senior Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our digital solutions. This is an opportunity to drive meaningful outcomes and make a real impact.

Canada Life UK is modernising its IT estate, leveraging cloud technologies and automation while adopting a product-centric approach. You'll be involved at every stage of the product lifecycle, from conception and design to implementation and operational support.

While this is a full-stack role, we are particularly keen to augment our team with individuals who have strong skills in UI/UX and a genuine focus on customer-centric solutions. We’re looking for candidates who bring diverse experiences, innovative thinking, and a collaborative mindset to create intuitive and engaging user interfaces that delight our customers.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, deploy, and support software across front-end and back-end stacks, with a particular emphasis on delivering exceptional user experiences.
• Configure and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines for seamless Azure-hosted solutions.
• Adopt a product mindset, focusing on customer outcomes and data-driven decisions.

Key Responsibilities

1. Solution Development

• Contribute hands-on to the full development lifecycle, from coding to production release.
• Collaborate closely with team members, product owners, and stakeholders, ensuring customer needs are at the forefront.

2. Continuous Learning

• Stay ahead of industry trends and continually enhance your skills to drive innovation.
• Share knowledge to strengthen our technical community.

3. DevOps Delivery

• Implement and refine DevOps practices to balance development and operations.
• Drive automation and reliability while reducing technical debt.

About You

• Expertise in modern component-oriented front-end frameworks and libraries with a strong appreciation for user experience (UX) and customer-focused design.
• Familiarity in a Microsoft/Azure tech stack
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Octopus Deploy) or a strong understanding of continuous deployment principles.
• Passionate about agile practices and small iterations to optimise feedback loops.
• Awareness of security best practices to ensure robust software delivery.
• A collaborative mindset, contributing to team and community excellence.
• Open to applying innovative ideas and approaches, regardless of your previous industry background.