Application Developer
The Hartford1 day ago
London, United KingdomEntry Level
Responsibilities
- Design and develop robust custom web applications supporting strategic and tactical business requirements.
- Build and maintain integrations using web services, APIs, middleware, and external application providers.
- Apply data storage, integration, architecture, testing, reconciliation, and coding best practices.
- Create and maintain application, data-flow, environment, and support documentation.
- Assist with production support issues, code and system reviews, and application maintainability improvements.
- Collaborate with solution architects, project managers, business analysts, developers, IT teams, and third-party providers.
- Determine functionality options, effort estimates, usability and cost trade-offs with business analysts.
- Follow company policies, procedures, standards, and documentation requirements.
- Travel to other office locations on an ad-hoc basis when assigned.
Requirements
- Hands-on development experience with C#, .NET Framework 4.7, .NET Core, Entity Framework, NUnit, ASP.NET MVC, JavaScript, IIS, APIs, MSDTC, MSMQ, Microsoft SQL Server, Azure DevOps, Git, AWS, serverless development, C# Lambda, Amazon Glue, and PostgreSQL.
- Experience with web development, API development, source control, build and deployment pipelines, and software and data-testing practices.
- Thorough understanding of object-oriented programming, service-oriented architecture, design patterns, refactoring, coding standards, and software development best practices.
- Understanding of management information platforms, development concepts, and data warehousing principles.
- Relevant experience in an Application Developer role, preferably in the insurance industry.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- Experience with WPF, XAML, Angular, Ajax, HTML5, CSS, service bus technologies, multi-threading, SSRS, SSIS, or broader AWS/cloud development is advantageous.
- Experience with Policy Admin systems such as Genius and Subscribe, workflow tools such as ImageRight, and claims management systems such as DOCOsoft is advantageous.
- Understanding of commercial property and casualty insurance or Lloyd’s market processes is advantageous.
- Experience with Scaled Agile development methodologies and the full Software Development Lifecycle.
- Strong analytical, logical problem-solving, communication, customer service, collaboration, prioritization, organization, ownership, and self-management skills.
- Microsoft development-practices certification is beneficial but not essential.
Benefits
- The role is based in London, UK and applicants must provide necessary right-to-work details before applying.
- The position may require ad-hoc travel to other office locations.
- The role offers opportunities for self-development, knowledge sharing, and improving development practices.
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About The Hartford
The Hartford Financial Services Group is a U.S. insurer providing property and casualty coverage, group benefits, and investment products to individuals and businesses. It distributes policies through independent agents, brokers, and employer-sponsored plans, and offers mutual funds through Hartford Funds. Founded in 1810 and headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, the company is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker HIG.