Senior Software Engineer (Performance) at YuLife

Job Description:

The role:

We are looking for a talented Senior engineer to join our DevOps & Performance team on a permanent basis. We are a start-up building a web and mobile product in the insurance space, using a JavaScript + NodeJS stack. We are a data-driven company that subscribe to lean engineering principles and adhere to agile methodologies. You will be working closely with the UX lead, product owner and development team to deliver product features that we can test and validate against users.

You should be a highly driven and self-motivated individual who is organised and can communicate effectively with the rest of your team.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Extensive knowledge of JavaScript across the entire stack - NodeJS server and React in the browser (or React Native on mobile)
• Working with RESTful API's and JSON, both as a consumer and producer
• NodeJS and web services
• Understanding of React principles and flux / redux architecture
• Working with user stories in an agile / scrum environment
• Strong understanding of CI, and build systems and pipelines
• Version control (git)

Desirable skills:

• Typescript or Flow (if you've come from a .NET background this should feel right at home)
• Experience working in a DevOps environment
• ES6 / 2015
• GraphQL
• Docker

Company Benefits

• A competitive base salary
• Potential to earn share options
• 6x salary life assurance policy
• Income protection policy
• Access to the YuLife app (which includes a tonne of well-being rewards, discounts and exclusive offers as well as access to Meditopia and Fiit)
• £20 per month to a "be your best Yu" budget
• Unlimited Monthly professional coaching with More Happi
• OnHand Volunteering app
• Learning Budget
• Financial coaching with Octopus Money coach
• Generous parental leave policies
• Remote working packing; includes laptop, desk, chair etc.
• Contributory pension = 3% of basic
• 24 days Annual Leave + 1 ‘personal’ day (e.g your birthday, moving house anything else that is for Yu!)
• Remote and flexible working
• Currently our lovely office in Shoreditch is available if people want (and only if they want) to use it.

Interview Process

• HR screen
• Head of Engineering interview
• Test and Co-founder interview