General Information

Job title: Senior Software Developer

Reports to: Software Development Manager

A little bit about us

Cooper Solutions was founded in 2001 by Barry and Peter Cooper, combining their Software Development and Automotive retail expertise and is now part of PIB Group a fast growing and successful Insurance intermediary Business.

We provide a wide-ranging portfolio of cloud-based solutions for the Automotive industry, specialising in day rate insurance, stock management, financial management, service to sales prospecting, vehicle appraisals and remarketing. One or more of our products are used by approx. 2500 Retailers across the UK, which is half the UK franchised Retailer network; along with an exciting and growing European footprint.

Why Coopers?

The people make Cooper Solutions what it is, and we have a close-knit team of 30 people. We are passionate about supporting one another, and always encourage learning and growth within the team.

We pride ourselves on our excellent customer service, and are well regarded by our Customers for doing so.

Role

The senior software developer role sits within the Coopers application development team within PIB Group. The team is responsible for development of external facing commercial applications as well as building bespoke internal solutions for the business. The senior software developer will be involved in the full lifecycle of the software delivery using the Agile/Scrum methodology – design, development, test and support.

The senior software developer needs to guarantee that the solution is compliant with the PIB’s architecture strategy and principles along with the security and business requirements.

This role will require both creative and collaborative working with wider IT, product management, data and analytics team, business change and the wider business teams.

Responsibilities and Activities

• Application development: Hands-on cross-functional, full-stack development of the application code.
• Code-reviews: Be a Subject Matter Expert and owner of a part of whole of the product/module. Carry out code reviews of the fellow team members.
• Collaborate across departments: This role will need strong collaboration skills in order to work with varied stakeholders within the PIB Group. The successful candidate will work closely with the product managers, developers, data analyst and operational support team.
• Compliance: It will be the responsibility of the senior software developer to ensure that the code is aligned with PIB’s Architecture/Strategy and security principles.

Key Requirements

A successful candidate will have the expertise and skills described below.

Education and Industry

• A bachelor's degree in computer science or information systems would be advantageous.
• Experience in automotive industry would be advantageous.

Previous Experience

• At least 5 years of developing applications especially using .NET technologies.

Technical Knowledge/Skills

• Strong experience in hands-on development using C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET MVC, web forms, microservices.
• Strong experience in T-SQL, SQL, JSON, XML and database design.
• Strong experience in front-end technologies like JQuery, Bootstrap, AJAX, HTML5, CSS, Javascript, DevExtreme and other javascript frameworks.
• Good experience on DevOps tools and techniques.

Interpersonal Skills and Characteristics

• Strong experience supporting and working with cross-functional teams in a dynamic business environment.
• Required to be highly creative and collaborative. An ideal candidate would be expected to collaborate with both the business and IT teams to define the business problem, refine the requirements, and design and develop application deliverables accordingly. The successful candidate will also be required to have regular discussions with the product managers, business stakeholders and architects.
• Is a confident, energetic self-starter, with strong interpersonal skills.
• Has good judgment, a sense of urgency and has demonstrated commitment to high standards of ethics, regulatory compliance, customer service and business integrity.

• Competitive holiday allowance with the annual option to buy additional days
• Death in Service benefit of x4 salary
• Company pension scheme
• Very generous maternity and paternity leave packages
• A flexible benefits package which allows you to add additional benefits to your overall package
• Our benefits portal offers discounts on technology & electronics, cinemas, restaurants, days out, mortgage advice, travel and many more
• Referral schemes
• Discounted rates on PIB products
• We offer a first-class employee benefits and welfare package to support our employees with financial management, cycle to work scheme, counselling support, health screening, will writing, menopause support, books, stopping smoking and much more
• If supporting the local community, engaging with charities and having the opportunity to ‘give something back’ interests you, you have the opportunity to take an extra day to support this with a Volunteering day.
• We also offer a wide range of discounts including a kids pass – giving you discount to over 4500 attractions and activities, discounts at hairdressers and beauticians, climate change projects with lots of other options to choose
• PIB has a comprehensive learning & development framework, including professional study options and apprenticeships which are available to all employees, and which will support your career development
• Being a part of our PIB Community Trust, we support fundraising where you can apply for grants from PIB Group towards your chosen charity
• PIB Group are committed to improving their environmental impact in a responsible way. From the individual actions that our colleagues take every day through to installing the right facilities across our premises, there are many measures in place to help reduce PIB’s carbon footprint.