Computer Science, Web Development, Software, Data Science.
Company Details
Trace Isys, part of the Trace Group, has over 40 years’ experience in the Insurance sector providing specialist business solutions to re/insurance organisations. Since the launch of our first broking system in 1984, we have continued to develop business-critical software dedicated to supporting the evolving needs of the Insurance Market. Based in Clerkenwell, London, our customer-focused teams look after account management, new product development, help desk and support and provide a mixture of business and technical expertise to deliver powerful results.
We are a relatively small, very friendly and highly skilled company with many years of success and an excellent record for retaining staff, currently for an average of over 10 years.
Our small size means that every employee has the chance to make a real difference. We're always looking for motivated individuals who are willing to contribute new ideas to our software and working practices in order to improve the experience for everyone on the team.
We also provide excellent opportunities for interested individuals to work on a wide range of technologies and extend their understanding of our business domain and products. Our company is wholly owned by its employees and therefore we remain completely in control of our own destiny.
We have a modern office in central London but many staff work remotely either some or all of the time; staff are able to choose the working pattern that suits them. Working hours are 37.5 hours per week, UK office hours. 25 days per year paid annual leave.
Role Overview
To analyse requirements and to work in a team to develop and test code.
Responsibilities
To analyse requirements starting from existing higher level specifications or from end-user/customer input and to write the corresponding programming specification.
To develop code according to the specification, to agreed time scales and to agreed standards.
To cross-test colleague's code as required.
To analyse and fix faults in existing software.
To communicate effectively with customers and end-users in order to ensure a common understanding of business requirements.
To communicate effectively with other team members to ensure a common understanding of the technical requirements.
To ensure specifications and coding meet agreed standards.
To provide second line support for Service Desk and Account managers/business analysts.
To participate in technical design and code reviews.
To work alongside IT Operations team for runtime issue resolution.
To work alongside DevOps team for deployment issue resolution.
Requirements
Required Expertise:
Methodologies:
object-oriented analysis and design
Programming languages:
Java 21+
Comfortable using AI tools for coding assistance
Ideal candidate
Curious about technical and business aspects of our work
Effective approach to problem solving
Good communication skills both written and verbal
Attention to detail
Active listening skills
Ability to prioritise and take responsibility for own workload
Pro-active
Effective team worker
Ability to meet tight deadlines
Technology
Our development teams work with a range of technologies and practices. You may have the opportunity to work with:
Programming: Java, JavaScript, SQL and Python/Jython
Java development: Jakarta EE (formerly Java EE), WebLogic, JDBC, Hibernate ORM and EJB
Web development: JSF and PrimeFaces
Software development practices: entity-relationship modelling, automated testing and working within CI/CD processes
Build and source control: Maven, Ant and SVN
Development and deployment tooling: Jenkins and Jenkins Pipelines, Artifactory and automated deployment
DevOps: working collaboratively with DevOps teams and contributing to deployment and automation processes
AI-assisted development: using AI tools appropriately to support coding and software development
These technologies represent our current development environment rather than a list of requirements. Training and support will be provided as you develop your experience.
Other Benefits
Subsidised Gym Membership
Regular Subsidised Social Events
Employer Pension Contribution
Interest-Free Season Ticket Loans
Eye Tests
Permanent Heath Insurance
Life Insurance
Salary approx. £37,000
Home working equipment allowance
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(This means that we will supply feedback if requested after an interview.)
Applications should include a CV and covering letter.
Applicants who are chosen for the next stage of the process will be asked to complete a Java-based exercise which can be done in their own time and submitted by email. Those completing the exercise to the required standard will be asked to attend an online interview which will include an analysis of how they have completed the exercise.
