Acturis is one of the UK’s highest-rated and fastest-growing software businesses, dedicated to delivering awesome technology for the insurance industry. Founded in 2000, Acturis has grown exponentially over the past decade, consistently achieving double digit growth in users and revenue. Acturis now supports 95,000 users in over 40 countries and we have established a leading position in every market we operate in. Today, if a small business or individual purchases an insurance policy online, the chances are they are buying from an Acturis customer and the entire process has been enabled by the Acturis system. Despite our ongoing success, we are never content on standing still, re-investing £15m a year into the development of our products, services, and platforms.
At Acturis we invest in recruiting, developing and promoting talent. With us you will:
Work with a talented, motivated and friendly group of like-minded colleagues
Learn how to combine innovation and technology to create new business models from a management team led by two former McKinsey partners
Be supported and encouraged to develop your skills and knowledge through structured training and coaching from experienced colleagues
Receive written constructive performance feedback and encouragement every quarter so that you know how to improve – you have no idea how unusual this is!
Be given real responsibility for your own projects as soon as you are ready
Receive a competitive salary and annual performance-based reviews
Be eligible to participate in annual bonus and company share incentive schemes depending on performance and seniority
As a Web Developer at Acturis you will:
Work on a successful website platform using C#, ASP.NET and ASP.NET MVC
Build complex and dynamic web front ends using JavaScript and a variety of frameworks
Design and build innovative new tools and solutions
Use best development practices such as unit testing and code review
Optimise and refactor existing code
You will be given early responsibility for discrete projects and will receive structured, quarterly feedback.
As a Web Developer at Acturis, you will receive structured targets, quarterly feedback and an annual performance review. You will follow a clearly defined career path that recognises personal development and contribution to the company.
As a Senior or Lead web developer you can expect to be responsible for:
Planning and delivering high quality projects, including managing teams and resources
Coaching and providing constructive feedback for junior colleagues
Working closely with senior customer contacts to develop their relationship with Acturis
Acturis gives early responsibility for line management, including mentoring new joiners, designing and delivering training programmes, and coaching others to develop their skills and responsibilities.
Acturis believes that a mix of internal and external training allows colleagues to develop rounded skills:
New joiners receive concentrated initial training and close mentoring
Colleagues are encouraged to complete industry standard training in relevant topics
More senior colleagues can choose courses with time set aside and the course paid for
The Acturis management team run training sessions to pass on experience and best practice
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