• Job Description

  Req#: R20057604

  Job Description Summary

  Job Description

  Developer

  Permanent

  Location: Edinburgh ( We believe in the power of in-person collaboration, and our hybrid model requires colleagues to be in the office a minimum of 40% of their time )

  Salary: £35,840 - £53,760 (depending on the experience you can bring)

  Closing date: 27th February 2025

  We’re Aegon, a company of ambitious, collaborative problem-solvers who get things done. Our mission is to help people achieve a lifetime of financial security, and we’re investing in innovation that can make people’s finances work harder. From a Digital Experience that gives one-stop access to a universe of investment opportunity – to retirement products that make wealth planning simple, easy and fulfilling – we’re dedicated to getting people closer to their financial goals every day.

  We help people live their best lives . We help them with the big stuff, for the moments that matter: Pensions, Savings, Investments. At Aegon, we strive in creating a diverse organisation that plays a meaningful role in driving greater equity, inclusion and belonging.

  Technology is at the centre of our organisation. It’s pivotal to the way we do business every day and key to achieving our mission and in doing so we have a number of Developer roles, based in Edinburgh. As a Developer at Aegon, you will:

  • Be responsible for the development of complex web applications.
  • Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders within our business to deliver innovative software solutions.
  • Drive best practices to ensure high-quality code through the enforcement of coding standards, thorough peer reviews, and adherence to quality assurance procedures
  • Implement and maintain a strong testing framework to ensure the reliability and quality of developed software
  • Run and operate each capability through all lifecycle stages including production environments to ensure it operates within defined SLAs.

  We’d love to hear from you if you have:

  • Proficiency in frontend web technologies like Angular or React.
  • Experience with Python, Java or other comparable backend languages.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS and a solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience working collaboratively in Agile / Scrum environments.

  What’s in it for you?

  • A non-contributory pension between 8%-12%
  • A discretionary bonus, depending on personal and company performance
  • 34 days leave per year (including bank holidays, pro-rated for part-time)

  We also offer private medical cover, life assurance, critical illness cover, enhanced parental leave and a variety of lifestyle benefits to help our staff live their best lives, including retail discount vouchers, cycle2work scheme, subsidised restaurant and online GP appointments.

  Transformation change is never easy and if this excites you as much as it does us, we would love to hear from you.

  The legal bits

  We’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing satisfactory references.

  Equal Opportunity Employer:

  We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, disability, race, religion/belief, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity.

• About the company

  Aegon is the brand name for Scottish Equitable plc and it is a subsidiary of Aegon NV, a multi-national life insurance, pension and asset management company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands.

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