Frontend (React Native) Engineer

Frontend (React Native) Engineer – Fixed Term Contract

Hybrid working – London (3 days per week in the office, Monday/Tues/Friday)

This is a maternity cover role – up to 12 months

Let’s make the most of your talent

At Direct Line Group, insurance is just the start. Combining decades of industry experience with talented people in every field from data, technology, customer care and auto repair, to HR, finance and procurement, we’re a customer-obsessed market powerhouse. And we all work together to be brilliant for customers, every single day.

We’re evolving, to be a more digitally-focused data-driven insurance company of the future – and your unique talent, skills and ideas can drive our success. Like us, you thrive on collaboration, exploration and innovation. And like you, we take tech seriously. That’s why we’re embracing the move to a more digital, flexible world. With constant investment in the newest tools, programmes and equipment for our teams, it all adds up to creating the best possible user experience for customers. And a great career for you. Join us. Own the evolution.

What you’ll do

You will report into the Head of Mobile Apps and you’ll work with the team that are responsible for creating and maintaining user-friendly digital experiences. As a Frontend React Native Engineer, you will be instrumental in shaping the mobile experience for our customers and in this role, you will work on high scale insurance applications for both mobile and web platforms.

• You’ll translate user stories into engaging mobile and web applications and APIs, whilst building the core platform and integrations.
• You’ll work across the entire software development lifecycle covering requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, deployment and operations.
• You’ll enhance the team by demonstrating best practice throughout the software development lifecycle.
• You’ll collaborate with our product team to understand customer problems, assess the feasibility, and increase the product roadmap.

What we are looking for

• You have experience building mobile apps using React-Native and working with RESTful APIs.
• You have detailed knowledge of both iOS and Android platforms, regarding areas such as: the store submission process, push notifications, and official design guidelines.
• You have experience building the best mobile and API platforms for expanding customer bases, at pace, whilst following industry best practices and design principles.
• You have Agile development mindset.
• You enjoy helping promote the roadmap.

What we’ll give you in return:

We wouldn’t be where we are today without our people and the wide variety of perspectives and life experiences they bring. That’s why we offer excellent benefits to suit your lifestyle and a flexible working model combining the best parts of home and office-working, varying with the nature of your role. Core benefits include:

• 9% employer contributed pension
• 50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover
• Up to 10% annual bonus
• 25 days holiday (rising by 1 each year to 28) + bank holidays and option to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Additional optional Health and Dental insurance
• EV car scheme allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug-in hybrid car in a tax efficient way.
• Buy as you earn share scheme
• Employee discounts and cashback

Ways of Working

Our hybrid model way of working offers a ‘best of both worlds’ approach combining the best parts of home and office-working, offering flexibility for everyone. When you’ll be in the office depends on your role, but most colleagues are in 2 days a week, and we’ll consider the flexible working options that work best for you. Read our flexible working approach here

There’s no-one else like you. No-one with the exact same mix of strengths, quirks, skills and thoughts. That’s why you could belong here. As part of a team of brilliant individuals, in a place that empowers you to be the best you can be. We’re proud of who we are, of what we do, and what every single one of us brings. Join us. Help us keep innovating and putting customers at the heart of everything. To be an insurance company of the future. When we work together, we can all achieve great things. Inspiring, challenging, and supporting each other to aim higher.

Together we’re one of a kind.

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