Senior Software Developer (PHP/Laravel/JS)

Senior Software Developer (PHP/Laravel/JS)

Shape the Future of Software Development at Verisk – A Global Leader in Next-Gen Insurance Technology

At Verisk, we empower businesses around the world with advanced data analytics and cloud-native solutions. As pioneers in technology and innovation, we help our clients make faster, smarter decisions using the most powerful tools in data science, AI, and cloud engineering.

We help the world see new possibilities and inspire change for better tomorrows. Our analytic solutions bridge content, data, and analytics to help business, people, and society become stronger, more resilient, and sustainable.

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity to join our growing team as a full stack Senior Software Developer  (PHP/Laravel/JS) where you will be developing innovative SaaS applications, delivered via the cloud, working on a combination of new projects, maintenance and support across the entire lifecycle from concept and system design through to live deployment.

You will be part of a growing team developing products for the insurance industry, working with insurance companies, suppliers, police forces and all supporting industries – both within the UK and Worldwide. 

The ideal candidates will be able to hit the ground running with a variety of projects, working both alone and as part of the team.

We are currently driving cutting-edge technical change making use of the latest cloud technologies, serverless and micro services architecture to meet our client and business requirements.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with team leadership working alongside other Senior Software Developer.
• Design and build component-based applications in a web/internet delivery environment. 
• Work on new and existing applications along with enhancements to websites and .web applications.
• Design, develop and support of applications using current and new development technologies. 
• Scope, implement, test and deploy new features and versions of core applications, databases and utilities. 
• Perform hands-on coding and designing of solutions that meet our business goals. 
• Raise issues during sprint development cycle.
• Contribute to continuous improvement through retrospectives.
• Work with Product Managers to collect and document user requirements, development of user stories/tasks, producing estimates for each change.
• Assist with providing third-level support when appropriate.
• Write design technical documents, manuals and other documentation on the status, operation and maintenance of software.
• Completes all special projects and other duties as assigned.
• Accurate time tracking.
• Technical skill set as outlined above and below.
• Ability to independently problem solve and consider new or alternative approaches to a challenge
• Team leadership/management
• Experience engaging with Customers and Internal Stakeholders
• Ability to deliver rapid progress on tasks and development projects
• Career development aspirations

Qualifications

Essential Requirements:

• Commercial experience of PHP, ideally PHP 8.3+ (likely to be gained from at least 5 years of professional experience)
• Commercial experience with Laravel (ideally 11+)
• Angular or similar MVC JavaScript framework
• Knowledge of Automation toolsets
• Industry standard API integrations (JSON, Restful etc.)  
• Source Control such as Git 
• Experienced user of JIRA
• A love of technology and desire to continuously develop and improve

Highly Desirable:

• Bootstrap
• Scrum/Agile Methodology
• Experience of deploying and developing applications in/to AWS
• Knowledge of design patterns
• Knowledge of micro-services architecture
• Knowledge of serverless architecture (E.g., Lambda’s)
• Knowledge of Low Code / No Code solutions
• Experience of Test-Driven Development
• Experience of CI/CD pipelines
• Clean Code principles

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