**We’re pushing the boundaries of Insurance Technology.**

INSTANDA is the world’s first no-code cloud-based platform, we are changing the way Insurers can design and deliver insurance products to market, allowing them to configure new products at speed completely disrupting the legacy norms in the industry.

INSTANDA has grown significantly in recent years, and we are now a team of 180+ employees primarily based in the UK and US, with partnerships that operate worldwide. We're continuing to grow our business, and Software Engineering is at the forefront of our growth plans.

The company was built by looking at the world through a different lens and our culture today reflects that. We encourage you to be yourself, speak your mind, and share your opinions. We want people who want to push themselves, be part of something great, and be prepared to challenge if they think there is a better way.

We use the latest technologies to revolutionise the insurtech industry, investing in our employees through training and multiple employee benefits. We try and instil in employees that not only have a real sense of shared ownership, but are granted share options to benefit from our long-term success making everyone an owner of the business.

Learn more about us at

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

We are seeking talented **Senior Software Engineers** to join our growing Software Engineering team **in Portugal** with a passion for software development and building great products to work on our platform. Reporting to the Development Lead, you will be working as part of an agile team, building an industry changing SaaS platform using the latest technologies.

**These are Portugal based roles, you must be eligible to live and work in Portugal without restriction.** 

**Responsibilities:**

* Deep analysis of requirements, planning and developing new features for our platform.
* Production of high-quality code with consideration of performance, scalability, and maintainability.
* Reviewing the team’s code contributions, enforcing coding standards and ensuring high quality software development practices.
* Managing source code repositories and branching strategies.
* Engagement with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to provide technical solutions that align with business objectives.
* Fixing software defects, code refactoring, and identifying areas for improvement in our code base.
* Writing extensive unit and integration tests.
* Providing guidance, mentorship, and expertise to junior and mid-level Software Engineers.
* Working in a fast-paced agile environment, delivering over sprints.
* Attending and engaging in sprint ceremonies.

#### Requirements

**Technical:** 

* Professional software development experience in similar roles.
* Strong working knowledge of
 * C# .NET
 * LINQ and Entity Framework
 * SQL Server
 * Web APIs
 * Source control management
 * Unit tests
* Experience with:
 * OOP, SOLID and secure coding principles
 * Software design patterns
 * Web-based languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
 * Microservices
 * Azure DevOps
* Ability to tackle complex technical challenges and resolve critical issues that require deep knowledge and experience.
* Intellectual curiosity and capable of challenging designs to ensure the highest quality of functionality for our clients.
* Awareness of latest technologies and industry trends.
* Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively and manage expectations of stakeholders.
* Ability to allocate time effectively across different responsibilities, such as coding, mentorship and participation in meetings and discussions.
* Excellent problem-solving skills.
* Strong English written and verbal communication skills.
* Strong mentoring and coaching skills.
* Ability to effectively organise, prioritise and delegate work to meet competing deadlines in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
* Bootstrap CSS framework and front-end development
* Familiarity with Azure
* Multi-tenanted SaaS software solutions
* Insurance industry experience
* We offer a generous 28 days annual leave allowance, in addition to Bank Holidays. For every year of service you complete, we'll give you an additional days holiday (maximum 5 days)
* You also have the option of buying up to 5 additional holiday days per year.
* Active social committee who arrange events throughout the year.

**Behavioural:**

* Ability to tackle complex technical challenges and resolve critical issues that require deep knowledge and experience.
* Intellectual curiosity and capable of challenging designs to ensure the highest quality of functionality for our clients.
* Awareness of latest technologies and industry trends.
* Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively and manage expectations of stakeholders.
* Ability to allocate time effectively across different responsibilities, such as coding, mentorship and participation in meetings and discussions.
* Excellent problem-solving skills.
* Strong English written and verbal communication skills.
* Strong mentoring and coaching skills.
* Ability to effectively organise, prioritise and delegate work to meet competing deadlines in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
* Bootstrap CSS framework and front-end development
* Familiarity with Azure
* Multi-tenanted SaaS software solutions
* Insurance industry experience

It would be a bonus for candidates to have exposure to the following, but these are nice to haves:

* Bootstrap CSS framework and front-end development
* Familiarity with Azure
* Multi-tenanted SaaS software solutions
* Insurance industry experience

#### Benefits

* We offer a generous 28 days annual leave allowance, in addition to Bank Holidays. For every year of service you complete, we'll give you an additional days holiday (maximum 5 days)
* You also have the option of buying up to 5 additional holiday days per year.
* Fully remote role
* Active social committee who arrange events throughout the year.

* Inclusion in the company share plan
* All employees are included in the company bonus scheme
* 200€ yearly allowance for office equipment
* Annual Learning & Development allowance of 1250€
* Free access to LinkedIn Learning and Microsoft ESI Learning platforms
* Daily food allowance of 5,4

**METHOD OF APPLICATION**

* Please apply using the following link
* We are not using any agencies or staffing firms for this role – please do not contact us
* You must be eligible to live and work in Portugal to apply for these roles

Senior Software Engineers

**Our craft reflects who we are**

craftable software specializes in systems that require quality, reliability and scalability in a highly transactional environment. We rely on our craft and drive to solve these problems, while enjoying the journey. Our mission is to improve every system functionality task with passion, care, skill and experience, because we truly believe that *quality requires craft*. Our current list of customers, among others, includes: the biggest company in the food industry in the Iberian Peninsula the biggest cruise retailer in the United Kingdom a next generation cloud communication company in the United Kingdom the biggest property management systems in France, UK and a disruptive force in the world market.

**\
Why you should pick us**

Craft is in our name, our ability to turn software into a craft is our objective. Like a carpenter, we believe our *Skill* and *Expertise* capability increases with *Challenge*. We want you to grow and thrive based on the challenge that our customers bring and the expertise that we share as a team and that we constantly aim to bring into what we do. We love software development and we believe you should too! Concepts like Object Oriented Programming (OOP), SOLID Principles, Test Driven Development (TDD), Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) and Agile Principles should be something you embrace. Aspect Oriented Programming (AOP) and Functional programming is something that also helps us execute. Our expertise is driven by Innovation:

-   Continuous Integration
-   Continuous Deploy
-   Cloud Services
-   Search Engines
-   NoSQL
-   OOP
-   Distributed Message Queuing
-   Infrastructure as code
-   Machine learning
-   Containers

We implement and develop on these concepts daily, which you will have a chance to work on. But we won't stop here, our constant growth drives our innovation and we are always looking for our next big challenge.We enjoy agile as a framework and we feel it is great to help us deliver valuable functionality. Be it with SCRUM and/or Kanban boards it has been helping us translating business needs into features with success.

#### Requirements

**Should I apply?**

Yes, If you are a developer at heart, looking to improve and be challenged, comfortable with OOP (dotnet, java), just as much as for crafting software. We believe we are a great match.

Noteworthy experience with the following is necessary:

-   2+ years of experience with dotnet core framework
-   Single Page Application Frameworks (e.g.: Angular or React+Redux) is a Plus
-   SQL Engines (SQL Server or Postgres or Oracle)
-   Document Based DB's
-   Proficient in English and Portuguese both written and spoken

#### Benefits

**The good stuff**

This role is based in either Porto or Aveiro, great cities in the Portuguese coast, perfect for outdoor activities, but above all both cities welcome everyone with arms wide open.

-   We are a remote first company, but believe it's important to have the onboarding and frequent face to face interactions so the bonding happens.
-   We offer extremely competitive salaries.
-   Concrete career progression opportunities.
-   In our offices we provide: brand new monitors, high spec computer, coffee, tea and fruit.
-   Resharper/Intellij, Visual Studio Subscription are a few examples of the tools we offer when you join.
-   We provide a Pluralsight subscription alongside training sessions both onsite and offsite.
-   Flexible Working hours.
-   Parties and gatherings throughout the year.

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