Software Engineer - Pensions & Actuarial Solutions
Salary: Up to £60,000 + Bonus + Benefits
Location: UK Remote or Hybrid (depending on preference)
Type: Permanent
Our client is looking for a Software Engineer - Pensions & Actuarial Solutions to join a growing technology team delivering innovative solutions across actuarial, pensions administration and operational functions.
This is not a traditional software engineering role.
Alongside designing, building and deploying production software, you'll work directly with actuaries, pensions administrators and business stakeholders to understand their challenges and develop solutions that deliver real operational value.
You'll be Embedded within the business rather than working solely from a development backlog, gaining first-hand insight into how teams operate and helping shape solutions from discovery through to deployment.
Working in small, highly autonomous teams, you'll combine strong software engineering skills with a consultative mindset. One day you may be building an application or integration, the next you could be mapping business processes, running workshops with stakeholders or identifying opportunities to use AI and automation to improve efficiency.
The role can be fully remote or hybrid depending on your preference, with occasional travel to UK offices for workshops, collaboration and stakeholder meetings.
Key Responsibilities- Work closely with actuarial, pensions administration and operational teams to understand business processes and challenges.
- Translate business requirements into scalable software solutions.
- Design, develop and deploy production-quality applications, integrations and automation tools.
- Own solutions end-to-end, from requirements gathering through to deployment and support.
- Build data-driven tools that improve efficiency, accuracy and user experience.
- Use AI-assisted development tools and modern engineering practices to accelerate delivery.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to validate solutions and ensure they deliver measurable business outcomes.
- Contribute to the ongoing development of engineering standards, tools and best practices.
You'll be an experienced software engineer who enjoys solving complex problems and working directly with end users to understand the impact of the solutions you build.
Essential Skills & Experience- 3+ years' professional software engineering experience.
- Strong programming skills in one or more languages such as Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java or C++.
- Experience designing, building and deploying production software.
- Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Comfortable working directly with non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working across the full software development life cycle.
- Familiarity with modern AI-assisted development tools and workflows.
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of projects.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Willingness to travel occasionally to UK offices.
- Experience within pensions, actuarial services, insurance, financial services or another regulated industry.
- Exposure to workflow automation, systems integration or data engineering.
- Experience with cloud technologies and modern software architectures.
- Understanding of pensions administration or actuarial processes.
- Personal projects, open-source contributions or a strong interest in AI and emerging technologies.
- Salary up to £60,000.
- Discretionary bonus scheme.
- Fully remote or hybrid working options.
- Pension scheme.
- Life assurance and wellbeing benefits.
- Ongoing professional development opportunities.
- The opportunity to work on high-impact projects with direct business visibility.
- A collaborative environment where technology and innovation play a central role in driving change.
If you're a software engineer who enjoys combining technical expertise with business problem-solving and wants to work closely with actuarial and pensions professionals to deliver meaningful change, we'd love to hear from you.
Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted.
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