Associate Software Engineer

Team - Platform Engineering

Working Pattern - Hybrid - 2 days per week in the Vitality Bournemouth Office. Full time, 35 hours per week.

We are happy to discuss flexible working!

Top 3 skills needed for this role:

• A keen eye to learn
• Apply learning to the role
• Effective communication with different stakeholders
  
  

What this role is all about:

The Associate Software Engineer learns on the job by delivering software components. They support development, delivery and maintenance of Vitality software products and develop skills whilst working under supervision to deliver stories in a multidisciplinary team. They understand the different types of testing and are aware of, but not responsible for, security. This role will not sit on problems, but proactively seek guidance from others in order to progress.

Key Actions

• Codes, tests, corrects and documents software under the direction of others in a core subset of software technologies employed by the team.
• Provides support in fixing faults by following agreed procedures.
• Uses automation and peer review to assess the knowledge and application of the standards.
• Observe and engage with others to understand the context of the application and where it fits in to the wider landscape.
• Working alongside more experienced software engineers, understand the needs and requirements of internal stakeholders.
• Participate in learning opportunities relevant to the role to develop skills, tools and techniques used in software development at Vitality.
• Work effectively together with others across varying areas of expertise to achieve the required results.
  
  

What do you need to thrive?

• Ability to communicate clearly, ask for help when needed, and contribute positively to team dynamics.
• Awareness of the software development lifecycle & basic understanding of testing types.
• Demonstrated curiosity, openness to feedback, and a proactive attitude toward self-improvement and skill development.
• Basic proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, C#, Python, or JavaScript)
  
  

So, what’s in it for you?

• Bonus Schemes - A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
• A pension of up to 12%- We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
• Our award-winning Vitality health insurance - With its own set of rewards and benefits
• Life Assurance - Four times annual salary
  
  

These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page. Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!

If you are successful in your application and join us at Vitality, this is our promise to you, we will:

• Help you to be the healthiest you’ve ever been.
• Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self.
• Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work.
• Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths.
• Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be.
• Give you the space to try, fail and learn.
• Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support.
• Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits.
• Be there for you when you need us.
• Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society.
  
  

We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong, and are supported to be happy and healthy.