Senior Backend Engineer

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Senior Backend Engineer - Remote UK (Go)

Do you want to join the Future Mobility team and help to build the next generation of vehicle insurance products?

We're looking for a driven and proactive Backend Engineer with an interest in risk management, vehicle telematics and data processing. This is a remote first role with the option to work from one of our global offices.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

The Cloud Engineering team use standard industry practice and believe in collaboration and freedom to work on a range of areas, throughout the day you will:

• Work with UX, Product and other engineering teams to design and refine new features and products.
• Develop and deploy a range of microservices and Lambdas in a mixture of real time and event driven processing to support multiple products within the Business.
• Perform code reviews with a focus on knowledge sharing to cultivate a culture of continuous learning within the team.
• Work to improve the application performance, scalability and maintainability.
• Improve the team culture and processes in a collaborative manner.
• Take ownership of your code from development to production deployment.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Wealth of experience working on backend systems
• Experience with Go
• Knowledge of Cloud Providers - AWS used within the company (Lambda, SQS, API Gateway, DynamoDB)
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong automation mindset and a passion for root cause analysis
• An eagerness to learn

Experience with Python, GraphQL, Kafka and K8s would be beneficial but isn't required.

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two "Global Wellbeing Days" each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

We provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us to request an accommodation on ReasonableAdjustments@Aon.com

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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