IT & Software

Lead, Application Developer, IT Product

Allied World Assurance

London · Greater London · United Kingdom

Overview

As Lead Application Developer, you will steer the design, development, and upkeep of data solutions that drive our insurance business. You’ll partner with stakeholders to ensure data work aligns with business goals and scale data pipelines, warehouses, and data mesh initiatives. You’ll mentor junior engineers and push adoption of new technologies to boost team productivity and system performance. This role sits at the intersection of IT product, data engineering, and finance, offering hands-on impact in a collaborative, growth‑minded environment. You’ll join a global, supportive team committed to continuous learning and delivering value to clients.

Pay / Benefits
  • Instant membership in the Allied World network
  • Structured coaching program
  • Access to learning and development tools and resources
Responsibilities
  • Lead design, development, and maintenance of complex data solutions supporting business objectives
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and align with business goals
  • Architect scalable data pipelines, data warehouses, and data mesh solutions
  • Write clean, efficient SQL and scripting code following best practices
  • Mentor and review work of junior data engineers
  • Drive adoption of new technologies, tools, and processes to improve productivity and performance
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate applications with other business systems
  • Stay informed on industry trends to recommend innovative solutions
Key requirements
  • Experience leading data solution design and development
  • Strong SQL and scripting skills
  • Experience building data pipelines, data warehouses, and data mesh
  • Mentorship or technical leadership experience
  • Ability to collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams
  • Wamiliarity with emerging technologies and progressive data practices
  • collaboration
  • problem-solving
  • mentoring
  • SQL
  • data pipelines
  • data warehouses

Reference: WJ-747_30182311

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