Pricing Developer

Pricing Developer

Location: London

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time and Hybrid

About the Job

We’re looking for a talented Developer with previous experience of building pricing models, preferably within a (re)insurance environment.

As a (re)insurance firm, building accurate, efficient pricing models which are used by our underwriters helps to inform the correct level of premium required for the risks we are adding to our portfolio. This requires a crossover mindset between actuarial and software development to create an environment for developing pricing models that can be efficiently maintained.

What you’ll spend your time doing:

• Assist in designing, developing, and maintaining pricing tools used by underwriters and actuaries;

• Identifying technical pricing needs and developing and documenting effective, and technically sound, solutions to respond to these needs;

• Follow software development best practices, including testing, documentation, and version control;

• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code;

• Connect pricing tools to relevant internal and external data sources;

• Work with databases to ensure data integrity and accessibility;

• Suggest improvements to speed up workflows and improve usability.

You’re going to enjoy this job if you also:

• Enjoy problem solving and critical thinking to provide innovative solutions, including evaluating technology and exploring new solutions.

• Working in a dynamic solution-driven environment.

• Working with stakeholders such as pricing actuaries and underwriters.

• Are passionate about: designing elegant solutions to solve business pain points, which will improve and refine processes; and engaging with business analysts focusing on technical pricing.

What you’ll need:

For this particular role there are some important qualifications and experience we need you to have. These include:

Must haves:

• Material experience as a software developer, ideally in insurance, financial services, or a data-heavy environment.

• Knowledge of DevOps practice;

• Managing code branches and releases;

• Experience of GIT or TFS or Jira;

• Strong working knowledge of programming languages (e.g. SQL, C#, VBA, Javascript, XML, HTML, JSON, Python).

• Experience with Excel-based tools and/or web application development;

• Database experience (e.g., SQL Server) and familiarity with data integration.

• An understanding of actuarial or underwriting concepts;

• Strong mathematical and computational ability supported by appropriate further education and/or higher education qualifications.

• Proactive, collaborative, flexible and adaptable with a drive to succeed.

• Extensive experience of developing complex modelling applications in an underwriting environment

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of software delivery and development process;

• Comfortable working with large data sets and being able to write complex SQL queries;

• Good personal time management with ability to respond to tight deadlines in a demanding environment;

• Good relationship management skills – a good communicator who is able to interact with Underwriters, colleagues and senior management as well as command their respect;

• Possessing strong presentational skills both written and oral;

• Proactive, flexible and adaptable with a drive to succeed;

We are stronger together because of our common interests and rich differences. You may be the strength we didn’t know we needed. Believe in yourself, and click apply today!

What Can You Expect From Us?

As well as a competitive base salary and performance related discretionary bonus, here is a link to our employee benefits - Benefits of working at MS Amlin | MS Amlin

Hybrid Working

At MS Amlin we operate a hybrid working model to empower our people with flexibility to blend where they work. We value collaboration and believe that we work better together, our teams typically do 3 days a week in the office.

About MS Amlin

MS Amlin is a leading (re)insurer and part of the global MS&AD Group, with operations across Lloyd’s of London, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. With over 120 years of experience, we support businesses facing complex and demanding risks, providing continuity in an uncertain world. Our expertise covers Property, Casualty, Marine, Crisis Management, Natural Resources and Reinsurance, backed by strong underwriting capabilities and deep sector knowledge. At the core of our claims service is TRUST - Transparency, Responsiveness, Understanding, Solution-driven thinking, and Technical expertise. This defines how we manage claims and build lasting relationships.

We will build a workplace where all talent is welcomed, and everyone has the opportunity to influence how the business works. We have dedicated employee resource groups that support our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) goals.