Staff Engineer

Admiral is an open, honest, low-ego culture that enables you to flourish.
Not because we say it but because our people do.
We’ve been recognised as a Great Place to Work for over 25 years, and it’s why people build long-term careers with us. We’re a people-first business where you can show up as yourself, grow in a way that suits you, and do work that makes a real difference for customers and colleagues alike. Wherever you’re based, you’ll be supported, trusted, and encouraged to be brilliant at Admiral.
We’re seeking an experienced Staff Engineer to contribute to the success of our award-winning insurance product.
As a Staff Engineer you’ll drive the adoption of modern design patterns, cloud-native approaches, and continuous improvement initiatives, contributing to Admiral’s long-term technology goals. You’ll also play a key role in mentoring and coaching engineers, supporting capability growth and ensuring consistency in practices across squads.

What you’ll enjoy at Admiral:

• 33 days of holiday (including bank holidays) from day one, rising to 38 days with service, plus Option to buy or sell up to five additional days of annual leave.
• Opportunities to grow and progress.
• Up to £3,600 in free shares annually after one year of service.

Essential Skills

• Proven experience in a Senior or Staff Engineer role, ideally within web and mobile application development.
• Deep expertise in React and NestJS, including server-side rendering, state management, and API development.
• Experience designing and operating micro frontend (MFE) architectures, including module federation and independently deployed pipelines.
• Strong background in CI/CD practices, automated testing, and optimised deployment strategies.
• In-depth knowledge of testing frameworks and strategies across unit, integration, E2E, and non-functional domains.
• Extensive experience with cloud-native environments—preferably GCP and Azure.
• Skilled in performance optimisation techniques.
• Deep understanding of web and mobile security best practices, including OWASP guidelines, secure authentication and authorisation.
• Experience with containerisation and infrastructure tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and Terraform.
• Familiarity with mobile frameworks such as Ionic Capacitor.

Desirable Skills

• Awareness or experience with Guidewire Software products.

What you’ll be doing

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineers across the Value Stream.
• Mentor engineers within your area of expertise to support their technical growth.
• Support the Principal Engineer and senior leadership team.
• Help shape epics and technical deliverables in alignment with roadmap goals.
• Own technical dependencies and contribute to planning cycles.
• Contribute to the detailed design, engineering quality, and technical oversight of solutions delivered within the Value Stream.
• Drive improvements to CI/CD pipelines, automation, testing practices, and secure delivery.
• Lead on resolving technical constraints, blockers, and integration challenges.
• Identify and address technical debt, ensuring sustainability and maintainability.
• Oversee vulnerability management by promoting secure development practices and robust solution design.
• Collaborate with key technical stakeholders.

Admiral: Where You Can
We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive business. It's a place where you can Be You and show up as you are. We’re committed to fostering a people-first culture where everyone is accepted, supported, and empowered to be brilliant. You can, Grow And Progress at a pace and direction that suits you, Make A Difference for our customers and each other, and Share in Our Future with all colleagues eligible for up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service.
We’re proud of our people-first culture. In fact, we've been recognised as a Great Place to Work for Women, a Great Place to Work for Wellbeing, and an overall Great Place to Work for over 25 years! We’re fully committed to making sure your progression is not slowed or halted by barriers related to race, gender, age, sexuality or any of the protected characteristics.