Software Engineer – Investment Growth

Role Overview

Hargreaves Lansdown is looking for a talented Software Engineer to work on one of their Investment Growth product engineering teams. The role involves building market-leading solutions for clients and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

What You Will Do

Develop AWS Cloud-native applications with TypeScript and React, write high-quality code, and provide engineering support and maintenance for existing applications.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The role offers a chance to genuinely stamp your mark on one of the UK’s most innovative and digital-focused businesses, with opportunities for continuous learning and professional development.

Requirements

• Professional experience with TypeScript, React and Node, and with the use of IaC tools such as Terraform.
• Familiarity with product development for cloud environments such as AWS, Azure or GCP, and related technologies (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker and serverless).
• Experience with unit, integration, and end-to-end testing tools and practices (e.g. Jest, Cypress, Backstop, Playwright).
• Experience with CI/CD and Trunk Based Development.
• Experience with observability tools and practices, including monitoring, logging, and tracing to ensure system reliability and performance.
• Understanding of Microservices & principles of RESTful API development, including structuring, documenting, versioning, testing and stubbing/mocking.
• Understanding of Event Driven Architecture.
• Understanding of databases technologies and how to work with them, including document, relational and data platform tools.
• Familiarity with WCAG accessibility standards.
• Awareness of website performance implications, best practices and other non-functional requirements.
• Proficient in collaborative code reviews, technical documentation, and advocating for excellent development practices to optimize for rapid and continuous delivery of client value within an Agile framework.

Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday
• Flexible working options available, including hybrid working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution
• Income Protection and Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Health care cash plans
• Health screening programme
• Help@hand – confidential support including mental health counselling and remote GP
• Wellhub – unlimited access to fitness providers and wellness coach sessions
• Variety of travel to work schemes with bike storage and shower facilities
• Inhouse barista and deli serving subsidised coffee and sandwiches
• Two paid volunteering days per year