Backend Engineer - Scale a Wealth Platform (Hybrid)

Freetrade; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus scheme

Holidays – 25 days + public holidays

Enhanced pension

Group Life Insurance

Private Health Insurance

Income Protection Cover

Enhanced parental leave

Hybrid work model

Cycle to Work scheme

Paid Sick Leave

Job summary

Freetrade is expanding its Backend Engineering squad in a hybrid working model with 3 days in-office and 2 days from home. We’re seeking a Software Engineer with 2+ years of professional experience to build a scalable backend on Node.js/Typescript, using Google Cloud Platform and PostgreSQL, while shaping the investor-facing platform for thousands daily.

You will collaborate with Product and other engineers, own features end-to-end, and contribute to a culture of quality, curiosity, and delivery

Qualifications

• At least 2+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Collaborate openly and share knowledge with teammates.
• Maintain high standards of code quality and be receptive to feedback.
• Able to navigate complex problems and know when to loop in others.
• Genuine interest in the world of investments.
• Keep up-to-date with technology trends and apply good engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality software within agreed timelines addressing complex problems.
• Deliver scalable and maintainable solutions while balancing trade-offs.
• Understand core features and KPIs and work with Product Manager to drive development.
• Be comfortable in an on-call environment and respond to high-priority issues.

Skills

Software engineering

Team collaboration

Code quality

Problem solving

Tools

Node.js

Typescript

Google Cloud Platform

PostgreSQL

Job description

Freetrade is expanding its Backend Engineering squad in a hybrid working model with 3 days in-office and 2 days from home. We’re seeking a Software Engineer with 2+ years of professional experience to build a scalable backend on Node.js/Typescript, using Google Cloud Platform and PostgreSQL, while shaping the investor-facing platform for thousands daily.

You will collaborate with Product and other engineers, own features end-to-end, and contribute to a culture of quality, curiosity, and delivery