Engineer (Contract)

Freetrade; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment platform in London is looking for a Senior Software Engineer Contractor to lead the development of impactful features. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience, strong skills in TypeScript, NodeJS, and GraphQL, and thrives in a dynamic environment. This role offers the opportunity to work on innovative solutions that directly improve customer experience.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of professional experience.
• Strong skills in TypeScript, NodeJS, and GraphQL.
• Ability to produce high-quality, well-tested code.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end development of an exciting new project.
• Work with existing TypeScript and GraphQL services.
• Engage with engineers across the organization.

Skills

TypeScript

NodeJS

GraphQL

Job description

About Freetrade

Freetrade’s mission is to become the default place to invest. Investing has been too complicated and expensive for too long, keeping millions from making the most of their savings.

We’re changing that.

We’re building our team and looking for people who are excited to reshape how our customers invest and grow their wealth. If you’re driven by solving complex problems and building innovative products, you’ll fit right in.

2025 is a big year for us. In January, we announced a game changing deal to become part of the IG Group. We’ll continue to operate as an independent business while gaining access to the resources and support of an established leader in the space.

This year, we’re accelerating our roadmap and taking our products to the next level. We’re building new features like mutual funds, bonds, and family investment tools. We’re also exploring how we can leverage AI to deliver an even better experience for our customers.

We run a cloud-first environment and make use of many Google Cloud Platform tools such as Firestore, Google Kubernetes Engine, PubSub and Cloud SQL to build a reliable and performant platform with services implemented using Typescript.

This is a high-visibility environment where you will make a direct positive impact on customer experience and the business. If you enjoy broadening your technical skills, building a new product, and working in an environment that thrives on creativity, experimentation, and innovation, then this is the job for you!

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer Contractor to support our engineering team. In this position, you'll lead the end-to-end delivery of complex, impactful features, showcasing a passion for independent problem-solving and a drive to scale our next-generation, user-focused product. Our team would suit someone who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and enjoys building innovative solutions.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead the end-to-end development of an exciting new project which spans much of our backend systems across our API gateway.
• Work with our existing TypeScript and GraphQL services to surface data in a secure way.
• Engage with engineers across the organisation to integrate with their domain services.
• Be a part of a team that writes clean and maintainable code, keeping standards high with code reviews and following best practices.

Requirements:

• At least 5 years of professional experience.
• Strong skills in TypeScript, NodeJS and GraphQL experience.
• The ability to produce high-quality, well-tested code in complex domains.
• The ability to collaborate with other teams and team members to gather knowledge to implement your solution.
• The skills to work in an ambiguous environment, to set your own subtasks in a wider context, and to engage with people when needed.
• The ability to report to and communicate well with stakeholders.
• High standards for yourself and others around you.
• The skills to competently work on complex and unknown problems under pressure.
• A deep understanding and obsession with the details.
• A love for the world of investments.

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