Senior Software Engineer - Active Savings

Hargreaves Lansdown; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment services company in Bristol is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Active Savings team. The role involves developing scalable applications while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in Java and Agile methodologies, with opportunities for growth and professional development. Competitive benefits include flexible working options and a bonus program.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus and annual pay review

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Option to purchase additional holiday

Flexible and hybrid working options

Enhanced parental leave

Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution

Income Protection and Life insurance

Private medical insurance

Health care cash plans

Health screening

Qualifications

• Experience with Java 11+, Spring Boot, RDBMS, and SQL.
• Experience with testing tools and practices.
• Strong team collaboration skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality digital client journeys.
• Write high-quality, secure, tested, and performant code.
• Continuously develop your technical and interpersonal skills.

Skills

Java 11+

Spring Boot

RDBMS

SQL

Testing tools

CI/CD

Agile practices

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Tools

JIRA

Cucumber

Selenium

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Senior Software Engineer - Active Savings, Bristol

Client: Hargreaves Lansdown

Location: Bristol, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 649bc6f95cc4

Job Views: 4

Posted: 12.08.2025

Expiry Date: 26.09.2025

Job Description:

Excited to grow your career?

Our purpose is to make it easy for people to save and invest for a better future. We are looking for great people to join us, so please come and invest in YOUR future at Hargreaves Lansdown.

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they don't tick every box. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. We’d love to hear from you!

About the role

HL is looking for a talented full stack Senior Software Engineer to join our Active Savings product development team. The Savings application allows HL clients to deposit cash into savings accounts offered by partner banks. It is a bespoke project with several functional components.

This is an opportunity to join the UK’s leading investment services company, managing over £149.7 billion for more than 1.86 million UK investors. As a secure and respected brand, HL offers you the chance to make a genuine impact within an innovative, digitally focused business.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality digital client journeys
• Help define our technical direction to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance applications
• Write high-quality, secure, tested, and performant code
• Create and maintain automated tests
• Document solutions according to standards
• Support and maintain existing applications
• Continuously develop your technical and interpersonal skills
• Provide coaching and mentoring to peers and junior team members
• Promote continuous improvement in ways of working, quality, security, and CI/CD processes
• Engage in communities of practice to support development

About You

• Experience with Java 11+, Spring Boot, RDBMS, and SQL
• Experience with testing tools and practices
• Experience with CI/CD and Trunk Based Development
• Knowledge of monitoring, logging, and tracing for system reliability
• Understanding of website performance and non-functional requirements
• Proficient in code reviews, documentation, and Agile practices
• Strong team collaboration skills
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Resourceful, proactive, and focused on delivery
• Willingness to learn and develop professionally
• Enjoy coaching and knowledge sharing

Nice To Have

• Background in finance or banking
• Experience with Microservices and REST APIs
• Knowledge of TDD and BDD
• Test automation with Cucumber and Selenium
• Frontend development skills (HTML, CSS)
• Experience with JIRA and Atlassian tools

Tech Stack

• Java / Spring Boot / Gradle / HTML / Oracle / MyBatis
• Cucumber / Selenium / RestAssured / Jenkins
• Linux / Windows

Why us?

HL is the UK’s number 1 investment platform, helping investors save time, tax, and money. We promote a workplace of learning, innovation, and opportunity, driven by core values of service and quality.

What's on offer?

• Discretionary bonus and annual pay review
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and Christmas closure
• Option to purchase additional holiday
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution
• Income Protection and Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Health care cash plans
• Health screening