Senior Software Engineer — Lead API & Cloud (Hybrid)

AJ Bell Business Solutions Limited; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday

Pension with matched contributions

Discretionary bonus

Share schemes

Health plan / private healthcare

Free onsite gym

Enhanced family leave

Travel and bike loan

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

AJ Bell is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Operational and Regulatory Technology team. You will work in a cross-functional squad, guiding development across services and APIs built with C#/.NET Core and front-end tech.

The role emphasizes architecture, performance, and scalable middle-tier components in a fast-growing investment platform. The position offers hybrid working with significant collaboration opportunities, competitive benefits, and clear career progression within a

Qualifications

• Significant commercial experience developing services and APIs with C#, .NET Core, Mongo and/or SQL.
• Strong web development background with Angular/React/Vue.js.
• Experience building HTTP-based APIs and RESTful services with JSON.
• Proficient in CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
• Track record of scalable, high-performance middle-tier components.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes and cloud-native patterns.
• Experience deploying on AWS and with Entity Framework Core.
• Knowledge of Web API, Protobufs and messaging (RabbitMQ/SQS).
• Agile / SCRUM / SAFe with strong communication skills.
• E-commerce or financial services experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Guide and mentor the team to design and deliver high quality products.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and non-functional requirements.
• Collaborate across cross-functional dev teams on full-stack features.

Skills

C# / .NET Core

Angular / React / Vue.js

RESTful APIs

Docker / Kubernetes

AWS Cloud

Entity Framework Core

MVC

CI/CD

Testing / TDD

SQL / MongoDB

Web API / Protobuf

RabbitMQ / SQS

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Angular

React

Vue.js

Job description

AJ Bell is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Operational and Regulatory Technology team. You will work in a cross-functional squad, guiding development across services and APIs built with C#/.NET Core and front-end tech.

The role emphasizes architecture, performance, and scalable middle-tier components in a fast-growing investment platform. The position offers hybrid working with significant collaboration opportunities, competitive benefits, and clear career progression within a