Software Engineer - Active Savings

Hargreaves Lansdown; Dartford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment platform in Dartford is seeking a Java Developer to enhance web services and drive key improvements in a cross-functional Agile team. This role demands strong Java skills and a passion for coding best practices. Join a dynamic environment that values innovation and teamwork, with opportunities for personal growth and learning.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible working options

Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience developing in Java 8+.
• Working knowledge of RDBMS and SQL.
• Ability to work well both independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Write high quality code adhering to corporate standards.
• Collaboratively deliver new features for the business.
• Review other engineers’ code for compliance with standards.

Skills

Java 8+

RDBMS and SQL

Git

Problem solving

CI/CD

Tools

Spring Boot

Cucumber

Selenium

JIRA

Job description

Overview

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

About Active Savings Active Savings makes it easy to switch your money on. One online account lets you choose savings products from a range of banks and building societies. In Active Savings we build and maintain web services for our clients, partner banks and internal operations teams. These services are written in Java, with a front end written using HTML communicating with an Oracle database.

Within this role, you’ll be working closely with a skilled and passionate cross-functional team to deliver improvements and crucial changes to our services in an agile way. You will have the opportunity to be instrumental in shaping and delivering modern, scalable, secure and highly performant applications. We are a big believer in CI/CD and the fail fast philosophy, looking to automate wherever possible. You should embrace a culture that focuses on teamwork, rapid learning, and the continuous delivery of valuable software. This role will also involve coaching and support of other engineers. Therefore, being approachable, enthusiastic, patient and a clear communicator are all key attributes.

This is an exciting role within a fast-paced working environment based in the heart of Bristol. We believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning opportunities, dynamic agile teams and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

What you’ll be doing

• Responsible for writing high quality code, adhering to corporate & regulatory standards
• Working collaboratively with the team to help deliver new features for the business and enhance existing functionality
• Providing engineering support for existing applications where necessary
• Ensure code produced is in line with these current secure coding practices
• Review other engineers’ code to ensure conformance with established standards
• Responsible for developing and evidencing automated tests alongside code produced
• Responsible for documenting all solutions produced to agreed team standards
• Demonstrate a willingness to learn further technologies & techniques
• Cultivate strong working relationships within the Digital department

About you

• Ideally 3+ years’ experience developing in Java 8+
• Working knowledge of RDBMS and SQL
• Able to effectively use version control to manage code, in particular Git
• Understanding of professional development methodologies, tools (e.g., source control, automation testing tools, build servers and wider SDLC)
• Working with automated build pipelines / continuous integration
• Ability to work well both independently and in a team
• Adopts a logical, analytical, and methodical approach to problem solving

Nice to have

• A background in finance/banking
• Familiarity with Spring Boot Framework
• Understanding of TDD and BDD
• Test automation with Cucumber and Selenium
• Understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) model principles and application design patterns
• Frontend Web development, HTML, CSS
• Knowledge of using JIRA and other Atlassian products

Why us?

Here at HL, we’re the UK’s number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we’ve helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments.

To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

What's on offer?

• Discretionary annual bonus * and annual pay review
• 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 (4 x salary core level of cover)
• Private medical insurance*
• Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and out patient care
• 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

* dependant on role level

** only available to select during our annual benefits window, in November each year

Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis – please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information.

Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates.