Software Engineer (Java) - Transfers

Hargreaves Lansdown; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the UK's leading investment platform as a Software Engineer, where you'll enhance our AWS-based solutions for asset movement. This role involves writing quality Java code and working in a dynamic team scrumming to deliver high-impact features. Benefit from a hybrid working environment and numerous perks like health insurance and generous leave policies.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible working options

Enhanced parental leave

Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution

Income Protection and Life insurance

Private medical insurance

Health screening programme

Wellhub access for fitness

In-house barista and deli

Two paid volunteering days per year

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in software engineering, particularly with Java 17+.
• Hands-on experience with design patterns and best practices.
• Comfortable in an Agile Scrum team.

Responsibilities

• Write high-quality Java code for the Transfers Product Team.
• Work collaboratively in a Scrum team to maintain and improve the codebase.
• Contribute actively to the Scrum process.

Skills

Java

Agile

Design patterns

Problem-solving

Tools

Spring / Spring Boot

noSQL - DocumentDB

Gradle

REST

Git

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

As a Software Engineer in Transfers, you’ll be responsible for providing new features and maintaining existing codebase within Transfers Product Team.

The product is focused on building an AWS based solution that will help automate assets movement processes between brokers.

It is at the early stage of development.

You will be working on technology initiatives that require delivery of high quality, secure and resilient software, in a sustainable and predictable way.

We are always looking forward and constantly striving to use the best and most innovative solutions available.

This is an opportunity to join the UK’s number one investment services company, managing over £149.7 billion in assets for more than 1.86 million UK investors. As a secure, and highly respected brand, HL offers you the chance to make a genuine impact within one of the UK's most innovative and digitally focused businesses.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Writing high quality Java code;

• Working collaboratively as part of a Scrum team;

• Suggesting your ideas, participating in technology choices, presenting your solutions;

• Actively contributing to the Scrum process (stand ups, retrospectives, etc.) and the overall output of the team;

Essential Skills

• G ood knowledge on Java;

• Hands-on experience with design patterns and programming best practices;

• Have a mindset of continuous improvement in everything you do;

• Solid commercial programming experience;

• Comfortable working in a Scrum/Agile team;

• Developing secure & maintainable code;

• Finding innovate solutions to problems;

Must have

• 3 + years of experience

• Java 17+

• Spring / Spring Boot

• noSQL - DocumentDB (MongoDB compatible)

• Gradle

• Design patterns

• Sync & async integration patterns (REST, messaging)

• GIT

Nice to have

• AWS ( Fargate , SNS/SQS)

• TypeScript

• Terraform

Location

This position is hybrid remote, there will be some expectation to visit our sites in either London or Bristol. So you must be within a commutable distance of either central London or central Bristol. It will mainly be working from home.

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 provider s and w ellness c oach sessions
• Variety of travel to work schemes with bike storage and shower facilities
• Inhouse barista and deli serving subsidised coffee and sandwiches
• T wo 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.