Software Engineer - Pensions, ISA and Investments

Hargreaves Lansdown; Bristol; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment services company in the UK is looking for a Software Developer to build high-quality digital client journeys. The role involves developing AWS Cloud-native applications using TypeScript and React, ensuring performance and security standards are met while providing coaching to peers. With a competitive salary of up to £65,000, benefits include annual bonuses, flexible working, and parental leave. Join a workplace focused on innovation and continuous improvement.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonuses

Flexible working options

Enhanced parental leave

Well-being initiatives

Qualifications

• Professional experience with TypeScript, React, Node, and Java.
• Familiarity with product development for cloud environments.
• Experience with testing practices using Jest, Cypress, and others.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to deliver digital client journeys.
• Develop AWS Cloud-native applications using TypeScript and React.
• Create and maintain automated tests for new changes.

Skills

TypeScript

React

NodeJS

Java

Terraform

Cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)

CI/CD

Unit testing tools (Jest, Cypress)

Microservices

Event Driven Architecture

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

API

Serverless

Job description

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality digital client journeys.
• Develop AWS Cloud-native applications with TypeScript and React and manage them using Infrastructure as Code.
• Write high-quality, secure, tested, and performant code.
• Create and maintain automated tests for new changes.
• Document all solutions according to team standards.
• Provide engineering support and maintenance for existing applications.
• Continuously develop your own technical and interpersonal skills, with a willingness to learn and adopt new technologies and techniques.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to peers.
• Advocate for continuous improvement in ways of working, quality, security, performance, and CI/CD processes.
• Cultivate strong working relationships within the squad and across the organization.
• Engage in working groups and communities of practice to support the development team.

Technologies

• API
• AWS
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Cypress
• Docker
• GCP
• Support
• Java
• Jest
• Kubernetes
• React
• Security
• Serverless
• Terraform
• TypeScript
• microservices
• NodeJS
• DevOps

Qualifications

• Professional experience with TypeScript, React, and Node, Java, and the use of IaC tools such as Terraform.
• Familiarity with product development for cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, and related technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, and serverless).
• Experience with unit, integration, and end-to-end testing tools and practices (e.g., Jest, Cypress, Backstop, Playwright).
• Experience with CI/CD and Trunk Based Development.
• Experience with observability tools and practices, including monitoring, logging, and tracing to ensure system reliability and performance.
• Understanding of microservices and the principles of RESTful API development, including structuring, documenting, versioning, testing, and stubbing/mocking.
• Understanding of Event Driven Architecture.
• Understanding of database technologies and how to work with them, including document, relational, and data platform tools.
• Familiarity with WCAG accessibility standards.
• Awareness of website performance implications, best practices, and other non-functional requirements.
• Proficiency in collaborative code reviews, technical documentation, and advocating for excellent development practices to optimize for rapid and continuous delivery of client value within an Agile framework.

We are excited to empower people to save and invest with confidence, and we invite you to join us at HL to invest in your future. We celebrate diversity and encourage candidates who may not meet every single requirement to apply if they have a passion for technology and a desire to learn. As the UK's number one investment services company, we manage over £149.7 billion in assets for more than 1.86 million investors.

By joining us, you will have the opportunity to really make your mark in one of the UK's most innovative and digital-focused businesses. In addition to a competitive salary of up to £65,000, we offer a range of benefits, including discretionary annual bonuses, flexible working options, enhanced parental leave, and several well-being initiatives. Join us in a workplace driven by values of service, quality, innovation, and opportunity, where you can also be part of our sports and volunteering groups. We look forward to hearing from you!