Software Engineer - Pensions, ISA & Investments

Hargreaves Lansdown; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment platform is seeking a talented full stack Software Engineer to join their Pensions, ISA & Investments team. This role offers a chance to work on market-leading solutions and requires expertise in TypeScript, React, and AWS. Join us to make a significant impact in a dynamic, innovative company focused on helping clients invest for their future.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus and pay review

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Option to purchase additional holiday

Flexible and hybrid working options

Enhanced parental leave

Up to 11% employer pension contribution

Income Protection and Life insurance (4x salary)

Private medical insurance

Health care cash plans including optical, dental

Health screening programs

Qualifications

• Extensive professional experience with TypeScript, React, and Node, deployed on AWS.
• Experience with CI/CD and Trunk Based Development.
• Familiarity with product development for cloud environments.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

TypeScript

React

Node

AWS

Terraform

Java/Spring Boot

PHP

.Net

Kubernetes

Docker

Jest

Cypress

Agile

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Software Engineer - Pensions, ISA & Investments

Client: Hargreaves Lansdown

Location: United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 5639d10be8fc

Job Views: 5

Posted: 02.07.2025

Expiry Date: 16.08.2025

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

Salary: Up to £65,000 dependent on experience

HL are looking for a talented full stack Software Engineer to join our Pensions, ISAs & Investments product development team in building market leading solutions for our clients.

This is an opportunity to join the UK's number one investment services company, managing over £149.7bn in assets for more than 1.86 million UK investors. This is your chance to make a significant impact in one of the UK's most innovative and digital-focused businesses.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality digital client journeys.
• Develop AWS Cloud-native applications with TypeScript and React, managing 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.

About You

We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. If you're passionate about technology, eager to learn, and ready to contribute to a dynamic team, we'd love to hear from you!

Skills

• Extensive professional experience with TypeScript, React, and Node, deployed on AWS using IaC tools such as Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
• Professional experience with other languages such as Java/Spring Boot, PHP, or .Net is beneficial.
• Familiarity with product development for cloud environments like AWS, Azure, or GCP, and related technologies (Kubernetes, Docker, serverless).
• Experience with testing tools and practices (Jest, Cypress, Backstop, Playwright).
• Experience with CI/CD and Trunk Based Development.
• Experience with observability tools, monitoring, logging, and tracing.
• Understanding of Microservices & RESTful API development.
• Understanding of Event Driven Architecture.
• Knowledge of various database technologies.
• Familiarity with WCAG accessibility standards.
• Awareness of website performance best practices.
• Proficiency in collaborative code reviews, technical documentation, and development practices within Agile frameworks.

Attributes

• Effective collaboration skills across disciplines.
• Strong team orientation, openness to new ideas, and contribution to an inclusive environment.
• Clear communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Logical, analytical, and methodical problem-solving approach.
• Proactive, resourceful, and able to use initiative.
• Pragmatic and delivery-focused.
• Efficient time management and ability to prioritize.
• Willingness to learn and grow professionally.
• Enjoys sharing knowledge and mentoring others.
• Proud and persistent in work quality.

Why us?

Based in Bristol, HL is the UK’s leading investment platform with over 40 years of experience helping investors save time, tax, and money.

We foster a workplace of constant learning, dynamic teams, and a strong ethos, guided by core values of service, quality, innovation, and opportunity.

What's on offer?

• Discretionary annual bonus and pay review
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and Christmas closure
• Option to purchase additional holiday
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Enhanced parental leave
• Up to 11% employer pension contribution
• Income Protection and Life insurance (4x salary)
• Private medical insurance
• Health care cash plans including optical, dental, outpatient care
• Health screening programs