Software Engineering Manager - Investment Growth

Hargreaves Lansdown; Dartford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment services company in Dartford is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead a team in developing market-leading solutions. You will be responsible for guiding technical delivery, supporting team growth, and establishing a culture of excellence. This is an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact within a highly innovative organization that values learning and collaboration.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible working options

Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution

Private medical insurance

Inhouse barista and deli

Qualifications

• Strong technology leadership experience within complex organisations.
• Strong understanding of full stack engineering best practices including CICD and Observability.
• Strong software engineering background, able to define and communicate complex architectural concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Leading a cross-functional product engineering team.
• Driving technical delivery, continuous improvement and innovation.
• Ownership of services under your team - maintenance, support, security and continuous improvement.

Job description

About the role

HL are looking for a talented Software Engineering Manager to lead the Investment Growth 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, looking after over £180 billion in assets on behalf of more than 2 million UK investors. This is your chance to genuinely stamp your mark on one of the UK's most innovative and digital-focused businesses.

What You\'ll Be Doing

• Leading a cross-functional product engineering team
• Supporting the growth of our Software Engineers
• Driving technical delivery, continuous improvement and innovation
• Partnering closely with technical/business leaders and teams to understand business processes and data flows/challenges/opportunities, and design solutions to deliver better outcomes for our clients and colleagues
• Recruiting and shaping an existing team to be a high-performing set of talented and experienced professionals
• Ownership of services under your team - maintenance, support, security and continuous improvement
• Establish a culture that is driven by purpose and excellence, and a team that is motivated to make a difference

About You

• Strong technology leadership experience within complex organisations
• You set guard rails around scope, technology, quality, NFRs, and best practices, then empower your team to find the best solution within these guard rails
• You enjoy working in a product and client value driven environment. Collaborating closely with Product Managers and business stakeholders
• Strong understanding of full stack engineering best practices including CICD and Observability
• Acted as a strong partner to multiple business areas to deliver on key priorities with a one-team mindset
• Strong people focus – you prioritise your team’s L&D, understand how to keep your team motivated and build a strong culture based on psychological safety
• Able to manage ambiguity and seek clarity through collaboration and communication
• Strong software engineering background, able to define and communicate complex architectural concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Tech Stack

• AWS / TypeScript / React / Node.js / Terraform IaC
• Kubernetes / ECS / Docker
• DocumentDB
• Limited PHP

Interview Process

This will be a three-stage interview process, comprising an initial informal call with the hiring manager, followed by two structured interviews.

Working Schedule

37.5 hours flexible, based upon meeting business demands with occasional onsite visits at the Bristol office

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\u2019s 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.