Our purpose is to empower people to save and invest with confidence. We are looking for great people to join us, so please come and invest in YOUR future at HL.

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, looking after over £149.7bn billion in assets on behalf of more than 1.86 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

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 & 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

Professional experience with TypeScript, React and Node, Java, and with 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 & principles of RESTful API development, including structuring, documenting, versioning, testing and stubbing/mocking.
Understanding of Event Driven Architecture.
Understanding of databases 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.
Proficient 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.

Attributes

Collaborate effectively with team members across various disciplines in a cross-functional team.
Strong team skills, open to new ideas and actively seeking team input, and contributing to an inclusive and psychologically safe environment.
Clear communication, both in writing and verbally, with good numerical skills.
Logical, analytical and methodical approach to problem solving.
Pro-active, resourceful and able to use initiative.
Pragmatic and focused on delivery.
Efficient time management, with the ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and balance multiple responsibilities.
Willingness to learn and a growth mindset, with a desire to develop professionally.
Enjoys sharing knowledge and helping others in the team to improve their skills.
Persistent, with a pride in what you do.

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* & annual pay review
25 days* holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure time
Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday per year at annual enrolment
Flexible working options available, including hybrid working
Enhanced parental leave
Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution
Sharesave scheme - have a real stake in HL's future
Income Protection & Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)
Private medical insurance*
Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and out patientcare
Help@hand and an Employee Assistance Programme
Gympass - gym memberships and wellbeing apps available
Variety of travel to work schemes with free bike storage and shower facilities
An inhouse barista serving subsidised coffee and snacks
Join HL's sports, I&D networks and volunteering groups (two paid volunteering days per year)
LifeWorks Discounts on services, restaurants and retailers
dependant on role level

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.