AJ Bell Manchester, United Kingdom

Job Description

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Full Stack Engineer to help us develop the future of our customer-facing investment experiences. You will be joining a cross functional development team with a philosophy of continuous improvement and a strong focus on engineering excellence. We are a growing team focused on providing our customers with innovative web and app based tools and services to help them grow as investors, and we are looking for a Senior Full Stack Engineer who can lead us in adopting cutting edge technologies while delivering a robust production experience.

Responsibilities

• Work within Agile methodologies and drive continuous improvement to build a high-performance engineering team
• Guide and mentor the team to design and deliver high quality products
• Consider architectural and non-functional requirements and break them down into development tasks
• Foster a build it, run it, own it DevOps mentality, nurturing code from idea to production

Technical Competencies

• Significant commercial experience developing services and APIs with Node, PHP, .NET Core, MongoDB and/or SQL
• Strong background in web development with React/NextJS/NestJS
• Experience developing HTTP-based APIs and RESTful services with JSON, and GraphQL
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines
• Test Driven Development experience with various test frameworks
• Familiarity with containerisation and tools like Docker, ECS or Kubernetes
• Experience developing, deploying, and maintaining Cloud-Based solutions on AWS
• Understanding of what makes a high performing web page
• Experience with Drupal CMS is a bonus

Soft Skills

• Experience working with stakeholders from product management and other business areas to design and deliver a solution
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Motivated with high levels of drive and enthusiasm
• Experience in financial services or a regulated industry would be a bonus

About Us

AJ Bell is one of the fastest-growing investment platform businesses in the UK, offering an award-winning range of solutions for professionals and DIY investors. We have over 620,000 customers and assets totaling more than £96.1 billion. We are listed on the London Stock Exchange Main Market and are a FTSE 250 company. Headquartered in Manchester with offices in London and Bristol, we employ over 1,500 people and have been named one of the UK\'s Best 100 Companies to Work For for six consecutive years and in 2024 named a Great Place to Work.

Perks and Benefits

• Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 (dependent on experience)
• Holiday entitlement: 26 days, increasing to 31 days with service
• Holiday buy/sell scheme
• Pension schemes with matched contributions up to 7%
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Annual free share awards scheme
• BAYE scheme
• Health plans and private healthcare
• Free gym membership and on-site gym with free classes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Bike loan, sick pay pledge, enhanced parental leave
• Nursery discounts, travel loan options
• Death in service, flexible time for new tech and conferences
• Peer recognition, social events, casual dress code
• Personal development and ongoing technical training

Hybrid Working

We offer a hybrid working model, with a minimum of 50% in the office each month. New team members may start with a period of full-time in the office to help immersion and relationship building.

AJ Bell is committed to equal employment opportunities and providing an environment where all employees can bring their whole self to work. We do not discriminate on race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, religion, disability, marital status, or any other characteristics protected by law. Hiring decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need.

If you like the sound of the above, or would like to know more about the company and the role, we would love to speak with you.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

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