Overview

Software Engineering Manager - Core Wealth Services at Hargreaves Lansdown. We’re building the next generation platform for one of the UK's largest financial services companies, trusted by over 1.8 million clients and managing £130+ billion in assets.

This is your opportunity to shape technology that will redefine how people invest and achieve financial freedom. Core Wealth Services is greenfield work with modern technologies and best practices, giving you the freedom to architect scalable, robust, and future-proof solutions.

Core Wealth Services forms the backbone of our investment platform, handling essential business logic and regulatory compliance to power wealth management for millions of users. Our purpose is to give people financial freedom.

By joining us, you'll help deliver innovative, secure, and scalable solutions that make investing easier and more accessible for everyone.

This is the future of HL. This is the future of investing. And you can be part of it.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Software Engineering Manager, you'll lead a backend engineering team to deliver secure, scalable, and high-impact solutions. You’ll balance technical leadership with team development, driving delivery while creating a culture of trust, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Own delivery of backend services, ensuring they are reliable, scalable, and secure.
• Work closely with product, architecture, and business teams to shape technical direction.
• Drive effective planning, estimation, and execution of projects.
• Embed continuous improvement into how the team builds, tests, deploys, and maintains software.
• Lead, coach, and grow a high-performing and inclusive engineering team.
• Foster a psychologically safe environment where learning and innovation thrive.
• Inspire and align your team around purpose, delivery goals, and engineering excellence.
• Prioritise learning & development (L&D), feedback, and career progression.
• Use data and engineering metrics to guide team performance and decision-making.

About You

• Proven experience leading engineering teams in complex, fast-paced environments.
• Strong software engineering background (Java / TypeScript / cloud-native systems).
• Excellent communicator - able to explain technical decisions to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with Agile frameworks and collaborative delivery practices.
• Deep understanding of system design, architecture, and modern backend best practices.
• A team-first mindset: you care deeply about people, outcomes, and culture.

Your Technical Toolkit

• Java (21) and Spring Boot
• AWS and cloud-native architecture
• RDBMS / NoSQL databases
• Event-driven and microservices architectures
• CI/CD pipelines and DevOps principles
• TDD / BDD testing frameworks

Interview Process

3 Stage Interview

Stage 1 - Discussion with our Hiring Manager (30 mins): A chance to talk with our Hiring Manager in more detail about the role, our vision, our tech stack and some of the problems we solve every day. Here, we’ll dig a bit more into some of your experiences, understand the processes you’re familiar with and the technologies you’ve used to deliver end user value.

Stage 2 - Technical (70 mins): For the technical part, we’d like you to sit down with some of your potential peers to work through a system design problem. We’ll be looking together at exploring a realistic engineering scenario - identify key issues, discuss trade-offs, and design a robust, scalable solution.

In our Leadership & Cultural Fit section, in this live, interactive session, you’ll step into the role of an Engineering Manager overseeing a legacy Java system. You’ll assess the current technical and team setup, identify areas for improvement, and discuss how you’d lead through the challenges - focusing on technical direction, team leadership, and stakeholder communication. No prep or slides needed; this is about real-time thinking and discussion.

Salary & Package

We offer a competitive salary of up to £115,000, depending on experience, alongside a generous performance-based bonus scheme.

• Up to 19% pension contribution - helping you plan confidently for the future
• Private medical insurance - giving you peace of mind and access to top-tier healthcare
• A wide range of excellent benefits, from lifestyle perks to wellbeing support, designed to help you thrive both in and out of work

We believe in recognising and rewarding the impact you make - and ensuring you feel valued every step of the way.

Working Schedule

We’re based in the stunning Paddington Central offices at 4 Kingdom Street, a modern workspace designed to energise your day and elevate collaboration.

What Makes It Special?

• Landscaped rooftop gardens - perfect for a breath of fresh air or informal catch-ups.
• London's highest rooftop basketball court - yes, really!
• ♀️ Wellness amenities including showers, lockers, hairdryers, and fresh towels.
• Cyclist-friendly with secure bike storage and drying rooms.
• ️ Stylish lounge areas, booths, and breakout spaces for focused work or relaxed chats.
• Canalside location near Little Venice, with floating restaurants, coffee shops, and a seasonal pop-up garden bar.
• Unbeatable transport links - just steps from Paddington Station and the Elizabeth Line.

We embrace a hybrid working model that gives you the best of both worlds:

• 2-3 days a week in the office to connect, collaborate, and enjoy everything the space has to offer.
• Remote flexibility for deep focus, work-life balance, and personal productivity.

This is a full-time role, working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Please note, we are unable to provide sponsorship opportunities to prospective candidates.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance and Information Technology

Industries

• Investment Management

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