Job Specifications
Job Description
This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Full Stack Engineer to help us develop the future of our customer-facing investment experiences. Your will be joining a cross functional development team which has a philosophy of continuous improvement, and a strong focus on engineering excellence.
We are a growing team focussed on providing our customers with innovative web and app based tools and services to help them grow as investors no matter what their experience, and we are on the lookout for a Senior Full Stack Engineer who can lead us in the adoption of cutting edge technologies, as well as providing a robust experience in production.
What to expect:
Agile methodologies and a passion for continuous improvement and building a high-performance engineering team
Guide and mentor the team to design and deliver high quality products
Consider architectural and non-functional requirements and work with the team to break down and refine these into development tasks
Foster a build it, run it, own it DevOps mentality, nurturing code from idea all the way to production
Tech Competency
Significant commercial experience developing services and APIs with some of the following; Node, PHP, .NET core, MongoDB and/or SQL.
Strong technical background in web development with React/NextJS/NestJs.
Experience in developing HTTP-based APIs and implementation of RESTful services with JSON, as well as with GraphQL
Thorough understanding of CI/CD pipelines
Practices Test Driven Development and is comfortable with various test frameworks and concepts.
Familiarisation with containerisation and tools like Docker, ECS or Kubernetes
Experience of developing, deploying, and maintaining Cloud-Based solutions on AWS
Understand the principles behind what makes a high performing web page
Experience of Drupal CMS would be a bonus
Soft skills:
Proven experience working with stakeholders from product management and other business areas to design and deliver a solution
Strong communication skills, written and verbal
Very motivated with high levels of drive and enthusiasm
Experience of working 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 that caters for everyone, from professional financial advisers to DIY investors with little to no experience. We have over 644,000 customers using our award-winning platform propositions to manage assets totalling more than £103.3 billion. Our customers trust us with their investments, and by continuously striving to make investing easier, we aim to help even more people take control of their financial futures.
Having listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2018, AJ Bell is now a FTSE 250 company.
Headquartered in Manchester with offices in central London and Bristol, we now have over 1,500 employees 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®.
At AJ Bell you can expect a friendly working environment with a strong sense of teamwork, we have a great sense of pride in what we do, and this is reflected in our guiding principles.
Our Perks And Benefits
£65,000 - £75,000 (Depending on experience)
Starting holiday entitlement of 26 days, increasing up to 31 days with length of service
Holiday buy and sell scheme
A choice of pension schemes with matched contributions
Discretionary bonus scheme
Annual free share awards scheme
Buy As You Earn (BAYE) Scheme
Health Cash Plan – provided by Medicash
Discounted private healthcare scheme and dental plan
Free gym membership, with an on-site gym providing a wide range of free classes
Employee Assistance Programme
Bike loan scheme
Sick pay+ pledge
Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
Discounted nursery fees at Kids Planet on Exchange Quay
Loans for travel season tickets
Death in service scheme
Dedicated time for proof-of-concepts and assessing new tech
Support to attend conferences, events, and meet-ups
Paid time off for volunteer work
Charitable giving opportunities through salary sacrifice
Calendar of social events, including monthly payday drinks, annual Christmas party, summer party and much more
Parking at Exchange Quay
Personal development programmes built around you and your career goals, including access to personal skills workshops
Ongoing technical training
Professional qualification support
Talent management programmes
Peer recognition scheme, with rewards including restaurant and shopping vouchers or time off
Monthly leadership breakfasts and lunches
Casual dress code
Access to a range of benefits from our sponsorship deals
Hybrid working
At AJ Bell, our people are the heart of our culture. We believe in building strong connections by working together. That's why we offer a hybrid working model, where you’ll spend a minimum of 50% of your working time
About the Company
AJ Bell was formed in 1995 and is now one of the leading online investment platforms in the UK. We provide customers and advisers with wide investment choice, low-cost delivery, market leading online functionality and first class service to help them manage investment portfolios within SIPPs, ISAs and Dealing accounts. We are a fast growing and profitable company, with over 593,000 customers and PS90.4 billion of assets under administration. We are part of the FTSE 250 on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.
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