Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join AJ Bell as a Senior Software Engineer and be part of a forward-thinking company with a strong team environment, training, and excellent career progression. You will work in a cross-functional Agile team, delivering development items to agreed timescales and quality objectives. This challenging role requires attention to detail but offers flexibility in using the best technology for each situation. AJ Bell is a fast-growing investment platform business with over 1,450 employees and has been recognized as one of the UK's best companies to work for. The role offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

Requirements

• C# .Net Core / Java
• Angular
• MongoDB
• Producing APIs
• Git / Bitbucket / Jira
• CI / CD
• Agile / SCRUM
• Strong communication skills, ability to persuade and influence others
• Very motivated with high levels of drive and enthusiasm
• Keen to learn and develop new technical skills

Responsibilities

• Be part of a cross-functional Agile team, delivering our enterprise backlog development items
• Have solid experience in delivery of development projects to agreed timescales and quality objectives, working in accordance with defined Agile framework and processes

Preferred Qualifications

• Microservice architecture
• ETL/Event streaming
• Software security
• AWS
• Observability
• E-commerce and/or financial services experience

Benefits

• Starting salary £60,000 - £70,000k (DOE)
• Starting holiday entitlement of 25, increasing up to 31 days with length of service and a holiday buy and sell scheme
• A choice of pension schemes with matched contributions up to 6%
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Annual free share awards scheme
• Buy As You Earn (BAYE) Scheme
• Health Cash Plan – provided by SimplyHealth
• Discounted private healthcare scheme and dental plan
• Free onsite gym
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Bike loan scheme
• Sick pay+ pledge
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
• Loans for travel season tickets
• Death in service scheme
• 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
• Personal development programmes built around you and your career goals, including access to personal skills workshops
• Ongoing technical training
• Professional qualification support
• Talent development 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 per month in the office. For new team members, an initial period will be full-time in the office to help you immerse yourself in our business and build valuable relationships with your colleagues