Flutter Engineer at AJ Bell

Manchester, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

05 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

07 Nov, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Flutter, Dart, Programming, Problem Solving, Software Design Patterns, OOAD, DDD, MVC, Microservices, Containers, Orchestration, Event-Driven Architecture, Automated Testing, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Investment Platforms, Pensions Platforms

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Job Description The Touch team is developing a next generation investment platform. We want to use technology to improve the way consumers access financial advice and manage their investments. The majority of existing platforms are still reliant on software and processes that aren’t capable of supporting today’s technology, so we started from scratch, developing a modern platform that is as efficient as possible. We're building a mobile first investment app that lets advisers manage their clients' investments entirely through their Smartphone. The day to day responsibilities Engage in the full software development lifecycle: requirements gathering with stakeholders, working as a team to build and test features, managing deployment and supporting the service in production. Work as part of a distributed team made up of self-motivated and collaborative individuals. Iteratively make improvements to a new product while aligning to our mutually agreed design and architectural principles. Always looking for ways we can improve our product, processes and practices. We don’t like friction and waste. Automated testing, continuous integration and continuous deployment. We are huge proponents of automation. Working outside of your specialism when needed. While all our team members have a specialism, we don’t let that restrain us. Our engineers jump in to help get things done even in technologies out of their core competency. Your skills and attributes Excellent programming and problem solving skills Understanding of relevant software design patterns and paradigms, such as OOAD, DDD, MVC, microservices, containers/orchestration or event-driven architecture Experience in creating performant, scalable, secure and well tested code. You take ownership of tasks and problems, clearing roadblocks and pulling in other people to help when needed. Experience working with Investment or Pensions platforms would be an advantage Our tools and technologies The below are all things that we are either currently using or have found to be a useful foundation when joining our team. Prior knowledge of them is not essential but would be beneficial to the role: Flutter (including Dart) - we can provide training to experienced native iOS or Android engineers who haven’t used Flutter before. Firebase, Riverpod with Hooks, Provider, Deeplinking gRPC/proto PostgreSQL Docker Other technologies we use include: TypeScript and Vue Go About AJ Bell 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. What we offer Competitive starting salary 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 Discretionary bonus scheme Annual free share awards scheme Buy As You Earn (BAYE) Scheme Health Cash Plan – provided by Simply Health Discounted private healthcare scheme and dental plan Free gym membership 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 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, including one day a month in our Bristol 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. AJ Bell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and all employees are empowered to bring their whole self to work. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, religion, physical and mental disability, marital status and any other characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010. All decisions to hire are based on qualifications, merit and business need. If you like the sound of the above, or just want to know more about the company and the role, we'd love to speak to you.

Responsibilities

Engage in the full software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, building and testing features, and managing deployment. Work collaboratively in a distributed team to iteratively improve the product while minimizing friction and waste.