Software Engineering Team Lead at AJ Bell

Bristol, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

11 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

13 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Leadership, Programming, Problem Solving, Software Design Patterns, Microservices, Containers, Orchestration, Event-Driven Architecture, Automated Testing, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Investment Platforms, Go, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Docker

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. We're seeking passionate engineers and offer Go training for experienced engineers new to the language. If you're ready to take your career to the next level, apply now! What you'll do: Hands-on leadership for a cross-functional team, responsible for the team delivery and line managing ~5 engineers (back-end, web and mobile) providing feedback, coaching and mentoring. 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. Always be on the lookout 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. What you'll have: Previous experience of leading an engineering team, including line management duties such as personal development coaching and performance reviews. 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. Strong sense of 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: Go (we can offer training for experienced engineers who haven’t used Go before) gRPC/proto PostgreSQL Kubernetes / Docker Other technologies we use include: TypeScript and Vue Dart and Flutter 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 620,000 customers using our award-winning platform propositions to manage assets totalling more than £96.1 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 2025 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: Generous holiday allowance increasing up to 31 days with service, plus bank holidays Holiday buy/sell scheme Hybrid working policy Casual dress code Discretionary bonus Contributory pension scheme Healthcare Cash Plan Dedicated time for proof-of-concepts and assessing new tech Support to attend conferences, events, and meet-ups Buy as you earn share scheme Free annual share scheme Paid study support for qualifications Enhanced maternity/paternity scheme from day one Bike loan Season ticket loan portal Discounted PMI and Dental Free gym Paid volunteering opportunities, free social events and more 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.

Responsibilities

Lead a cross-functional team of engineers, ensuring delivery and providing coaching and mentoring. Engage in the full software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering to deployment and support.