Software Engineer - Transfers (Client Journeys) at Hargreaveslansdown

Build and maintain features across transfer journeys
Work across the full stack - React frontends, AWS Lambda BFF layers, and infrastructure as code
Take ownership of issues end-to-end, from investigation through to production deployment
Proactively identify and raise technical debt, bugs, and improvement opportunities
Support and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes
Write well-tested, maintainable code with good coverage
Collaborate with the wider team, platform teams, and product owners to deliver against requirements
Participate in code reviews and contribute to team engineering standards
Required Skills & Experience
Backend / BFF
Node.js with TypeScript
AWS Lambda handler development
API Gateway - routing, authorizers, request/response handling
Middleware patterns for Lambda handlers (e.g. Middy)
Working with DynamoDB, Secrets Manager, and SSM Parameter Store
RESTful API design
AWS & Infrastructure
AWS CDK or SST for infrastructure as code
Familiarity with core AWS services: Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, IAM, VPC, SNS
Basic understanding of VPC networking - Lambda in VPC, security groups
Comfortable reading and modifying existing IaC stacks
Testing
Unit and integration testing with Vitest or similar
API mocking with MSW or equivalent
A test-first or test-aware mindset
CI/CD & DevOps
Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI or similar)
Comfortable deploying to multiple environments and debugging deployment issues
General
Working in monorepo setups
OAuth/token-based authentication flows
Comfortable using Git in a team environment (branching strategies, merge requests, code reviews)
Desirable
Frontend
React with TypeScript
React Hook Form, Zod/schema-based validation
TanStack Query (React Query)
Vite build tooling
Playwright for end-to-end testing
Accessibility awareness
Other
Experience with SST v2 (Serverless Stack)
Feature flagging (LaunchDarkly or similar)
Cross-account AWS patterns (STS AssumeRole)
Contract testing (Pact)
Financial services domain experience
Code quality tooling
What We're Looking For Beyond Technical Skills
Someone who takes ownership - when they pick up an issue, they see it through to completion
Initiative to investigate and resolve problems without needing to be hand-held
Comfortable asking questions and raising blockers early rather than getting stuck silently
Willingness to work across unfamiliar parts of the codebase and learn on the job
Good communication skills - able to explain what they're working on and flag risks to the team
A growth mindset - keen to develop their skills across backend, infrastructure, and frontend
Why us?
Here at HL, we're the UK's number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we've helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments.
To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.
What's on offer?
Discretionary annual bonus * and annual pay review
25 days * holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure
Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday **
Flexible working options available, including hybrid working
Enhanced parental leave
Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution
Income Protection and Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)
Private medical insurance*
Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and out patient care
Health screening programme
Help@hand - confidential support including mental health counselling and remote GP
Wellhub - unlimited access to fitness provider s and w ellness c oach sessions
Variety of travel to work schemes with bike storage and shower facilities
Inhouse barista and deli serving subsidised coffee and sandwiches
T wo paid volunteering days per year
dependant on role level
** only available to select during our annual benefits window, in November each year
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