Senior software engineer (Node.js/TypeScript)

About the role

Seccl is the Octopus-owned embedded investment platform that's on a mission to helping more people to invest - and invest well. We're B-Corp certified with an amazing product-market fit, impressive early traction and the potential to transform an outdated industry, for the better. We've been growing fast and will scale even faster over the next few years. We're also proud to be part of Octopus, the £multi billion group that's on a mission to breathe new life into broken industries, through companies like Octopus Energy, Octopus Investments and Octopus Money. Check out the Seccl website for the latest on our products and our mission to shape the future of investments. Our culture: Never settle - We think of ourselves as 'embedded hero-makers' for our customers. We put them first, and if we say we'll do something, we'll move heaven and earth to do it. We think boldly and embrace change. Take ownership - We think rigorously and deeply about a problem, but then charge at it, acting with and urgency and speed that sets us apart. But we never lose sight of quality or long-term scalability. Be generous & candid - We encourage our people - and our customers - to challenge us and never shy away from tough conversations. We have a flat and inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves - and speak up. Check out our Glassdoor page for the latest reviews or our LinkedIn for company updates and insights from the team. Our engineering ways of working: Our Product and Engineering organisation is structured into four tribes: Custody, Accounts, Experience, and Cloud & Security. Each tribe contains multiple autonomous squads, with clear full ownership over specific product domains. The squads are intentionally small and cross-functional, typically made up of an Engineering Manager, Product Manager, and 3-5 engineers with complementary skills aligned to the domain they own. We operate in a build-and-run model, with teams responsible for the full software lifecycle, from architecture and delivery through to operational support and incident management. Our core platform is built on AWS serverless technologies including Lambda, SQS, EventBridge, API Gateway, S3, and ECS. We primarily develop in TypeScript and Node.js, with MongoDB as our primary document database. We also have a small number of C# services and are continuing to evolve our platform architecture, including expanding our use of ECS Fargate. Infrastructure is managed through a combination of Terraform and Serverless Framework. We use GitHub Actions for CI/CD and incident.io to support our incident management processes and operational workflows. We care deeply about engineering quality, pragmatic architecture, and continuous improvement. If you'd like to go deeper, we're happy to share more about our engineering practices and technology radar during the interview process. As an engineer at Seccl you will design, build and operate reliable and scalable, testable and maintainable software solutions, building new functionalities and products using Typescript and Node.js. You play a key role in our software development and have a hands-on approach throughout the development process supporting resilient financial workflow systems and regulated investment operations. As a senior member of the team, you are the 'go-to' person for queries. On a typical day you will... Work collaboratively in a domain aligned cross-functional squad made up of engineers and product along with colleagues from customer-facing and operations teams Design, implement and operate your services within your domain Be accountable for the SLAs of your products and iterative improvements Maintain and extend documentation for your services Foster a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence while understanding when "good enough for now" is appropriate Provide guidance and mentorship for other engineers Communicate with non-technical colleagues to answer queries about the Seccl system What you need... To own your services from design to operation. We operate a build-and-run model where engineers have autonomy but full accountability. We care deeply about correctness, resilience and operational excellence because our systems underpin real customer investments. Engineers are not passengers in their products but champions. Drive improvements and features while collaborating openly with product, operations and engineering colleagues, challenging ideas constructively and focusing on delivering the best outcomes for customers. Have a strong ability to understand business and customer problems and turn them into efficient, scalable solutions. Be curious about how investment and custody products operate, and pragmatic in balancing customer value, operational correctness, engineering quality and long-term scalability. Experience building financial systems with multi-re

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This is a flexible hybrid role requiring 1 day per week in Bath, London, or Edinburgh.

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