Software Engineer

Hargreaves Lansdown โ€” United Kingdom ยท Posted ~5 hours ago

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Description

Full Stack Engineer with a strong backend focus, working across TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL and AWS serverless technologies. You'll help build and evolve the Onboarding platform, delivering scalable APIs, cloud-native services and customer journeys that support account onboarding experiences. We're expanding our Onboarding engineering team and are looking for a Full Stack Engineer with a strong backend focus to help build and evolve one of our key customer discovery platforms. You'll work primarily on AWS serverless backend services, APIs and platform capabilities, whilst also contributing to frontend applications when required. This is an opportunity to work with modern cloud-native technologies, GraphQL-based architectures, event-driven systems and customer-facing products that play a key role in our digital experience. We're looking for engineers who enjoy solving complex technical problems, taking ownership of solutions and contributing to the continuous improvement of both technology and engineering practices. You'll help build customer journeys that enable clients to complete account opening and transfer journeys. What You'll Be Doing Design, develop and maintain backend servicesBuild scalable APIs and integrations with internal and external systems.Develop AWS serverless applications using modern engineering practices.Contribute to platform scalability, resilience, observability and performance.Work across the full stack where requiredTake ownership of features and issues from design through to production.Drive engineering improvements, automation and operational excellence.Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews and technical design sessions.Collaborate closely with Product, Platform and Engineering teams to deliver customer value.Supported developers in upskilling to facilitate the transition from on-premises services to cloud-based solutions What We're Looking For Strong ownership mentality.Ability to solve problems independently.Comfortable working within distributed systems and cloud-native environments.Strong communication and collaboration skills.Passion for building scalable cloud-native applications.Curiosity and willingness to learn across the full stack.A proactive approach to identifying technical improvements and opportunities for innovation. Required Skills & Experience Backend Engineering Node.jsTypeScriptREST API developmentAPI integrationsbroad range of AWS technologiesEvent-driven architecturesMiddleware frameworks such as MiddyJSON data processing Cloud & Infrastructure AWSInfrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK, SST or similar)DynamoDBSNS / SQSFamiliarity with core AWS services including IAM, Secrets Manager and Parameter StoreExperience working with CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices Full Stack Experience Experience working across frontend and backend technologiesReact and TypeScript exposureBuilding customer-facing web applications Desirable Skills GraphQL We see GraphQL as an increasingly important part of our future architecture and would particularly welcome candidates with experience in: Designing and implementing GraphQL APIsGraphQL schema designGraphQL federation patternsTransitioning from REST-based architectures to GraphQLConsuming GraphQL services within distributed systems Search & Content Platforms TypesenseElasticsearchContentful or other Headless CMS platforms Modern Engineering Tooling LaunchDarkly or feature flagging platformsOAuth and authentication flowsCross-account AWS patternsAnalytics integrationExperience with observability tooling such as Grafana Frontend Technologies TanStack QueryZustandViteMicro-frontend architectures (e.g. Module Federation)Tailwind CSS Nice to Have Financial Services experience You'll be comfortable taking ownership of features from design through to production, collaborating across engineering disciplines, and proactively identifying opportunities to improve both the platform and the way we work. You'll contribute to the evolution of Onboaring by delivering reliable, scalable solutions, supporting a culture of engineering excellence, and helping to shape a platform that serves millions of customer interactions.