About this role
Salary: £62,000 - 90,000 per year
Requirements: We are looking for a proactive engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and taking ownership of outcomes.We are looking for experience with Node.js and TypeScript.We are looking for AWS and serverless application development experience.We are looking for experience designing and developing REST APIs.We are looking for experience with event-driven architectures, such as SNS and SQS or similar.We are looking for experience with DynamoDB and JSON data processing.We are looking for experience with Infrastructure as Code, such as Terraform, CDK, SST or similar.We are looking for experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices.We are looking for experience building and integrating APIs.We are looking for React and TypeScript experience.We are looking for strong communication and collaboration skills.GraphQL API design and implementation experience is desirable.GraphQL federation and schema design experience is desirable.Experience migrating from REST to GraphQL architectures is desirable.Experience with Typesense, Elasticsearch or Contentful is desirable.Experience with OAuth and authentication flows is desirable.Experience with LaunchDarkly or feature management platforms is desirable.Experience with Grafana and observability tooling is desirable.Experience with cross-account AWS architectures is desirable.Experience with TanStack Query, Zustand, Vite and Tailwind CSS is desirable.Experience with micro-frontend architectures is desirable.Experience with AI-assisted and agentic development workflows is desirable.Financial Services experience is desirable. Responsibilities: We design, develop and support scalable backend services and APIs.We build AWS serverless applications using modern engineering practices.We develop integrations with internal and external systems.We enhance platform capabilities for managing and maintaining customer data.We improve platform resilience, observability, performance and scalability.We contribute across the full stack, including React-based applications where required.We take ownership of features throughout the software development lifecycle, from design to production support.We participate in architecture discussions, code reviews and technical design sessions.We collaborate with Product, Platform and Engineering teams to deliver customer value.We promote engineering excellence through automation, continuous improvement and modern development practices.We leverage AI and agentic tooling to improve engineering productivity and software delivery. Technologies: AIAPIAWSBackendCI/CDCSSElasticSearchFrontendGrafanaGraphQLSupportJSONOAuthRESTReactServerlessTerraformTypeScriptNodeJSCloudDevOps More:
We are HL, the UKs number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we have helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments. We offer a permanent, full-time role of 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with a hybrid flex working pattern and a minimum of 2 days in our Bristol head office, BS2 0TR. We also offer a wide range of benefits, including a discretionary annual bonus, annual pay review, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and a Christmas closure day, the option to purchase additional holiday, flexible working options, enhanced parental leave, pension contributions up to 11%, income protection and life insurance, private medical insurance, health care cash plans, health screening, confidential support services, Wellhub access, travel-to-work schemes, bike storage and shower facilities, an in-house barista and deli, and two paid volunteering days per year. We are an inclusive employer that values diversity and support flexible or part-time working where possible.
last updated 37 week of 2026