Overview
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. We are seeking developers at all career stages, including those with just over a year of experience or seasoned engineers. We offer Go training for experienced engineers new to the language. We are building a mobile first investment app that lets advisers manage their clients’ investments entirely through their Smartphone.
Responsibilities
- Engage in the full software development lifecycle: requirements gathering with stakeholders, building and testing features, managing deployment, and supporting the service in production.
- Collaborate as part of a distributed team of self-motivated, collaborative individuals; communicate effectively in remote and async contexts.
- Iteratively improve a new product while aligning to design and architectural principles.
- Identify and implement improvements to the product, processes, and practices to reduce friction and waste.
- Automated testing, continuous integration, and continuous deployment; emphasis on automation.
- Be willing to work outside of your core specialism and help with tasks in technologies outside your primary focus when needed.
Qualifications
- Excellent programming and problem solving skills
- Understanding of software design patterns and paradigms such as OOP, DDD, MVC, microservices, containers/orchestration, or event-driven architecture
- Ability to create straightforward and well-tested code
- Ownership mindset with the ability to ask for help when needed to keep work moving
- Experience with Investment or Pensions platforms would be an advantage
Tools and Technologies
- Go (training available for experienced engineers new to Go)
- gRPC/proto
- PostgreSQL
- Docker & Kubernetes
- TypeScript and Vue
- Dart and Flutter
About AJ Bell
AJ Bell is one of the fastest-growing investment platform businesses in the UK, offering an award-winning range of solutions for professionals and DIY investors. We have over 644,000 customers with assets totaling more than £103.3 billion. We are a FTSE 250 company, headquartered in Manchester with offices in London and Bristol, employing over 1,500 people. We have been named one of the UK’s Best 100 Companies to Work For for six consecutive years and, in 2024 and 2025, named a Great Place to Work.
What We Offer
- Competitive starting salary
- Holiday entitlement: 25 days, increasing to 31 with length of service; holiday buy/sell
- Pension schemes with matched contributions
- Discretionary bonus, annual free share awards, and BAYE
- Health and dental plans, free gym membership
- Employee Assistance Programme, bike loan, sick pay pledge
- Enhanced leave policies including maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
- Travel season ticket loans, death in service, volunteer time off
- Charitable giving opportunities via salary sacrifice
- Regular social events and personal development programmes
- Casual dress code
Working Arrangements
Hybrid working: a minimum of 50% time in the office per month, including one day per month in the Bristol office. New joiners may initially work full-time in the office to help them acclimate. AJ Bell is committed to equal employment opportunities and a workplace that respects all employees. We do not discriminate on race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, religion, disability, marital status, or any other characteristics protected by law. All hiring decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need.
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