back end engineer Manchester, England
Job description
We are recruiting a Backend Engineer to help us build a decoupled and event-driven architecture.
As a Backend Engineer, your first challenge will be to implement cloud-native data and event streaming solutions that support our long-term architectural ambitions. Once complete the role will evolve and widen to innovate across the spectrum of backend engineering.
You will join a vibrant Enterprise Architecture team, working alongside Engineers and Architects, serving a range of agile engineering and tech teams across our dynamic and supportive Technology Services department.
What does the job involve?
- Working with Architects, data specialists and engineers to build solutions that decouple our architecture.
- Being responsible for the full software lifecycle, from requirement to production and beyond.
- Safely replacing legacy tech in a complex and fast-moving context.
- Mentoring other engineers and agile teams to industrialise modernisation and innovation.
- Continuous improvement, refinement and refactoring.
Technical skills
Essential:
- Strong experience in developing services and APIs using C# and/or Java
- Strong knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases
- Secure development practices.
- Using a git-based source control system.
- Knowledge of CI automation systems such as Jenkins
Desirable:
- Event streaming (e.g. Kafka, Kinesis) and change data capture (CDC).
- Messaging (e.g. RabbitMQ, SQS)
- Working knowledge of domain-driven design.
- Docker and container orchestration tools.
- Integration design patterns.
- Test-driven development (TDD).
- AWS cloud infrastructure.
Competence, knowledge, and skills
Essential:
- Experience working in an Agile and DevOps environment.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills.
- Planning, organisation, and time management skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Desirable:
- Educated to degree level.
- Relevant AWS certifications.
- Previous experience working in e-commerce and/or financial services.
About us:
AJ Bell is one of the fastest-growing investment platform businesses in the UK offering an award-winning range of solutions that caters for everyone, from professional financial advisers, to DIY investors with little to no experience. We have over 455,008 customers using our award-winning platform propositions to manage assets totalling more than £68.6 billion. Our customers trust us with their investments, and by continuously striving to make investing easier, we aim to help even more people take control of their financial futures.
Having listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2018, AJ Bell is now a FTSE 250 company.
Headquartered in Manchester with offices in central London and Bristol, we now have over 1200 employees and have been named one of the Sunday Times ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ for five consecutive years.
There are opportunities for growth and professional development for employees wanting to progress within their career including induction training and our study support scheme which is part of our benefits package.
There is an active programme of social events throughout the year, which are open to all employees.
What we offer:
- Starting salary of £45,000 - £55,000 (dependent on experience)
- Generous holiday allowance increasing up to 30 days with service, plus bank holidays
- Holiday buy/sell scheme
- Hybrid working policy
- Casual dress code
- Discretionary bonus
- Contributory pension scheme
- Dedicated time for proof-of-concepts and assessing new tech
- Support to attend conferences, events, and meet-ups
- Buy as you earn share scheme
- Free share scheme
- Paid study support for qualifications
- Enhanced maternity/paternity scheme from day one
- Bike loan
- Season ticket loan portal
- Discounted PMI and Dental
- On-site gym and personal trainer led classes
- Paid volunteering opportunities
- Free social events and more
AJ Bell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and all employees are empowered to bring their whole self to work.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, religion, physical and mental disability, marital status and any other characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010. All decisions to hire are based on qualifications, merit and business need.
