Job title Hybrid role to be based in our London, Bath or Edinburgh office.
Seccl is the Octopus-owned embedded investment platform that’s on a mission to helping more people to invest – and invest well.
Check out the Seccl website for the latest on our products and our mission to shape the future of investments.
The purpose of this role is to design reliable and scalable software solutions, building new functionality using Javascript, Typescript and Node. You play a key role in our software development and have a hands-on approach throughout the development process. Proactive software development, providing hands-on expertise throughout (test, debug, deployment, and support)
~ Software specification and documentation
~ Help develop and promote appropriate processes and best practice, always looking for better ways of working to drive scalability
~ Provide training and support for team members
~ Are comfortable debating what we do and how we do it, bringing fresh ideas into the mix and challenging the norm. You will embrace our culture of psychological safety and voice your opinions; this is how we achieve the quality we strive for
~ Have experience of Node development in a fast moving, agile environment
~ Have excellent full stack development skills in JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and Node.js with a good understanding of how to write high performance, efficient code
~ Have a strong understanding of designing, building, and running high-quality, standards-compliant workflow APIs, with a focus on testing, observability, and performance
~ Have experience of writing thorough unit tests with the strong desire to ensure code is robust and reliable. Have experience of document-based databases, specifically MongoDB
~ Have experience of Amazon Web Services, including Lambda, SQS and SNS and knowledge of Serverless environments
~ 27 days holiday + bank holidays (some can be flexible) + day off on your birthday + three days (full time) per year for Dependant leave
Length of service award – one month paid sabbatical at eight years
6% employer pension contribution, and life assurance
Private medical insurance with AXA Health
Enhanced Parental leave
MacBook and up to £500 home office set up budget
£Health and wellbeing initiatives including free therapy via Wellness Cloud, mental health support via Headspace
Strong financial wellbeing focus including access to Octopus Money, Octopus Share Incentive Plan and will writing offering via Octopus Legacy
Perkbox – Flexi-points giving you a range of discounts and perks including free weekly coffee, gym and retail discounts
Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Octopus Electric Vehicle Leasing
Our transparent and inclusive environment encourages diversity of thought, challenge and experimentation.
Please submit your application as soon as possible to make sure you don’t miss out and you should expect to hear back from us within one to two weeks of applying.
All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.