Software Engineer Front End – Aberdeen
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Job Description
At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UKs leading Wealth & Investments group. Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industrys best talent.
Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients, customers, colleagues, shareholders, and society.
We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent.
Aberdeen Comprises Three Businesses, Interactive Investor (ii), Investments, And Adviser, Each Of Which Focuses On Meeting And Adapting To Our Clients Evolving Needs
* interactive investor, the UKs second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform, enables individuals in the UK to plan, save, and invest in the way that works for them.
* Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers, enabling them to create value for their customers.
* Our Investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market, through either public markets or alternative asset classes.
About The Department
We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity in our Investment Analytics squad for a Front End Software Engineer to make a tangible impact on investment decision-making capabilities and help shape the future or our technology platform.
About The Role
As part of an Agile, cross-functional team, you will help deliver high-quality, maintainable, and scalable software solutions. This is a hands-on engineering role that combines deep technical expertise with strong business engagement. You will work closely with investment professionals, analysts, and operations teams to understand their needs and deliver highly visible features supporting portfolio management, data analysis, and regulatory reporting.
The teams core delivery is a modern, full-stack platform consisting of:
- a web user interface written in Typescript (Angular)
- an ecosystem of REST APIs written in C# (ASP.NET core)
- a containerised hosting model using Kubernetes in Azure
- data persistence via SQL databases, key-value stores and blob storage
- a library of financial modelling and analytic modules written in Python and C#
Key Responsibilities
* Design, develop, and maintain high-quality software solutions across the entire technology stack, with a focus on maintainability.
* Collaborate closely with business stakeholders, analysts, and other engineers to understand requirements and deliver fit-for-purpose solutions.
* Promote and implement engineering best practices, including automated testing, continuous integration/deployment and coding standards.
* Participate in code reviews, pair programming and knowledge sharing.
* Explore and apply AI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot) and automation to improve engineering efficiency and solution quality.
* Following Agile principles, ensure the continuous delivery of value to our users and drive the continuous improvement of our tools and processes.
About The Candidate
* Experience delivering high-quality, cloud native software solutions and an interest in Asset Management or Finance Technology
* Proficiency in at least one web application framework (Angular preferred), and Python
* Familiarity with REST APIs design, development and testing
* Some expertise in at least one Object-Oriented programming language (C# preferred)
* Solid understanding of good software development principles
* Experience with DevOps tooling, Git, CI/CD pipelines, and Test-Driven Development
* Flexibility across technologies and drive to learn about the business and future technology
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.
Our Benefits
There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported. When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.
We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.
If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.
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