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Our purpose is to make it easy for people to save and invest for a better future. We are looking for great people to join us, so please come and invest in YOUR future at Hargreaves Lansdown.
We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they don't tick every box. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. We’d love to hear from you!
About the role
This is the future of HL – and the future of investing.
We’re building the next generation platform for one of the UK’s largest financial services companies, trusted by over 1.8 million clients and managing £130+ billion in assets. This is your opportunity to shape technology that will redefine how people invest and achieve financial freedom.
All development within Core Wealth Services is greenfield. That means a clean slate – the chance to design, architect and build from the ground up using modern technologies and best practices. No legacy constraints. Just the freedom to architect scalable, robust, and future-proof solutions.
Core Wealth Services forms the backbone of our investment platform, managing the essential business logic and processes that power wealth management operations. This domain handles critical financial workflows and regulatory compliance, ensuring secure and seamless experiences for millions of users.
Our purpose is clear: to give people financial freedom. By joining us, you’ll help deliver innovative, secure, and scalable solutions that make investing easier and more accessible for everyone.
This is the future of HL. This is the future of investing. And you can be part of it.
About The Role
At Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) we are building our next generation platform, creating flexible and scalable applications in a multi-tenancy SaaS architecture.
We’re on the lookout for engineering leaders who can shape and grow high-performing teams, delivering first-class, quality-focused applications at pace.You’ll play a key role in evolving our technology strategy - leveraging cloud-nativeplatforms to build robust, event-driven microservices used by millions of clients every day to manage their investment portfolios.
We want to revolutionise the financial services industry and we’re looking for innovative talent to help us on our mission.
What You’ll Be Doing
As a Software Engineering Manager, you'll lead a backend engineering team to deliver secure, scalable, and high-impact solutions. You'll balance technical leadership with team development, driving delivery while creating a culture of trust, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
As a Software Engineering Manager, your key responsibilities will include:
Technical Delivery & Strategy
1. Own delivery of backend services, ensuring they are reliable, scalable, and secure.
2. Work closely with product, architecture, and business teams to shape technical direction.
3. Drive effective planning, estimation, and execution of projects.
4. Embed continuous improvement into how the team builds, tests, deploys, and maintains software.
5. Champion modern engineering practices (CI/CD, TDD/BDD, clean code).
People & Team Leadership
6. Lead, coach, and grow a high-performing and inclusive engineering team.
7. Foster a psychologically safe environment where learning and innovation thrive.
8. Inspire and align your team around purpose, delivery goals, and engineering excellence.
9. Prioritise learning & development (L&D), feedback, and career progression.
10. Use data and engineering metrics to guide team performance and decision-making.
About You
11. Proven experience leading engineering teams in complex, fast-paced environments.
12. Strong software engineering background (Java / TypeScript / cloud-native systems).
13. Excellent communicator – able to explain technical decisions to non-technical stakeholders.
14. Experience with Agile frameworks and collaborative delivery practices.
15. Deep understanding of system design, architecture, and modern backend best practices.
16. A team-first mindset: you care deeply about people, outcomes, and culture.
Your Technical Toolkit
17. Java (21) and Spring Boot
18. AWS and cloud-native architecture
19. RDBMS / NoSQL databases
20. Event-driven and microservices architectures
21. Containers (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
22. CI/CD pipelines and DevOps principles
23. TDD / BDD testing frameworks
Interview Process
3 Stage Interview
Stage 1 – Discussion with our Hiring Manager (30 mins):
A chance to talk with our Hiring Manager in more detail about the role, our vision, our tech stack and some of the problems we solve every day. Here, we’ll dig a bit more into some of your experiences, understand the processes you’re familiar with and the technologies you’ve used to deliver end user value.
Stage 2 – Technical (70 mins):
For the technical part, we’d like you to sit down with some of your potential peers to work through a system design problem. We’ll be looking together at exploring a realistic engineering scenario – identify key issues, discuss trade-offs, and design a robust, scalable solution.
Stage 3 - Leadership & Cultural fit (70 mins):
In our Leadership & Cultural Fit section, in this live, interactive session, you’ll step into the role of an Engineering Manager overseeing a legacy Java system. You’ll assess the current technical and team setup, identify areas for improvement, and discuss how you’d lead through the challenges — focusing on technical direction, team leadership, and stakeholder communication. No prep or slides needed; this is about real-time thinking and discussion.
Salary & Package
We offer a competitive salary of up to £115,000, depending on experience, alongside a generous performance-based bonus scheme.
Your total reward package includes:
24. 💰Up to 19% pension contribution - helping you plan confidently for the future
25. 🏥Private medical insurance - giving you peace of mind and access to top-tier healthcare
26. 🎁 A wide range of excellent benefits, from lifestyle perks to wellbeing support, designed to help you thrive both in and out of work
We believe in recognising and rewarding the impact you make - and ensuring you feel valued every step of the way.
Working Schedule
We’re based in the stunning Paddington Central offices at 4 Kingdom Street, a modern workspace designed to energise your day and elevate collaboration.
What Makes It Special?
27. 🌿Landscaped rooftop gardens - perfect for a breath of fresh air or informal catch-ups.
28. 🏀London’s highest rooftop basketball court - yes, really!
29. 🧘♀️Wellness amenities including showers, lockers, hairdryers, and fresh towels.
30. 🚲Cyclist-friendly with secure bike storage and drying rooms.
31. 🛋️Stylish lounge areas, booths, and breakout spaces for focused work or relaxed chats.
32. 🌊Canalside location near Little Venice, with floating restaurants, coffee shops, and a seasonal pop-up garden bar.
33. 🚆Unbeatable transport links - just steps from Paddington Station and the Elizabeth Line.
We embrace a hybrid working model that gives you the best of both worlds:
34. 2–3 days a week in the office to connect, collaborate, and enjoy everything the space has to offer.
35. Remote flexibility for deep focus, work-life balance, and personal productivity.
This is a full-time role, working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
Please note, we are unable to provide sponsorship opportunities to prospective candidates.
Why us?
Here at HL, we’re the UK’s number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we’ve helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments.
To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.
What's on offer?
36. Discretionary annual bonus*and annual pay review
37. 25 days* holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure
38. Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday**
39. Flexible working options available, including hybrid working
40. Enhanced parental leave
41. Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution
42. Income Protection and Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)
43. Private medical insurance*
44. Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and outpatient care
45. Health screening programme
46. <- confidential support including mental health counselling and remote GP
47. Wellhub - unlimited access to fitness providers and wellness coach sessions
48. Variety of travel to work schemes with bike storage and shower facilities
49. Inhouse barista and deli serving subsidised coffee and sandwiches
50. Two paid volunteering days per year
* dependant on role level
** only available to select during our annual benefits window, in November each year