Job Description
We are searching for an experienced Senior Flutter Engineer to work in a product centric role to help us on our mission of striving to make investing easier for all. We like winning awards, and we want you to help delight our users by creating award winning apps. You will put users at the forefront of the way you think and be passionate about great user experience and user interface design. You will be able to deliver tested, resilient, and performant code against a fast-paced environment. Your role will be pivotal in helping us achieve our mission by developing, shaping, and iterating our customer facing Flutter applications.
What does the job involve?
1. Working with product owners, product managers, UXD and other software engineers to architect solutions and write technical documents that identify software project requirements.
2. You and your team will be responsible for an overall company goal, rather than building a specific feature.
3. Write well-formulated, testable and readable code using appropriate software paradigms.
4. Lead the evolution of development in the team, via pairing with others, reviewing pull requests, and advocating development standards to be followed by existing and new team members.
5. Ensure accessibility is at the forefront of our approach.
6. Mentor and develop junior team members.
7. Build strong relationships across cross functional teams, particularly within the product, UXD teams.
Competence, knowledge and skills
8. 4+ years of professional experience in mobile application development.
9. Strong understanding of mobile DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, release management, and app store deployment processes.
10. Advanced software engineering skills, including writing high-quality code, conducting thorough code reviews, and proactively identifying anti-patterns and maintainability risks.
11. Proven ability to diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve defects across the mobile application lifecycle.
12. Solid knowledge of Functional Reactive Programming (FRP) concepts and practical application in mobile architectures.
13. Strong grasp of software architecture principles, with experience using the C4 model (or equivalent lightweight modelling techniques) to communicate and document designs.
14. Experience developing and maintaining design systems, ensuring consistency, scalability, and reuse across mobile products.
15. Exceptional attention to detail with a track record of translating ambiguous problems into effective solutions, including using rapid prototyping to validate ideas early.
16. Clear, thoughtful communicator who values active listening and intentional collaboration across roles and disciplines.
17. Comfortable working autonomously while also contributing effectively within cross-functional teams.
18. Strong passion for mobile UX and building inclusive products, with working knowledge of accessibility best practices and relevant standards.
19. High ownership and accountability, with a proactive mindset and strong initiative to identify and deliver high-impact improvements.
About us:
AJ Bell is one of the UK’s fastest-growing investment platforms, serving over 644,000 customers and managing £103.3 billion in assets. Through our award-winning platform, we support everyone from professional financial advisers to first-time investors, making it easier to take control of your financial future and feel good investing.
With over 1,500 employees across Manchester, London, and Bristol, AJ Bell is a FTSE 250 company and has been recognised as one of the UK’s Best 100 Companies to Work For for six consecutive years, as well as a Great Place to Work® in 2025 and 2026. We offer a collaborative, friendly environment built on strong guiding principles and pride in what we do.
Our perks and benefits
20. Starting holiday entitlement of 26 days, increasing up to 31 days with length of service
21. Holiday buy and sell scheme
22. A choice of pension schemes with matched contributions
23. Discretionary bonus scheme
24. Annual free share awards scheme
25. Buy As You Earn (BAYE) Scheme
26. Health Cash Plan – provided by Medicash
27. Discounted private healthcare scheme and dental plan
28. Free gym
29. Employee Assistance Programme
30. Bike loan scheme
31. Sick pay+ pledge
32. Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
33. Loans for travel season tickets
34. Death in service scheme
35. Dedicated time for proof-of-concepts and assessing new tech
36. Support to attend conferences, events, and meet-ups
37. Paid time off for volunteer work
38. Charitable giving opportunities through salary sacrifice
39. Calendar of social events, including monthly payday drinks, annual Christmas party, summer party and much more
40. Parking at Exchange Quay
41. Personal development programmes built around you and your career goals, including access to personal skills workshops
42. Ongoing technical training
43. Professional qualification support
44. Talent management programmes
45. Peer recognition scheme, with rewards including restaurant and shopping vouchers or time off
46. Monthly leadership breakfasts and lunches
47. Casual dress code
48. Access to a range of benefits from our sponsorship deals
Hybrid working
At AJ Bell, our people are the heart of our culture. We believe in building strong connections by working together. That's why we offer a hybrid working model, where you’ll spend a minimum of 50% of your working time per month in the office. For new team members, an initial period will be full-time in the office to help you immerse yourself in our business and build valuable relationships with your colleagues.