Senior Software Engineering Manager, Hargreaves Lansdown
Active Savings
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The UK's number one investment and savings platform for private investors
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The UK's number one investment and savings platform for private investors
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make it easy for people to save and invest for a better future.
Role
Who you are
- Significant experience in senior technology leadership roles within large-scale, regulated environments - ideally in Retail Banking and/or Asset and Wealth Management; covering Deposits, Card/SWIFT Payments, Pay By Bank, Faster Payment Service (FPS)
- Track record of managing and scaling high-performing software engineering teams (25+), balancing delivery and innovation
- Strong engineering background with the ability to communicate architectural decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- You create guardrails based on scope, technical design, NFRs, and quality—then empower your team to innovate within them
- Client- and product-focused mindset, with experience partnering closely with Product Managers and business teams
- You embrace ambiguity, foster collaboration, and promote psychological safety to help teams navigate change
- Hands-on knowledge of secure API design, authentication services, and mobile development (Swift/Kotlin, React Native)
- Knowledge and experience of modern DevOps tools and practices
- Exposure to Figma and Vercel is a great plus
- Experience leading engineering efforts across legacy and modern technology stacks
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and align cross-functional teams
- Strong technical degree from a reputable university is highly desirable
What the job involves
- HL are looking for an experienced and talented Senior Software Engineering Manager to lead an Active Savings product development team in building market-leading solutions for our clients
- This is an opportunity to join the UK’s number one investment services company, managing over £149.7 billion in assets for more than 1.86 million UK investors. As a secure, and highly respected brand, HL offers you the chance to make a genuine impact within one of the UK's most innovative and digitally focused businesses
- Lead and inspire a cross-functional engineering team (c.25-30 people across 5 squads) to deliver high-quality software for the Active Savings tribe
- Provide structured leadership that ensures consistent delivery, productivity, engagement, and team wellbeing
- Foster a culture of technical excellence, purpose, and innovation aligned with HL’s values and our regulated environment
- Support the Head of Software Engineering to prepare for a next-generation replatforming of our core trading and customer systems
- Recruit, develop, and retain top engineering talent, nurturing a high-performance culture with psychological safety at its core
- Ensure best practices in agile delivery, DevOps, secure engineering, and operational support are upheld across the teams
- Take ownership of your team's services – ensuring they are secure, reliable, scalable, and continually improved
- Work closely with Product Managers and stakeholders to align engineering outcomes with business and client value
- Translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly language and influence decision-making at senior levels
- Champion continuous learning, cross-functional collaboration, and inclusive team growth
- Tech Stack:
- Java / Springboot / Gradle / HTML / GraphQL / Oracle / MyBatis / Swift / Kotlin
- Cucumber / Selenium / RestAssured / Jenkins
- Linux / Windows / AWS / Terraform IaC / Kubernetes
- 37.5 hours per week, with flexibility based on business demands and occasional onsite visits to our Bristol and London offices
Application process
- End Date: October 19, 2025
- This will be a 3-stage interview process comprising an initial informal call with the hiring manager, followed by two structured interviews
Our take
Hargreaves Lansdown is the UK's number one investment platform for private investors, trusted by 2M people to help manage their money. Founded back in 1981 in a spare bedroom, it's grown into a powerhouse, and with more than £170B in assets under its administration, it's become the biggest name in DIY investing in the country.
The company offers a wide range of services that include Stocks and Shares ISAs, pensions (SIPPs), savings accounts, and a market-leading investment app, making it easy for everyday people to invest, save, and better plan for their retirement.
Recently, HL was taken private in a £5.4B deal, with new leadership aiming to modernise and future-proof the business. And despite more competition from digital challengers, it continues to thrive, adding more customers, launching new features, and paying strong dividends. On top of that, it's got over 40 years of experience and a forward-thinking team driving it towards even more success.
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Company
Company benefits
- Generous Discretionary Annual Bonus
- Up to 19% Pension
- Private Medical Insurance*
- Health Cash Plan
- Income Protection
- Life Assurance (4x Salary)
- Additional Holiday Purchase
Company HQ
Canon's Marsh, Bristol, UK
Leadership
Richard Flint
(CEO)Previously, Richard spent over 5 years at Sky Betting & Gaming as CEO and an Executive Chair. Prior to that, he spent over 13 years at Sky as a Managing Director. Now, he is an Investor and Chairperson at a number of companies.
Mohamed Ait Si Brahim
(Group CTO)Mohamad is also a Member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council. Previously, he spent over 7 years at Profile Pensions as CTO. Prior to that, he was a VP of Engineering at OpenGamma and Head of Market Risk Technology at LSEG.
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