Senior Software Engineer, Hargreaves Lansdown

• Backend / BFF:
• Node.js (v20+) with TypeScript
• AWS Lambda handler development (both SST and raw CDK patterns)
• API Gateway (REST/V1) — authorizers, routing, gateway responses
• Middy middleware framework
• Integration patterns: cross-account STS AssumeRole, Secrets Manager, DynamoDB, SNS
• RESTful API design and OpenAPI specifications
• AWS & Infrastructure:
• AWS CDK and/or SST for infrastructure as code
• Core services: Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, VPC, IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, SSM Parameter Store, SNS
• VPC networking — Lambda in VPC, security groups, egress configuration
• Lambda provisioned concurrency and auto-scaling
• Understanding of WAF and ingress routing patterns
• Testing:
• Vitest for unit and integration testing
• MSW (Mock Service Worker) for API mocking
• Testcontainers experience is a plus
• CI/CD & DevOps:
• GitLab CI pipelines; multi-stage, environment-specific deployments
• Automated security scanning (Snyk or similar SAST/DAST)
• Environment promotion strategies (dev → staging → production)
• General:
• Monorepo experience (pnpm workspaces, npm workspaces)
• Feature flagging (LaunchDarkly or similar)
• OAuth/token-based authentication and authorisation flows
• Strong understanding of cross-account AWS patterns
• Someone who proactively identifies opportunities for improvement rather than waiting to be told
• Ability to articulate technical trade-offs and influence direction at a team and cross-team level
• A pragmatic approach, balancing ideal solutions with delivery timelines
• Comfort working across codebases with different maturity levels and patterns (SST monorepo vs CDK + separate frontend)
• Strong communication skills for collaborating with platform teams, product owners, and other squads
• 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!

Desirable

• We're looking for a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to develop and maintain our suite of transfer applications
• You'll work across various repositories spanning React frontends and AWS serverless backends, owning the full delivery lifecycle from feature development through to production
• Critically, we want someone who can help drive the technical strategy and continuous improvement of these applications, aligning with broader company engineering standards and platform direction
• Develop and maintain multi-step transfer journeys across transfer products
• Own the full stack; React frontends, AWS Lambda BFF layers, and IaC
• Drive technical strategy for the transfers domain, proposing and delivering improvements that align with company-wide engineering direction
• Champion continuous improvement; identify tech debt, propose modernisation, and improve developer experience
• Contribute to architectural decisions around API design, infrastructure patterns, and cross-service integration
• Collaborate with platform/infrastructure teams to evolve integration patterns
• Support CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes across all environments (dev, staging, production)
• Mentor other engineers and contribute to team-wide engineering standards

• End Date: June 28, 2026