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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-native platforms 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
People & Team Leadership
About You
Your Technical Toolkit
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:
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?
We embrace a hybrid working model that gives you the best of both worlds:
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.