Seccl
Investments
Seniorsoftwareengineer(Node.js/TypeScript)
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“Senior software engineer (Node. js/TypeScript) at Seccl. Skills: Node.js, TypeScript, AWS, Serverless. Design, build, operate software solutions. Build new functionalities”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver best outcomes for customers; Accountable for SLAs
Industry & Context.
Think rigorously; Think deeply about a problem; Turn problems into solutions; Balance customer value; Balance operational correctness; Balance engineering quality; Balance long-term scalability
Willing to be on-call for your services
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
commercial experience with Node. js, specifically TypeScript, Experience with Amazon Web Services, Experience with Serverless products, Experience with document databases, ideally MongoDB, Experience mentoring engineers, Experience leading technical delivery in a build-and-run engineering model, Experience in a structured on-call process and incident management, Experience working in regulated industries, ideally financial services or FinTech, Experience building financial systems with multi-region, multi-currency or trading-related complexity, Experience in a strongly/statically typed language, Experience designing, building, and running high-quality, standards-compliant workflow APIs, with a focus on testing, observability, and performance, Worked with a cloud provider (AWS/Azure/GCP), Worked with distributed systems and are comfortable debugging through tracing and observability, Willing to be on-call for your services
Nice to Have
Experience building financial systems with multi-region, multi-currency or trading-related complexity
What You'll Do.
operate software solutions
Build new functionalities
Support financial workflow systems
Support regulated investment operations
Be the 'go-to' person
Work collaboratively in squad
Be accountable for SLAs
Iterative improvements
Maintain documentation
Foster continuous improvement
Foster technical excellence
Communicate with non-technical colleagues
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work collaboratively in a domain aligned cross-functional squad; Collaborating openly with product, operations and engineering colleagues; Challenging ideas constructively
Communication Scope
Communicate with non-technical colleagues
Full Job Description
This is a flexible hybrid role requiring 1 day per week in Bath, London, or Edinburgh. ABOUT US Seccl is the Octopus-owned embedded investment platform that’s on a mission to helping more people to invest – and invest well. We’re B-Corp certified with an amazing product-market fit, impressive early traction and the potential to transform an outdated industry, for the better. We've been growing fast and will scale even faster over the next few years. We’re also proud to be part of Octopus, the £multi billion group that's on a mission to breathe new life into broken industries, through companies like Octopus Energy, Octopus Investments and Octopus Money. Check out the Seccl website https://seccl.tech/ for the latest on our products and our mission https://seccl.tech/about/ to shape the future of investments. OUR CULTURE: Never settle – We think of ourselves as ‘embedded hero-makers’ for our customers. We put them first, and if we say we’ll do something, we’ll move heaven and earth to do it. We think boldly and embrace change. Take ownership - We think rigorously and deeply about a problem, but then charge at it, acting with and urgency and speed that sets us apart. But we never lose sight of quality or long-term scalability. Be generous & candid - We encourage our people – and our customers – to challenge us and never shy away from tough conversations. We have a flat and inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves – and speak up. Check out our Glassdoor https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Reviews/Seccl-Reviews-E3185313.htm page for the latest reviews or our LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/11050304/admin/ for company updates and insights from the team. OUR ENGINEERING WAYS OF WORKING: - Our Product and Engineering organisation is structured into four tribes: Custody, Accounts, Experience, and Cloud & Security. Each tribe contains multiple autonomous squads, with clear full ownership over specific product domains. - The squads are intentionally small and cross-
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