Hargreaves Lansdown
Financial Services
SoftwareEngineeringManager-Transfers
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“Software Engineering Manager - Transfers at Hargreaves Lansdown. Skills: Software engineering leadership, Agile delivery, Cloud-native design. Lead and coach engineering teams. Own engineering delivery outcomes”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver predictable outcomes; Deliver high-quality outcomes; Improve Transfers throughput; Improve client experience; Teams are engaged; Teams are stable; Teams continuously improving; Transfers systems resilient; Transfers systems observable; Transfers systems easier to change
Industry & Context.
Technical solution; Coding problem
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2+ years experience leading software engineering teams, Java software engineering background, Experience with AWS, Experience with event-driven architectures, Experience delivering product-led, agile software, Stakeholder management across Product, Operations, and Engineering, Excellent communication skills
Nice to Have
Experience in financial services, Experience with Typescript, Experience with agent-first organisations
What You'll Do.
Lead and coach engineering teams
Own engineering delivery outcomes
Ensure work is value-driven
Align work to sprint goals
Partner with Product Manager
Maintain well-shaped backlogs
Balance feature delivery
Reduce technical debt
Address resilience commitments
Address regulatory commitments
Provide technical leadership
Champion modern engineering practices
Collaborate with Architecture
Line-manage engineers
Support career progression
Support performance development
Create inclusive teams
Provide regular feedback
Contribute to onboarding
Partner with Operations
Partner with Programme teams
Deliver fit-for-purpose solutions
Take accountability for live service health
Implement preventative improvements
Support transition to product teams
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional engineering teams; Product Managers; Architecture; Operations; Programme leadership; Operations teams; Programme teams
Communication Scope
Explain technical concepts
Process & Methodology
Agile, Product-led delivery
Full Job Description
# Excited to grow your career? ## **Our purpose is to make it easy for people to save and invest for a better future. We are looking for great people to join us, so please come and invest in YOUR future at Hargreaves Lansdown.** 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! About the role # About HL And The Opportunity We’re building the next generation platform for one of the UK’s largest financial services companies, trusted by over 2 million clients and managing c.£150 billion in assets. You will contribute in expanding our new capabilities that will enable our clients to seamlessly transfer in (and out) financial products like SIPPs and ISAs. Be part of HL’s future. Be part of the future of investing. Shape it with us. About the Role As an Engineering Manager in Transfers, you will lead a Product Engineering Team responsible for building and operating a number of applications, primarily but not limited to Java microservices. You will be accountable for engineering delivery, technical excellence, team health, and operational resilience, working in close partnership with Product Managers, Architecture, Operations, and Programme leadership within an end-to-end product-led delivery model. ## Key Responsibilities ### Engineering Leadership & Delivery * Lead and coach high-performing, cross-functional engineering teams. * Own engineering delivery outcomes, ensuring work is value-driven, predictable, and aligned to sprint goals. * Partner closely with a Product Manager to maintain well-shaped backlogs with clear Definitions of Ready and Done. * Balance feature delivery with technical debt reduction, resilience, and regulatory commitments. ### ### Technical Excellence & Architecture * Provide technical leadership on architecture, quality, security, and operability. * Cha
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