Senior Backend Software Engineer

The role

You will lead the end-to-end delivery of complex features and scale a user-focused product. You will also mentor the team, uphold engineering standards, and participate in an on-call rotation.

What you will do

• Lead features from initial design and development through to post-production and validation.
• Level up the team through technical workshops, pair programming, and active mentorship.
• Define and uphold company-wide standards for code reviews and engineering best practices.
• Act as a senior escalation point for high-priority issues and participate in our on-call rotation.
• Conduct technical interviews to identify and hire top-tier engineering talent.
• Constantly evaluate the tech landscape to improve our development processes and tools.

Required qualifications

• Ability to solve complex problems
• Ability to design scalable systems
• Ability to write clean code
• Involve others in design decisions and delegate responsibility
• Stay calm and effective when tackling complex, ambiguous technical challenges under pressure
• Maintain a deep obsession with the how and why of the systems you build
• Bring a genuine interest in the world of investments and fintech
• Stay current with industry trends to influence better internal engineering practices

Nice to have

• Excitement to master TypeScript, Node.js, and PostgreSQL on GCP

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Bonus Scheme linked to company success and individual impact
• 25 days holidays plus UK public holidays
• Birthday off
• One extra day for every year at Freetrade
• Enhanced pension with matching up to 7%
• Group Life Insurance coverage at 5x salary
• Private Health Insurance including medical, mental health, dental, vision, wellness, and preventative care
• Income Protection Cover
• Enhanced parental leave
• Learning & Development funding for industry qualifications
• Cycle to Work scheme

Before you apply

• Interview process includes hiring manager interview, live coding, system design, and final values interview
• We are not accepting agency CVs

About the company

Freetrade's mission is to become the default place to invest. The company is part of the IG Group and operates as an independent business.