Senior software engineer

Hybrid role to be based in our London, Bath or Edinburgh office.

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We’re B-Corp certified with an amazing product-market fit, impressive early traction and the potential to transform an outdated industry, for the better.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.

The role

The purpose of this role is to design reliable and scalable software solutions, building new functionality using Javascript, Typescript and Node. You play a key role in our software development and have a hands-on approach throughout the development process. As a senior member of the team, you are the ‘go-to’ person for queries.

On a typical day you will…

• Work collaboratively in a domain aligned cross-functional squad made up of developers, testers and product along with colleagues from Customer and Operations.
• Build and implement a range of developments.
• Proactive software development, providing hands-on expertise throughout (test, debug, deployment, and support).
• Software specification and documentation.
• Help develop and promote appropriate processes and best practice, always looking for better ways of working to drive scalability.
• Provide training and support for team members.
• Support other areas of the business with queries.

This role’s for you if you…

• Are comfortable debating what we do and how we do it, bringing fresh ideas into the mix and challenging the norm. You will embrace our culture of psychological safety and voice your opinions; this is how we achieve the quality we strive for.
• Have experience of Node development in a fast moving, agile environment.
• Have excellent full stack development skills in JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and Node.js with a good understanding of how to write high performance, efficient code.
• Have a strong ability to understand business requirements and turn this into efficient, scalable solutions. Desire to learn our business domain.
• Have a strong understanding of designing, building, and running high-quality, standards-compliant workflow APIs, with a focus on testing, observability, and performance.
• Have experience of writing thorough unit tests with the strong desire to ensure code is robust and reliable. Knowledge of continuous integration.
• Have excellent trouble shooting and problem-solving skills.
• Have experience of document-based databases, specifically MongoDB.
• Have experience of Amazon Web Services, including Lambda, SQS and SNS and knowledge of Serverless environments.
• Have strong communication skills and the ability to express new ideas and solutions to both technical and non-technical audience.

This role isn’t for you if...

• You rely on a lot of top-down direction. Here, you’ll have a lot of freedom and ownership of your role, and you’ll be expected to shape your own progression.
• You’re not comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. Our speed and scalability are what set us apart; you need to be able to act quickly and think on your feet.
• You struggle to follow through on ideas. We value people who do what they say they will. If you care about something, you have the freedom here to make it happen.
• You don’t like change. You’ll get on great here if you relish the ambiguity of rapid growth and are willing to embrace uncertainty.

What’s in it for you…

• A salary between £75,000 and £90,000 – dependant on experience + reviewed annually.
• 27 days holiday + bank holidays (some can be flexible) + day off on your birthday + three days (full time) per year for Dependant leave.
• Two volunteering days per year.
• Length of service award – one month paid sabbatical at eight years.
• 6% employer pension contribution, and life assurance.
• Private medical insurance with AXA Health.
• Enhanced Parental leave.
• MacBook and up to £500 home office set up budget.
• £750 per person learning budget.
• Option to work abroad for up to six weeks a year.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives including free therapy via Wellness Cloud, mental health support via Headspace.
• Strong financial wellbeing focus including access to Octopus Money, Octopus Share Incentive Plan and will writing offering via Octopus Legacy.
• Perkbox – Flexi-points giving you a range of discounts and perks including free weekly coffee, gym and retail discounts.
• Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Octopus Electric Vehicle Leasing.

Our culture

We're proud to put people first, creating a culture where we truly listen to what matters most to them. Our transparent and inclusive environment encourages diversity of thought, challenge and experimentation.

Interview process

Interviewing is a two-way thing, and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you. Our interviews are conversational, so come with questions and be curious. In general, you can expect the interview process to look a bit like this:

• First stage – 45 mins competencies-based interview with the hiring team.
• Second and third stages – technical focused interview with the hiring team.
• Final stage – 45 mins bar-raiser culture-based interview.

We’ll only close this role once we have enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to make sure you don’t miss out and you should expect to hear back from us within one to two weeks of applying. Our aim is to build a diverse and inclusive company of awesome people, with unique skills, passions and experiences. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.

If this sounds like your kind of thing, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We’d love to hear from you!