At a Glance
- Tasks: Design, develop, and deploy software in a collaborative, innovative environment.
- Company: Join a leading global financial services firm with a focus on technology.
- Benefits: Enjoy a hybrid work model, competitive salary, and health benefits.
- Other info: Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Be part of a greenfield platform build using cutting-edge cloud-native tech.
- Qualifications: 5+ years full stack experience in TypeScript and strong problem-solving skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
Location: Belfast (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Seniority: Senior Engineer
Core Stack: TypeScript, React, Node.js, AWS
Key Requirement: 5+ years full stack TypeScript experience essential
Who You'll Work For
Our client is a large, globally operating financial services business with a significant and growing technology function. Their Belfast team is part of a wider engineering organisation, currently engaged in a major next-generation platform build using the latest cloud-native architecture and technology. This is a rare opportunity to join a greenfield platform team, working with modern tooling at scale, in a business where engineering is central to the product.
What You'll Be Doing
- As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you will take ownership of the design, development, testing, and deployment of software across the team.
- You will work closely with Principal Engineers, Architects, and Leads to deliver into production environments, while helping to raise the bar for the engineers around you.
- Drive engineering improvements and communicate the principles behind your decisions to the wider team.
- Take ownership of assigned work end-to-end, from design through to production deployment.
- Support a well-defined SDLC covering planning, prioritisation, and delivery.
- Lead estimation conversations, challenge requirements, and foster solutions.
- Contribute to wider system architecture discussions with Engineers and Leads.
- Evolve systems toward target state architecture through refactoring and prioritisation.
- Collaborate with BAs and Product Owners to navigate ambiguity and refine requirements.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
Your Impact
You will be a core contributor on a platform that is used continuously by multiple teams across a global organisation. The work you deliver will be production-grade, high-availability software in a low-latency, event-driven environment. Your technical decisions and mentorship will directly shape both the platform and the team around you.
What We're Looking For
Essential- 5+ years of demonstrable full stack or front/back-end engineering experience in TypeScript in a professional environment.
- Front-end: proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, React, Redux, and React Query.
- Back-end: proficiency in TypeScript and/or another OOP language (C# or Java); strong SQL and NoSQL database knowledge.
- Experience with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and WebSockets.
- Experience with AWS services, including Lambda, Fargate, API Gateway, and AppSync.
- Experience with Terraform for infrastructure management.
- Familiarity with microservices architecture and containerisation.
- Experience with Pub/Sub patterns and messaging technologies such as SOLACE or AMQP.
- Strong grounding in automated testing across unit, integration, and end-to-end levels.
- Experience working within Agile, cross-functional delivery teams using tools such as JIRA.
- CI/CD experience within an enterprise environment.
- Proficiency with Git-based source control and Linux shell or Windows PowerShell.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail.
- Demonstrable experience with C# (.NET 8+) in a professional environment.
- Knowledge of OOP and SOLID design principles.
- Contribution to open-source projects.
- Experience on regulatory-driven projects.
- Knowledge of financial markets, systems, and OTC products.
What's In It For You
- A greenfield platform build using the latest cloud-native architecture and tooling.
- The opportunity to work alongside experienced engineers in a high-calibre team.
- A hybrid working model based in Belfast.
- Genuine ownership of your work, from design through to production.
- A collaborative, inclusive culture within a large, globally recognised organisation.
If you're interested or have any further questions on the role, please feel free to reach out to Eve Geddis directly on LinkedIn.
Skills: Typescript
Benefits: Pension Fund, Medical Aid / Health Care
Senior Node.js Developer (Full Stack) in Belfast employer: Ocho
Join a leading global financial services firm in Belfast, where you will be part of a dynamic team dedicated to building a next-generation platform using cutting-edge technology. With a strong focus on engineering excellence, the company offers a collaborative and inclusive work culture, opportunities for mentorship, and genuine ownership of your projects. Enjoy a hybrid working model, competitive benefits including a pension fund and medical aid, and the chance to grow alongside experienced professionals in a thriving environment.
