Software Engineer

DescriptionAt Wealth Wizards our vision is a future where everybody in society has access to financial advice and guidance. Our Software as a Service (SaaS) platform provides engaging digital experiences for consumers and powerful tools for financial advisers. In our cross-functional product teams, Software Engineers work directly with Product Owners and UX Designers to build our customer journeys and services. We are a true Fintech with a strong engineering culture and focus on innovation and agile methodology. We have an excellent Developer Experience and use a modern AWS-based serverless web stack including SST, NextJS and Typescript. As a Software Engineer at Wealth Wizards you are empowered to own the full lifecycle of the software you create: designing the system, writing code, building automated tests and running the system in production. We welcome individuals from all walks of life and strive to build a culture where all voices are heard, differences are embraced, and everyone has equal access to opportunities. We encourage applications from individuals of all races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, abilities, and backgrounds. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made during the application or interview process, please let us know, and we will be happy to help. About the RoleAt Wealth Wizards, we empower our engineering teams to own all aspects of software delivery - designing, building, testing, deploying and running the live service. As a Software Engineer, you will participate actively in this. You will contribute to design discussions within the team, write code, pair with others, review PRs, solve problems, and ensure a high standard of quality. You will also assist in monitoring the services in production. We believe in investing in our team members' development. As a Software Engineer, you will have regular 1-1s, receive coaching, and support for your career advancement. We are dedicated to fostering the necessary skills and knowledge in our team, individually and collectively. This is an excellent opportunity for a capable Software Engineer to shape the future of the Wealth Wizards platform and help us make financial advice available to everyone. What you'll be doing...

• You will assist in the successful delivery of software for your team.

• You will work closely with the Lead Software Engineer and the Product Manager.

• You will develop a solid understanding of Agile delivery principles and apply them to your work.

• You will build, support, and maintain products that are continuously delivered into our production environments.

• You will write comprehensible, SOLID, well-tested code with an eye towards maintainability and scalability, never compromising on quality.

• You will partner effectively with all team members to deliver against commitments.

• You will participate in technical discussions during task analysis, design meetings, and code reviews.

• You will actively follow, advocate, and improve our coding standards and engineering principles.

• You will use deliberate analysis and planning to tackle complex situations.

• You will help to ensure that all aspects of product delivery are covered, especially non-functional quality attributes such as security, reliability, scalability, maintainability, and accessibility.

About YouYour Experience

• You have experience with our tech stack of Node.js, Typescript, Javascript and React.

• You have experience in developing back-end REST APIs and working with relational or NoSQL databases.

• You may have exposure to serverless architecture, preferably with Amazon Web Services.

• You have experience in refactoring systems towards a cleaner architecture, using techniques including abstraction and facades.

• You have experience with unit and integration testing.

• Knowledge of data structures and data-driven design is a plus.

• You are up-to-date with modern development practices and are aware of the latest trends and tools.

• You have experience working as a software engineer in a team environment and are open to pair programming.

• You understand the principles and values of agile practices.

• You can take ownership of a task, analyse it, and solve problems you haven't encountered before.

• You have a desire to work collaboratively in your team, learn from others, and share your knowledge.

• You exhibit technical curiosity, resilience in problem-solving, and seek feedback early and often.

• You are committed to self-learning, showing how you’ve developed your skills.

• You are adept at communicating context and sharing your understanding of a problem with your team.

• You are confident in your written and verbal communication skills.

Bonus points if you have...

• Regular contributions to FoSS projects or writing technical articles is a bonus.

• Exposure to accessibility best practises

• Understanding of financial regulations

Our Benefits

• Flexible working

• We prioritise a sustainable work/life balance

• We have a collaborative learning culture that promotes psychological safety

• 25 days annual leave plus every bank holiday

• Company pension (up to 10% employer contribution)

• Company performance based Bonus scheme

• Paid day off to celebrate your birthday

• Additional holiday purchase (up to 5 days per year)

• Additional holidays for length of service (up to 3 days)

• Private medical insurance

• Dental and health cash plans

• Enhanced parental leave and pay

• Discounts on gym membership and health screening

• Employee assistance programme

• Life assurance of 4x basic salary

• £500 pension advice per year

• 6 paid days per year for self development

• £500 individual training budget per year

• Professional memberships funded

• Salary sacrifice car scheme

• Cycle, Home & Tech scheme

Please note: Candidates must be currently located in the UK and possess full rights to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship or consider applications from individuals outside of the UK for this role.