Overview

Do you live and breathe web technologies such as HTML, SASS, JavaScript and React? Do you have a passion for building outstanding digital experiences? Are you looking for the next step in your career?

Hargreaves Lansdown is looking for a talented and enthusiastic Senior Front End Developer to join our growing development team, delivering market-leading web experiences for our clients. You’ll use your expertise to engineer the best solutions for our clients and resolve problems which meet requirements.

We are looking for someone to take the lead in shaping our technology stack, with the drive to succeed and work with colleagues from across the business in a wide variety of projects. You’ll be given the support and opportunity to grow your career whilst working on a market leading FTSE 100 website. You will additionally receive a personal development budget to further build on your knowledge.

This is an opportunity to join the UK’s number one investment services company, looking after over £100 billion in assets on behalf of 1.4 million UK investors. We are a secure, FTSE 100 company, based in the heart of Bristol now with over 1,700 people. This is your chance to genuinely stamp your mark on one of the UK’s most innovative and digital-focused businesses.

About the role:

  • Develop, test, and deploy new features to a market leading website.
  • Build strong, collaborative relationships with colleagues across the business.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of the product and team’s development workflow.
  • Actively and constructively participate in squad ceremonies.
  • Self-driven to develop technical expertise and mentor more junior developers.
  • You will be heavily involved in defining and evolving our technical approach and mentoring other developers within the team.
  • Be a Technical Lead working alongside other developers.

About you:

  • Prior experience working in digital industries.
  • Excellent communication skills and be able to explain and articulate complex solutions clearly to both technical and non-technical colleagues.
  • Excellent with HTML/CSS (SCSS).
  • Excellent knowledge of JavaScript.
  • Excellent working knowledge of JavaScript frameworks (React a bonus).
  • Fluent using Git.
  • Excellent knowledge of CI / CD pipelines.
  • Experience using TypeScript.
  • Experience of setting development standards and performing code reviews.
  • Experience with Node.js.
  • Experience with Webpack.
  • Experience with unit, integration, and end to end testing tools and practises.
  • Aware of performance implications and best practises.

Desirable skills:

  • Experience using Adobe Marketing Cloud (Target & Launch / Data Collection)

Why Hargreaves Lansdown

Here at Hargreaves Lansdown, we’re the UK’s number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we’ve helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments.

To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams and a great ethos. We’re steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

WHAT’S ON OFFER?

  • Performance-related annual bonus scheme
  • 25* days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays, plus 1 day additional Christmas closure time
  • Option to purchase up to an additional 5 days holiday each year
  • Pension scheme – up to 19% contribution
  • Flexible working options available
  • Enhanced parental leave benefits
  • Variety of travel to work schemes, including season ticket loans and cycle to work
  • Bike storage and shower facilities
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Volunteering opportunities
  • Annual events, activities and sports groups
  • Smart casual dress policy and dress down Fridays

We know that sometimes the ‘perfect candidate’ doesn’t exist, and that 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. You could be just what we need!

Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis – please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information.

Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates.

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Hargreaves Lansdown plc

Competitive salary

Permanent

Web Developer