Staff Software Engineer

🕒 October 22, 2025

🏢🏡 London – Hybrid

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

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Freetrade

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2017

💳 Fintech

💸 Finance

👥 B2C

Fintech • Finance • B2C

<Freetrade> Freetrade is a commission-free, self-directed investing platform that lets retail customers invest in thousands of UK, US and European stocks and ETFs and open tax-advantaged accounts (Stocks & Shares ISA, SIPP/personal pension, and General Investment Account) via mobile and web apps. The platform offers fractional shares, automated regular investing, interest on uninvested cash, subscription plans with different features, and is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority. It targets individual consumers with simplified, low-cost access to investing and has over 1. 6 million users.

📋 Description

• Lead the design of scalable, reliable, and maintainable system architectures • Write and review production-grade code, upholding high standards of quality and readability • Provide technical leadership to a team of engineers, guiding architectural direction and project execution without direct line management • Conduct technical design and code reviews to maintain system integrity and team velocity • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, Ops) to design aligned, pragmatic technical solutions • Mentor engineers and support their technical growth in partnership with engineering managers • Identify and address technical debt through proactive refactoring and system improvements • Drive and approve high-impact technical decisions with long-term maintainability and scalability in mind • Monitor system performance and ensure strong observability, alerting, and incident response practices • Contribute to architecture documentation and facilitate system knowledge sharing • Partner with engineering and product leadership to influence long-term engineering strategy and technical roadmap

🎯 Requirements

• Proven track record of leading complex technical projects and influencing engineering direction at scale • Deep expertise in system architecture, distributed systems, and software design patterns • Advanced programming skills in at least one language • Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP) and CI/CD pipelines • Skilled in building scalable, secure, and testable codebases in production environments • Familiarity with both SQL and NoSQL data stores, and when to use each • Fluent in English, with strong written and verbal communication skills • Comfortable leading technical discussions and guiding engineers through ambiguity • Experienced in providing team-wide technical leadership without formal management responsibilities • Knowledge of code quality, system security, and modern software development lifecycle best practices • Bonus: Experience in fintech or banking

🏖️ Benefits

• Hybrid working culture • Flexibility for those who need it • Competitive salary – carefully benchmarked. • Bonus Scheme: join us and share in our growth. Bonuses are linked to both company success and your individual impact. First payouts: July 2026. • Holidays – 25 days plus UK public holidays. Your birthday off, plus one extra day for every year at Freetrade. • Enhanced pension – We’ll match your contributions up to 5%. • Group Life Insurance – Protect your loved ones with coverage at 5x your salary, ensuring financial security in any circumstance. • Private Health Insurance - Which includes access to high quality medical care, mental health support, dental and vision plans, Wellness programs and preventative care initiatives are also provided to ensure the wellbeing of your entire family. • Income Protection Cover – Safeguard your income with comprehensive coverage, ensuring financial stability in the event of illness or injury. • Enhanced parental leave – Time off when it matters most. • Learning & Development – We fund industry qualifications so you can grow as a financial services professional. • Cycle to Work scheme – Get a high quality bike and gear through our salary sacrifice scheme, spreading the cost with tax free monthly installments. • Paid Sick Leave – Receive 10 days of fully paid sick leave each calendar year.