Software Engineer, Full Stack Developer

About Freetrade

Freetrade’s mission is to become the default place to invest. Investing has been too complicated and expensive for too long, keeping millions from making the most of their savings.

We’re changing that.

We’re building our team and looking for people who are excited to reshape how our customers invest and grow their wealth. If you’re driven by solving complex problems and building innovative products, you’ll fit right in.

2025 is a big year for us. In January, we announced a game changing deal to become part of the IG Group. We’ll continue to operate as an independent business while gaining access to the resources and support of an established leader in the space.

This year, we’re accelerating our roadmap and taking our products to the next level. We’re building new features like mutual funds, bonds, and family investment tools. We’re also exploring how we can leverage AI to deliver an even better experience for our customers.

Why Join Our Engineering Team?

Be part of a team that’s shaping the future of investments. As an engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in developing and maintaining a robust, scalable platform used by thousands daily. We tackle complex technical challenges, drive innovation, and build solutions that make a real impact. Here, your code doesn’t just run - it powers the decisions of investors across the UK.

Join us and turn ideas into reality.

• 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

• 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 No
  
  SQL 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

Freetrade is the place to accelerate your career. Our benefits package and ways of working are designed to attract and retain the most talented people who are dedicated to making an impact at Freetrade.

Here’s what’s on offer in 2025:

Hybrid working culture

We’re operating in a hybrid model: 3-days in-office / 2-days from home. We believe great collaboration happens in person and our beautiful offices in central London and Budapest are designed to bring people together.

Office days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
Work from home days: Wednesday, Friday

This setup helps us stay connected, collaborate more effectively, and keep building a culture where we all do our best work together, including dedicated days for focus work.

Flexibility for those who need it:
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