Full Stack Engineer; Investment Platform

Full Stack Engineer (Investment Platform)

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Posted on: 30/06/2026 – Final date to receive applications: 14/07/2026

Are you ready to chart your own career path? With our refreshed strategy, we’re building on our rich heritage and transforming our business to be more scalable and efficient, unlocking the capabilities needed for future success. This includes significantly investing in technology, streamlining the way we work and creating an environment where colleagues feel engaged, empowered and accountable; where they can show up, speak up and perform - because we believe in the difference our work makes.

At a glance:

Location: London - Lombard Street Office

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Employment Type: Permanent

Seniority: Mid-Senior Level

The Investment Platforms team bridges the gap between Investments and Technology, partnering closely with the Investment Directorate and Investment Operations teams to deliver technology change and operate platform systems that underpin our Investment Proposition. They manage a diverse and specialist technology landscape, including discrete applications, platform technologies, underlying data stores, market data solutions, and 3rd party managed services. The team works with the broader technology community to ensure Investment systems are scalable, secure, and aligned with business priorities, enabling innovation and operational excellence across the investment lifecycle.

As an Investment Platform Engineer, you will engineer and support the end‑to‑end development, enhancement, and release of platform features using a broad range of technologies including but not limited to;
Python, web frameworks, SQL, and React. You will ensure the reliability of internal applications, contribute to the availability and monitoring of automated workloads, and help deliver robust data and application services for investment teams.

You will also configure and execute jobs across third‑party investment platforms including Bloomberg, Aladdin, and Fact Set, acting as a technology SME and partnering with Data, Technology, and Vendor Management teams to ensure enhancements to the investment technology estate are resilient, scalable, and fit for purpose.

This is an excellent opportunity for a technical professional looking to specialise in investment management technology, combining software engineering, data engineering, and applied investment systems knowledge.

• Delivering features end‑to‑end, including development, testing, release, and maintenance.
• Implementing high‑quality engineering practices including code versioning, peer reviews, optimisation, and adherence to development standards.
• Monitoring and managing automated job execution across internal and third‑party systems, escalating and resolving issues where needed.
• Maintaining highly reliable platform environments, ensuring data stores, APIs, and analytics tools remain available and accurate.
• Executing and configuring scripted or scheduled processes supporting investment teams.
• Performing data extraction, manipulation, and analysis using Python and SQL to support application logic and operational workflows.
• Investigating data anomalies and ensure the accuracy and integrity of investment datasets (security, positions, prices etc).
• Reconciling systems to ensure consistent data across the platform ecosystem.
• Acting as an Investment Tech SME when working with Data, Technology, and Vendor Management teams on platform enhancements.
• Supporting colleagues across Investment functions to self‑serve analysis and reporting via platform applications.
• Contributing to Data Stewardship activities by representing investment data requirements and ensuring upstream changes remain robust.
• Identifying opportunities to enhance platform workflows, engineering processes, automation, and overall system reliability.
• Promoting best practices for EUDA (End User Developed Application) governance and coding standards within Investment teams

We’re looking for a curious and hands‑on engineer with strong Python and SQL skills, a passion for building reliable…