Software Engineer, Full Stack Developer, Cloud Engineer - Software

Software Engineer

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At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK’s leading Wealth & Investments group. Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industry’s best talent. Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients, customers, colleagues, shareholders and society.

We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent.

At Aberdeen Adviser, we are building a modern, scalable technology platform that empowers financial advisers to serve their clients more efficiently. Our engineering teams work in cross‑functional squads to develop innovative, high‑quality software solutions that make a real impact. We foster a culture of collaboration, experimentation, and continuous learning, where every engineer can shape the future of our platform.

As a Software Engineer (mid‑level), you will play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining cloud‑based applications. Reporting to an Engineering Chapter Lead, you will take ownership of technical implementations, collaborate with product and UX teams, and contribute to delivering RESTful microservices, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.

This is a role for a passionate engineer who enjoys solving complex problems, writing clean and maintainable code, and continuously learning. You will be part of a supportive team that encourages innovation, best practices, and career progression.

• Develop high‑quality RESTful microservices, ensuring they are scalable, secure, and maintainable.
• Build cloud‑native applications, leveraging Microsoft Azure, with a consideration for event‑driven architectures where appropriate.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, UX Designers, and Engineers to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Write clean, testable, and maintainable code while following industry best practices and coding standards.
• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers and improving overall team quality.
• Identify technical challenges, troubleshoot issues, and contribute to the team’s continuous improvement efforts.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Hands‑on experience developing software in a modern programming language, such as React / React Native, JavaScript/Type Script, Next.
  
  JS, or equivalent modern technologies.
• Experience working with Microsoft Azure or another cloud platform, including cloud‑native applications, serverless functions, or containerised deployments.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and microservices architectures, with an understanding of event‑driven approaches.
• Passion for writing clean, testable code, following best practices in TDD, CI/CD, and Dev Ops.
• A growth mindset, eager to learn new technologies, experiment with modern approaches, and improve continuously.

When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance‑based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and provide reasonable adjustments for interview arrangements if you have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and where there is no unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity broadly and support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.