The Touch team is developing a next generation investment platform. We want to use technology to improve the way consumers access financial advice and manage their investments.The majority of existing platforms are still reliant on software and processes that arent capable of supporting todays technology, so we started from scratch, developing a modern platform that is as efficient as possible. We're building a mobile first investment app that lets advisers manage their clients' investments entirely through their Smartphone.The day to day responsibilitiesEngage in the full software development lifecycle: requirements gathering with stakeholders, working as a team to build and test features, managing deployment and supporting the service in production.Work as part of a distributed team made up of self-motivated and collaborative individuals.Iteratively make improvements to a new product while aligning to our mutually agreed design and architectural principles.Always looking for ways we can improve our product, processes and practices. We dont like friction and waste.Automated testing, continuous integration and continuous deployment. We are huge proponents of automation.Working outside of your specialism when needed. While all our team members have a specialism, we dont let that restrain us. Our engineers jump in to help get things done even in technologies out of their core competency.Your skills and attributesExcellent programming and problem solving skillsUnderstanding of relevant software design patterns and paradigms, such as OOAD, DDD, MVC, microservices, containers/orchestration or event-driven architectureExperience in creating performant, scalable, secure and well tested code.You take ownership of tasks and problems, clearing roadblocks and pulling in other people to help when needed.Experience working with Investment or Pensions platforms would be an advantageOur tools and technologiesThe below are all things that we are either currently using or have found to be a useful foundation when joining our team. Prior knowledge of them is not essential but would be beneficial to the role:Flutter (including Dart) - we can provide training to experienced native iOS or Android engineers who havent used Flutter before.Firebase, Riverpod with Hooks, Provider, DeeplinkinggRPC/protoPostgreSQLDockerOther technologies we use include:TypeScript and VueGoAbout AJ BellAJ Bell is one of the fastest-growing investment platform businesses in the UK offering an award-winning range of solutions that caters for everyone, from professional financial advisers to DIY investors with little to no experience. We have over 644,000 customers using our award-winning platform propositions to manage assets totalling more than £103.3 billion. Our customers trust us with their investments, and by continuously striving to make investing easier, we aim to help even more people take control of their financial futures.Having listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2018, AJ Bell is now a FTSE 250 company.Headquartered in Manchester with offices in central London and Bristol, we now have over 1,500 employees and have been named one of the UK's 'Best 100 Companies to Work For forsix consecutive yearsand in 2024 and 2025 named a Great Place to Work.At AJ Bell you can expect a friendly working environment with a strong sense of teamwork, we have a great sense of pride in what we do, and this is reflected in our guiding principles.What we offerCompetitive starting salaryStarting holiday entitlement of 25, increasing up to 31 days with length of service and a holiday buy and sell schemeA choice of pension schemes with matched contributionsDiscretionary bonus schemeAnnual free share awards schemeBuy As You Earn (BAYE) SchemeHealth Cash Plan provided by Simply HealthDiscounted private healthcare scheme and dental planFree gym membershipEmployee Assistance ProgrammeBike loan schemeSick pay+ pledgeEnhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leaveLoans for travel season ticketsDeath in service schemePaid time off for volunteer workCharitable giving opportunities through salary sacrificeCalendar of social events, including monthly payday drinks, annual Christmas party, summer party and much morePersonal development programmes built around you and your career goals, including access to personal skills workshopsMonthly leadership breakfasts and lunchesCasual dress codeAccess to a range of benefits from our sponsorship dealsHybrid workingAt AJ Bell, our people are the heart of our culture. We believe in building strong connections by working together. That's why we offer a hybrid working model, where youll spend a minimum of 50% of your working time per month in the office, including one day a month in our Bristol office. For new team members, an initial period will be full-time in the office to help you immerse yourself in our business and build valuable relationships with your colleagues.AJ Bell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and all employees are empowered to bring their whole self to work.We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, religion, physical and mental disability, marital status and any other characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010. All decisions to hire are based on qualifications, merit and business need.If you like the sound of the above, or just want to know more about the company and the role, we'd love to speak to you.JBRP1_UKTJ