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About the role
About HL And The Opportunity
We’re building the next generation platform for one of the UK’s largest financial services companies, trusted by over 2 million clients and managing c.£150 billion in assets. You will contribute in expanding our new capabilities that will enable our clients to seamlessly transfer in (and out) financial products like SIPPs and ISAs.
Be part of HL’s future. Be part of the future of investing. Shape it with us.
About the Role
As the Principal Engineer in our Transfers Tribe, you will be the technical authority across the Transfers domain, shaping the architecture, technical direction, and long-term health of systems. You will focus on solving the hardest technical and architectural problems at scale, reducing systemic risk, and enabling teams to deliver faster without compromising stability, security, or regulatory compliance. You will work closely with Engineering Managers, Product Managers, Architecture, and Platform teams within an end-to-end, product-led delivery model.
3 Stage Interview
A chance to talk with our Hiring Manager in more detail about the role, our tech stack and some of the problems we solve every day. Here, we’ll dig a bit more into some of your experiences, understand the processes you’re familiar with and the technologies you’ve used to deliver end user value as well as your approach to influencing without line management.
For the technical part, we’d like you to sit down with some of your potential peers to work through a technical solution. We’ll be looking together at system design, deep-dive into areas like event-driven systems or migration paths for live systems, and how to influence your peers.
In our Cultural Fit interview, we’ll be looking to learn more about your past experiences, what keeps you motivated, where we may be able to help you improve further, key decisions you’ve helped to make and issues you’ve resolved.
Why us?
Here at HL, we’re the UK’s number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we’ve helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments.
To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.
What's on offer?
* dependant on role level
** only available to select during our annual benefits window, in November each year
Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.
This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis – please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information.
Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates.

We’re the UK’s number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we’ve helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments. Today we're trusted by over 2 million clients.
Our service allows clients to bring all their ISAs, pensions, SIPPS, and savings into one easy to manage place, allowing them to be in control.