Backend Product Engineer (Mid-level)

Freetrade

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. 2026 is a big year for us. Last year, 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. We are looking for an exceptional Software Engineer, to join our Backend Engineering squad. Our main tech stack: * NodeJS/Typescript * Google Cloud Platform * Postgresql Key Responsibilities * Develop high-quality software within agreed timelines, addressing complex problems by proposing various solutions and considering trade-offs to assist your team in making effective technical decisions. * Solve technical challenges by delivering scalable and maintainable solutions efficiently, while balancing trade-offs. * Understand the core features and KPIs of your product, working closely with the Product Manager to drive the product’s development. * Be comfortable in an on-call environment, responding to high-priority issues and knowing when to escalate them. About You * You have at least 2+ years of professional software engineering experience. * Collaborate openly, share knowledge with teammates, and take shared ownership of software design decisions. * Hold yourself to a high bar for code quality and are receptive to constructive feedback as well as able to give it. * Can work through complex and unfamiliar problems with a clear head, knowing when to push through independently and when to loop in the right people. * Have a keen eye for detail and take pride in understanding your work thoroughly. You have a genuine interest in the world of investments. * Stay current with technology trends and actively apply good engineering practices in your day-to-day work. Benefits & Logistics 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 2026: 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: We have a hybrid working model, but life happens. If you need flexibility let's talk about it, whether you're a parent or have other care responsibilities. Values At Freetrade we live and breathe our values: Honesty, Focus and Grit. Expect to be asked about these in your interview! Benefits In London: * Competitive salary – carefully benchmarked. * Bonus Scheme: join us and share in our growth. Bonuses are linked to both company success and your individual impact. * Holidays – 25 days plus UK public holidays. Your birthday off, plus one extra day for every year at Freetrade. * Enhanced pension – We’ll match your contributions up to 7%. * Group Life Insurance – Protect your loved ones with coverage at 5x your salary, ensuring financial security in any circumstance. * Private Health Insurance - Which includes access to high quality medical care, mental health support, dental and vision plans, Wellness programs and preventative care initiatives are also provided to ensure the wellbeing of your entire family. * Income Protection Cover – Safeguard your income with comprehensive coverage, ensuring financial stability in the event of illness or injury. * Enhanced parental leave – Time off when it matters most. * Flexibility for those who need it – We’re office-first, but life happens. Whether you’re a parent or have care responsibilities, we focus on output and trust you to manage your time. * Learning & Development – We fund industry qualifications so you can grow as a financial services professional. * Cycle to Work scheme – Get a high quality bike and gear through our salary sacrifice scheme, spreading the cost with tax free monthly instalments. Paid Sick Leave – Receive 10 days of fully paid sick leave each calendar year. Following the close of the deal to become part of IG Group, you can expect that our benefits package will further improve to align with the benefits on offer. Interview Process We keep things simple and transparent. Our process typically includes: 1. Initial interview – A chat with our Senior Talent Partner. 2. Hiring Manager interview – A deep dive into your skills and experience. 3. Live Coding – Show us how you think and solve problems. 4. System Design – We’ll explore how you design systems to handle real-world challenges. 5. Final Executive interview – A conversation with our stakeholders, where we also assess cultural fit. * We use Node.js, TypeScript and GCP in our production environment. However, our interview process is language-agnostic, we’re more interested in how you approach problems than the specific tools you use. That said, we do expect you to be open to working with our tech stack if you join us. We are an Equal Opportunity employer committed to a diverse and representative team. Whatever your race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability - we want to hear from you. To find out more about how we look after your personal data when you apply for a job with us, please see our Recruitment Privacy Policy here. Please note we are not accepting agency CVs.

Motorway

ABOUT MOTORWAY Motorway is the UK’s fastest-growing used car marketplace - our online-only platform connects private car sellers with thousands of verified dealers nationwide, ensuring everyone gets the best deal. Founded in 2017, our award-winning, technology-led approach has redefined the experience of selling a car. Motorway is backed by some of the world’s leading technology investors, having raised £143 million in Series C funding. This is a unique opportunity to join a fast-growing scale-up at a crucial phase of growth and help change an industry for the better. About the role: Our engineering team is growing, and we're looking for talented Backend Engineers to join our mission to create the most powerful vehicle transaction platform on the planet! Are you passionate about technology and eager to make a real impact? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where you can learn and grow? If so, we want to hear from you! This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of new and innovative products, experiment with cutting-edge technologies, and solve challenging problems that are transforming the automotive industry. Our tech stack: Typescript, Node.JS, and JavaScript, utilising the latest JS features. We use micro-services architecture and deploy to the AWS cloud. The Dealer Core teams own the Car Dealer experience of the Motorway platform. This includes the Auction: the most vibrant and important part of the Motorway value stream! Engineers here work to deliver features that help Dealers find the best vehicles that fit their market, which gives our Sellers the benefit of a competitive marketplace for their cars. What you'll do: * Develop and deliver new features for our customers: the Dealers and Sellers of vehicles in a vibrant auction space. * Collaborate with product, and design teams to deliver excellent user experiences. * Improve and maintain our dynamic platform of services to improve performance and efficiency as we scale. * Build maintainable, reusable, and reliable code. * Work with our AWS infrastructure to ensure high performance, monitoring, and alerting. * Be an active member of our flat-structured development team, contributing to technical and product strategy discussions. * Use Kiro and other AI tools to move faster, explore solutions, and focus your time on the decisions that matter * Implement software development best practices, including testing and code reviews. Requirements: We encourage you to apply, even if you might not meet all the requirements. * Commercial experience with Typescript and/or JavaScript, including ES6/7 features. * Experience with Node.js and related frameworks (e.g., Express, Sequelize). * Experience working with relational databases and NoSQL databases. * Understanding of web design patterns. * Experience working in a collaborative, agile team environment. * Experience with automated testing is a plus. * Interest in using AI tools as part of your programming workflow. BENEFITS * A competitive salary * BUPA health insurance * Discounted gym membership through BUPA * OnHand volunteering membership and one paid volunteering day per year * Hybrid working * Pension scheme * Motorway car leasing scheme - lease a zero-emissions electric vehicle at a significant discount * Enhanced parental leave - We offer enhanced maternity pay (26 weeks of full pay) and enhanced paternity pay (4 weeks of full pay) to eligible employees. * Workplace nursery scheme * Regular social events * Cycle to work scheme EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT We are committed to equality of opportunity for all employees. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where people can maximise their full potential. We believe our workforce should reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Motorway

ABOUT MOTORWAY Motorway is the UK’s fastest-growing used car marketplace - our online-only platform connects private car sellers with thousands of verified dealers nationwide, ensuring everyone gets the best deal. Founded in 2017, our award-winning, technology-led approach has redefined the experience of selling a car. Motorway is backed by some of the world’s leading technology investors, having raised £143 million in Series C funding. This is a unique opportunity to join a fast-growing scale-up at a crucial phase of growth and help change an industry for the better. ABOUT THE ROLE We're looking for a Mid-level Frontend Engineer to join one of our cross-functional product teams. You'll sit inside a squad of engineers, designers, data analysts and a product manager. Together you'll figure out what to build, why, and how to measure whether it worked – then ship it, watch the numbers, and iterate. We're a TypeScript-first organisation. Our frontend stack is TypeScript and React, styled with SCSS, server-side rendered with Next.js and Express, and tested with Vitest & Chromatic. You won't need deep experience with all of it on day one, but you'll be comfortable with the core of it and keen to go deeper. At Motorway, we know the importance of delivering high-quality, valuable solutions quickly, and we recognise the ability for AI tools and agents to accelerate our work. We provide our engineers with access to the latest models through Kiro, and encourage everyone to use them – so an interest in AI-assisted development is a must for this role. WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING * Ship features end to end: Own meaningful pieces of product work from design handoff through to production – building accessible, performant React components, wiring them into applications, and shipping them with confidence. * Care about the craft: Write clean, well-tested TypeScript. We think about accessibility, performance, and the experience on a shaky mobile connection, not just the happy path. * Collaborate closely: Pair with other engineers, review code thoughtfully, and work closely with product, data, and design to shape what gets built, not just how. * Develop with AI-assistance: Use Kiro and other AI tools to move faster, explore solutions, and focus your time on the decisions that matter. * Help the team level up: Share what you know, mentor more junior engineers, and contribute to the patterns and practices that make our codebase a pleasure to work in. WHAT YOU'LL HAVE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS * Professional experience building production web applications. * Strong working knowledge of TypeScript and modern React (hooks, component composition, transitions). * Comfort writing CSS at scale – SCSS, CSS modules, or similar. * Experience writing and maintaining tests with Vitest, Jest, or an equivalent framework. * A good eye for UI, and an instinct for accessibility and performance. * A user-first mindset, and the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively within a cross-functional team. * Interest in using AI tools as part of your programming workflow. ADDITIONAL OR PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS * Experience with Next.js, or another framework that handles SSR, routing, and data fetching. * Experience working on, or with a design system. * Exposure to observability, Core Web Vitals, accessibility auditing, or frontend performance tuning. * Experience mentoring or supporting more junior engineers. * A little backend curiosity – you don't need to be full-stack, but you're happy to follow a request into the API layer when it helps. BENEFITS * A competitive salary * BUPA health insurance * Discounted gym membership through BUPA * OnHand volunteering membership and one paid volunteering day per year * Hybrid working * Pension scheme * Motorway car leasing scheme - lease a zero-emissions electric vehicle at a significant discount * Enhanced parental leave - We offer enhanced maternity pay (26 weeks of full pay) and enhanced paternity pay (4 weeks of full pay) to eligible employees. * Workplace nursery scheme * Regular social events * Cycle to work scheme EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT We are committed to equality of opportunity for all employees. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where people can maximise their full potential. We believe our workforce should reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.