Senior Platform Engineer

Excited to grow your career?

Our purpose is to make it easy for people to save and invest for a better future. We are looking for great people to join us, so please come and invest in YOUR future at Hargreaves Lansdown.

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they don't tick every box. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. We’d love to hear from you!

About the role

As a Senior Platform Engineer, you’ll bring deep technical expertise and a strategic mindset to: 

•    Drive high-quality platform design and engineering standards 

•    Enable automation, reliability, and cost optimisation at scale 
•    Embed best practices that simplify and standardise how we build and run services 

In addition, this role will play a key part in mentoring and supporting engineers, influencing technical direction, and collaborating across teams to deliver high-quality, cloud-native solutions aligned with HL goals. 

About you

• Extensive experience with public cloud services and cloud-native architectures, including networking, security, and governance. 
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for complex automation workflows. 
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerisation (Docker), and orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes) 
• Deep understanding of cloud security frameworks, identity management, and compliance standards (e.g., ISO, SOC, GDPR). 
• Proven ability to design scalable, resilient, and cost-efficient cloud solutions in enterprise environments. 
• Strong analytical skills to resolve complex technical challenges and make strategic decisions. 
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to a range of stakeholders 
• Experience mentoring or supporting the development of other engineers clearly. 

Interview process  

2 stage interview process – Initial Interview - CV review | Technical Interview

Working Schedule

We're based in the stunningPaddington Central offices at 4 Kingdom Street, a modern workspace designed to energise your day and elevate collaboration.

What Makes It Special?

• 🌿Landscaped rooftop gardens - perfect for a breath of fresh air or informal catch-ups.
• 🏀London's highest rooftop basketball court - yes, really!
• ☕On-site café and bar with sweeping views across West London.
• 🧘♀️Wellness amenities including showers, lockers, hairdryers, and fresh towels.
• 🚲Cyclist-friendly with secure bike storage and drying rooms.
• 🛋️Stylish lounge areas, booths, and breakout spaces for focused work or relaxed chats.
• 🌊Canalside location near Little Venice, with floating restaurants, coffee shops, and a seasonal pop-up garden bar.
• 🚆Unbeatable transport links - just steps from Paddington Station and the Elizabeth Line, with Heathrow only 30 minutes away.

We embrace ahybrid working model that gives you the best of both worlds:

• 2 days a week in the office to connect, collaborate, and enjoy everything the space has to offer.
• Remote flexibility for deep focus, work-life balance, and personal productivity.

This is afull-time role, working37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

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?

• Discretionary annual bonus*and annual pay review 
• 25 days* holiday plus bank holidays and 1-dayadditional Christmas closure 
• Option topurchase anadditional 5days holiday**  
• Flexible working options available, including hybridworking  
• Enhanced parental leave 
• Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution 
• Income Protectionand Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)  
• Private medical insurance* 
• Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and outpatient care 
• Health screening programme
• Help@hand- confidential supportincluding mental health counselling and remoteGP 
• Wellhub - unlimited access to fitness providersandwellnesscoach sessions 
• Variety of travel to work schemes with bike storage and shower facilities 
• Inhouse baristaand deli serving subsidised coffee andsandwiches 
• Two paid volunteering days per year 

*dependant on role level 

**only available to select during our annual benefits window, in November each year 

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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.