Job description
- Location:Mumbai
- Department:UK Offshore India - ESP
- Division:IBP Digital and Technology
- Employment Type:Full time
- Salary:Competitive
Full Stack Developer (UK Offshore - IT: Mumbai) (8814)
Investec is a distinctive Specialist Bank serving clients principally in the UK and South Africa. Our culture gives us our edge: we work hard to find colleagues who'll think out of the ordinary and we put them in environments where they'll flourish. We combine a flat structure with a focus on internal mobility. If you can bring an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to learn and collaborate to your work, this could be the boost your career deserves.
Team Description
We are a dynamic and diverse team of technologists comprising of analysts and engineers who are growing and thrive on variety and working closely and collaboratively within the business. Embedded in our culture is a sense of belonging and inclusion. This creates an environment in which everyone is free to express themselves and helps drive innovation and creativity. At Investec we want everyone to find it easy to be themselves, and to feel they belong. It's a responsibility we all share and is integral to our purpose and values as an organisation.
We are responsible for developing and supporting all core systems that support Investec Bank (Channel Islands) Limited and our clients. We are growing and transforming our technology stack, and this gives us a real opportunity to make a difference for our clients and users, to really simplify how they do business and to come up with innovative solutions for their problems. This gives us a lot of opportunity for anyone joining us to have a real influence on how it grows and evolves into something we can all be proud of.
What new technology can you learn about at Investec:
Here are the main technologies we use to power Investec in the cloud:
- C# to write our backend code
- TypeScript with Angular and React for building our frontends
- Azure for our infrastructure in the cloud
- EventGrid, EventHub and ServiceBus for sending messages
- MS SQL Server and CosmosDB for storing our data
- Terraform and Azure Bicep for our infrastructure as code
Description of role and key responsibilities
We are looking for a full stack engineer with experience in Angular or React for building our frontends as well as backend focus to commence and build out our API portfolio and build integration between internal and external platforms currently in use as well as future applications and platforms. You need to be comfortable around both the front and back-end aspects of our solutions, development frameworks and third-party libraries. Integrate the frontend into the backend of the application. Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency, as well as troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade this software.
In parallel to that, there is opportunity to support transformation projects from enhancing existing features to developing brand new applications that push the boundaries of what's possible. You will have the freedom to explore your creativity, showcase your technical expertise and make a lasting impact on our valued clients.
It's an exciting opportunity to interact with cutting edge technology as part of Investec's modernization of its technology stack centered on Azure.
If you're a passionate problem solver, driven by innovation and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic setting this is the perfect opportunity for you.
Core skills and knowledge
- You're a software engineer at heart and you're enjoy writing code to solve problems
- You're curious about new technologies and how the financial industry works
- You're comfortable working in a team that deals with ambiguity
- You hold yourself and others to a high bar when working with production systems
- You thrive in a collaborative environment involving different stakeholders and subject matter experts
- You have strong experience building backend software
- You have experience building frontend software
- You're interested in distributed systems and writing resilient, scalable and secure software
- You have experience building software in a statically typed language (C#, Java, Go etc.)
- You enjoy and have experience building APIs
- You're familiar with how to build applications in Azure
Embedded in our culture is a sense of belonging and inclusion. This creates an environment in which everyone is free to be themselves which helps to drive innovation, creativity and ultimately business performance. At Investec we want everyone to find it easy to be themselves, and to feel they belong. It's a responsibility we all share and is integral to our purpose and values as an organisation.
We want our people to feel empowered to be themselves in an environment that supports them, enabling them to perform in “out of the ordinary” ways. Our culture places belonging and inclusion at its centre and our work environment is integral to this. If you require any adjustments to support you through the recruitment process, as well as supportive and flexible working arrangements to help you succeed with us, please let our recruitment team know.
Research shows that some candidates can be reluctant to apply to a role unless they meet all the criteria. We pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit here and welcome you to do the same – if the role excites you, please don't let our person specification hold you back. Get in touch!
If you have any form of disability or neurodivergent need and require further assistance in completing your application, please contact the Careers team at [email protected] who will be happy to assist.
We commit to ensure that everyone is fairly assessed during our recruitment process.
Let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments to complete your application.