Job Description

We're looking for a Senior React Native Engineer to help us build the products needed to transform millions of lives. We are making high quality money coaching and advice, affordable and accessible. This is an ideal opportunity for a passionate technologist who wants to further their career and make a positive impact.

About Octopus Money

At Octopus Money, we're on a mission to make money advice accessible to all - because the right advice can turn your life dreams into reality.



The facts are alarming: half of Brits reach retirement age without enough money to live the life they want, financial stress is a leading cause of poor mental health and only 8% of us have access to 1-to-1 advice.



There's plenty of information out there, but most of us just wish that someone we trust would tell us what to do with our money!



With Octopus, you get a personalised plan and a friendly expert to help you make it happen. We combine advisers, coaches and technology to understand your situation and recommend the right steps for your savings, investments, pensions and more. Then, we make it easy to invest in a custom portfolio, managed by experts.



To transform millions of lives, we need a movement - so whether you're a workplace supporting your employees' financial health or a firm that wants to offer affordable advice to your customers, we hope you'll join us.



We believe everyone deserves personal, 1-to-1 advice with their money.

The role and opportunity

Our development team is composed of multiple squads, each taking ownership of a vertical within our product. Each squad is composed of a product manager, frontend and backend engineers. As a senior engineer, responsibilities would include owning delivery of features; ensuring code quality and best practices are met; and mentoring and pairing with junior and mid-level engineers.Our front-end stack is built on React with Typescript, using MUI as a base for our design system, and leveraging microfrontend deployments. Our backend stack is powered by Golang, providing REST APIs.



We are looking for a problem solver who can work with the existing platform and front end engineers, collaborating closely with tech leads, design, and product managers. In addition we are looking to expand our services into mobile and are looking for eager react native experts to work on our new greenfield project.

As the company continues to scale, there will be opportunities to be involved in the technical architecture and strategy for our products and tech stack. The role has the potential to evolve into a Senior Engineer for the right candidate as the team grows.

Day to day you will be:

Writing, testing and deploying great software Collaborating with the tech leads and other Senior Engineers on deciding future technologies and processes Working with modern and new technologies and frameworks Working in an Agile team Comfortable working on large features and breaking them down into smaller technical tasks Building relationships with product and design Conducting code reviews and pairing with junior colleagues

About You

A genuine desire to help people

We are a mission-driven business, so it's important that you can demonstrate a strong desire to help people and improve their lives.

Collaborative and a great team player

We are building a great team of top performers, and you'll need to work with others from across the business to understand problems, and deliver great solutions.

Problem solver at heart with an analytical mindset

You should be someone who gets excited by complex problems and can find creative ways to solve them no matter what your level of knowledge and experience with the subject matter.

Excellent technical knowledge

As a Senior Engineer you should be an expert in at least one aspect of software development and skilled in other areas. You have learned that delivering great software takes a team and has plenty of pitfalls to avoid.

Knowledge required

6+ years experience as a software engineer working on production systems in a commercial environment Strong TypeScript skills Extensive React Native experience Experience working in a Scrum/Agile team Experience with RESTful services Commercial experience with react-native and associated build platforms, e.g. expo/EAS

Nice to have (but not essential)

GraphQL experience Design libraries such as Storybook and MUI Monorepo experience (Turbo, NX, Lerna)

In return we offer a base salary of 75,000 - 95,000 DOE + bonus + benefits

Please note, as a regulated business we are required to run background checks for all employees which covers adverse financial and unspent convictions. These will only take place upon a successful job offer.

About Octopus Group

Octopus is a group of companies which invests in the people, ideas and industries that will help to change the world. We collectively believe that the companies serving two of our most important needs - our financial wellbeing and our planet's future - are failing. And we want that to change. We want everything we do, whether that's in financial services or energy supply, to have a positive impact on the people it touches. The energy supply business - Octopus Energy is the #1 rated UK energy supply business, and the only one to be recommended by Which? three years in a row.

Perks & Benefits

Make a difference

We're on a mission to help millions of people improve their finances. Seeing the impact we can make on our client's lives is deeply rewarding, and motivates the whole team to keep doing more to improve our service. Our client feedback is extremely positive, with a rating of 4.8 out of 5 on Vouchedfor.

Flexible working

We currently operate a hybrid model which is a mix of office and remote. You'll have the option of working from home 2 days per week (Monday and Friday) with the remainder from our central London office in Holborn.

Work from anywhere

We give an 18 day work from anywhere allowance to swap out the on site days or take some time working from another country. NB - Due to compliance regulations this does not apply to individuals that give regulated financial advice.

Join a great team

We're a diverse team with decades of experience in financial services and a proven track record. We believe in treating everyone with transparency and respect.

Rapidly grow your career

We believe in hiring people who are better than us, and giving them opportunities to achieve great things. As we continue to scale up, there will be opportunities for ambitious new joiners to demonstrate their skills and take on bigger roles.

Share incentive plan and team bonus

Being part of Octopus we benefit from the group share incentive plan. In addition, for those who are not commission based we offer a team bonus provided we meet our team goals.

Pension, enhanced parental leave, private medical insurance & other perks

As an Octopus Money employee you'll get access to a company pension, enhanced parental leave, PMI, day off for your birthday and other benefits to make sure you're healthy and happy, now and in the future!

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We believe in equal financial education for everybody, no matter their background. We pride ourselves on building an inclusive working environment where diversity is celebrated.

We do not and never will discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.