UK investment platform serving 644,000+ retail and adviser clients
AJ Bell operates a multi-asset investment platform (SIPPs, ISAs, dealing accounts) with £103.3 billion in assets under administration, built on a modern polyglot stack: Go, TypeScript, React, Vue, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, and AWS. Engineering is hiring most aggressively, and the project list reflects dual pressure—modernizing legacy platforms while launching a mobile-first investment app and next-generation core platform—a pattern matched by pain points around FCA CASS compliance, operational resilience, and security posture during infrastructure migration.
Notable leadership hires: Partnership Director, Investment Director, Product Director
AJ Bell is a London Stock Exchange-listed investment platform founded in 1995, headquartered in Manchester with 1,001–5,000 employees. The company serves over 644,000 retail investors and financial advisers across SIPPs (pensions), ISAs, and direct dealing accounts. Core offerings include low-cost fund administration, online portfolio management, and integrated adviser tools. The company is profitable and FTSE 250-listed. Hiring is accelerating across engineering, operations, finance, and security roles, concentrated in the UK.
Go, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, React, Vue, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS (ECS), Node.js, Firebase, GraphQL, and Dart/Flutter for mobile. They also use security tools (SIEM, ISO 27001, NIST compliance frameworks) and design tools (Figma).
A mobile-first investment app, next-generation investment platform, and investcentre platform rebuild. Active projects also include patch management, information security policy development, and Workday adaptive planning tool implementation.
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