Engineer In Test (sipp)

About us 

Seccl is the Octopus-owned embedded investment platform that’s helping more people to invest – and invest well.  

  

Our sector is being held back by old tech, dismal processes and misaligned interests. Together they create pointless complexity for financial planning and investment professionals, and provide outdated, overpriced experiences for customers. We’re on a mission to fix it.  

  

We help forward-thinking financial planners, wealth managers and investment platforms to reimagine their business and client experience – empowering them to build better, more sustainable and more valuable operations, and meet the digital demands of the future, not the baseline expectations of the past.  

  

And we do it by reimagining their technology – with a low-cost, hyper-efficient and (genuinely) API-first technology infrastructure that handles millions of requests every day, and powers the portfolios of more than 160,000 investors.  

  

A regulated custodian and ISA/SIPP provider, we combine the disruptive mindset and ambitious mission to shake things up, with the commitment and substance to not screw them up.  

  

We’ve doubled the size of our business over the last six months and expect to do that a few more times over the next few years.  

  

We’re proud to be part of Octopus, the £12.8 billion group that's on a mission to breathe new life into broken industries, through companies like Octopus Energy, Octopus Investments and Octopus Money.  

TLDR 

We’re a business with insane product-market fit, impressive early traction and an offering that has the potential to transform an outdated industry for the better. As we set our sights on rapid growth, the performance and output of our engineering team is absolutely crucial. 

The role

We are looking for a talented engineer-in-test to join our amazing team and work with us on a range of exciting products. Our engineers-in-test are fundamental to our squads, providing testing input throughout the software development lifecycle and at various levels. We are an API-first organisation. Whilst you may work on our front-end, most of your work will be back-end focused. Speed and quality of our delivery is a key selling point for us - we do this by reducing risk with frequent small changes rather than large batches, architecture that encapsulates changes, and modern working practices.

On a typical day you will be…

• working in a domain-aligned cross-functional squad made up of engineers, engineers-in-test and a Product Owner, and with the support of colleagues from DevOps, Customer and Operations
• leading discussion within team of types of testing required
• be comfortable writing API tests as well as providing expert and targeted advice to engineers
• conducting exploratory testing

More about the role...

• you’ll have a lot of freedom and ownership of your role, and you’ll be expected to shape your own progression
• our speed and scalability is what set us apart; you need to be able to act quickly and think on your feet
• we value people who do what they say they will; if you care about something, you have the support here to make it happen
• you’ll get on great here if you relish the ambiguity of rapid growth and are willing to embrace uncertainty

You’ll be successful if you…

• enjoy testing products throughout the development process and love pairing and ensemble work with other engineers
• have experience in automated API testing (we use TypeScript and test frameworks such as Mocha and Jest)
• have a knack for discovering untested scenarios
• are able to shift testing left and work on small increments

This role isn’t for you if: 

• You rely on a lot of top-down direction.Here, you’ll have a lot of freedom and ownership of your role, and you’ll be expected to shape your own progression

• You’re not comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. Our speed and scalability is what set us apart; you need to be able to act quickly and think on your feet

• You struggle to follow through on your ideas. We value people who do what they say they will. If you care about something, you have the freedom here to make it happen

• You don’t like change. You’ll get on great here if you relish the ambiguity of rapid growth and are willing to embrace uncertainty

Our culture  

We are proud to cultivate a culture first, human environment and genuinely listen to our people about what matters to them most. As a result, we’re proud we’ve cultivated a transparent and inclusive environment that encourages diversity of thought, challenge and experimentation.  

Our purpose is supported by a series of non-negotiable operating principles that define how we work to deliver value for each other and for our clients:   

  

1. Never settle   

We think of ourselves as ‘embedded hero-makers’ for our customers. We put them first, and if we say we’ll do something, we’ll move heaven earth to do it. We think boldly and embrace change.   

   

2. Take ownership   

We think rigorously and deeply about a problem, but then charge at it, acting with and urgency and speed that sets us apart. But we never lose sight on quality or long-term scalability.   

  

3. Be generous and candid   

We encourage our people – and our customers – to challenge us and never shy away from tough conversations. We have a flat and inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves – and speak up.   

What’s in it for you… 

We offer a generous blend of benefits for the things that really matter to our people, including: 

• 27 days holiday + bank holidays (some can be flexible) + day off on your birthday.
• 3 days (full time) per year for Dependant leave
• 2 days off per year to volunteer for a registered charity of your choice, including our charity partners Aid Box Community and Edinburgh Food Project
• Length of service award – 1 month paid sabbatical at 8 years.
• 6% employer pension contribution, and life assurance
• Private medical insurance with AXA Health
• Enhanced Parental leave and flexibility to integrate your home and work life in a trusted environment.
• Will writing offering via Octopus Legacy
• MacBook and up to £500 home office set up budget.
• £500 per person learning budget.
• Option to work abroad for up to 6 weeks in the year.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives including free therapy via Wellness Cloud, mental health support via Headspace.
• Strong financial wellbeing focus including access to Octopus Money, Octopus Share Incentive Plan and Seccl invest (our own platform for you to manage your investments)
• Octopus Electric Vehicle scheme after 12 months of employment
• Perkbox – Flexi-points giving you a range of discounts and perks including free weekly coffee, gym and retail discounts.
• Cycle to work scheme - saving money on a range of bikes and accessories.

Our aim is to build a diverse and inclusive company of awesome people, with unique skills, passions and experiences.  We encourage everyone to join us, whatever your gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age or background.  

Please note that we do not provide sponsorship for candidates residing outside the UK. However, we welcome applications from individuals who possess valid work permits that allow them to work in the UK. If you already have the right to work in the UK or hold an eligible work permit, we encourage you to apply for this position. 

If you think you have most of what we are looking for, then what are you waiting for? Go ahead and apply. We’d love to hear from you!