Software Development Engineer

Capital Group ,
London, Greater London
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Location: LDO City: London Come grow with us At Capital Group, how we work is defined by shared values that include absolute integrity, respect and collaboration. But it's more than that. It's smart and highly driven people united in purpose to serve our investors and one another. Bring your energy and unique perspective to Capital and you'll have the opportunity to grow with us professionally, personally, and financially. You'll be part of a team that genuinely cares about helping you succeed. You'll work alongside talented colleagues, many of whom build long careers while progressing through multiple roles, establishing lifelong friendships and making a difference in our communities. In return for your contributions, you'll receive premier compensation and benefits, and a company-funded retirement plan that ranks among the most generous. Capital Group in London are looking for junior Software Engineers to join our growing team! As a Software Engineer within the Investment Group Technologies organization, you will build systems, services and tools that improve the lives of tens of millions of people every single day. The Investment Group Technologies organization applies software and data engineering, as well as data science to long-term fundamental investing at > $1 trillion scale. In the Software Engineer role, you will work with experienced software engineers while making technical decisions around how best to serve our customers. If you are looking to join a team that offers autonomy, plenty of space to run with new ideas, working in a nurturing environment, and challenging problems to solve at a significant scale, this might be the job for you! Capital Group's mission since 1931 has been to improve our customers' lives through successful long-term investing. Looking to the future, we are in a unique position to make an even bigger difference to these investors, harnessing our distinctive investment research process, built on 8 decades of proprietary data and research insights, and coupled with our data-grounded and customer-focused approach to building software. The ideal candidate for this role will be passionate about our mission, driving for superior long-term investment results through the application of modern engineering and analytical methods. What you'll be doing: * Writing Code (Python, Java, Javascript, etc) * Utilizing AWS technologies such as Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, Glue, Redshift, EMR, Sagemaker, EKS/ECS. * Working in a team with experienced software engineers to identify great projects and features that will help you grow in your career. * Building relationships with your customers, partner teams and the engineers on your team. * Measuring the quality of your software and systems via instrumentation, observability, and customer usage patterns. * Influence your team's technical decisions by making insightful contributions to team priorities and approach. * Help in identifying and solving ambiguous problems, or areas where your team's software bottlenecks the innovation of other teams. Your background and who you are: * You have a background in software engineering and a passion to learn. * You've made mistakes in the past and have learned a lot from them. You apply this learning regularly. * You believe there are generally multiple ways to solve a technical problem, each with different trade-offs. * You approach projects, tasks, and unknowns with curiosity, and enjoy sharing what you know and what you learn with the people around you. * You believe that a team is strongest when it is diverse and includes multiple perspectives. * You are able to put yourself into your customer's shoes. You frequently immerse yourself in the customer experience to understand how you can better serve them. Qualifications: * 1-5 years experience in a similar role. * BS in Computer Science or related field, or an equivalent in relevant work experience. * Experience in software development, including experience with at least one modern language such as Python, Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design with an understanding of advanced design patterns. * Experience in cloud-first design, preferably AWS (VPC, Serverless databases and functions, dynamic autoscaling, container orchestration, etc.). * Experience in data architecture, databases (e.g., MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL), SQL and DDD/ER/ORM design. * Interest and curiosity in emerging technologies on the web like GraphQL, web assembly, Lambda functions, MLaaS etc. * Knowledge of software engineering practices & best practices for the software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations. It will take less than 10 minutes to apply. Applications will be reviewed after 14 days. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will only get in touch if we want to progress your application to the next stage. Company Overview: Founded in 1931, Capital Gro

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