Junior Software Engineer

About Lumin WealthFounded in 2010 and headquartered in St Albans, Lumin Wealth is a Chartered firm providing financial planning and investment management to more than 4,000 families, with £1.6 billion in client assets under management. After more than a decade of uninterrupted growth, we now have over 120 people across offices in London and the South East. We're part of VZ Group, Switzerland's leading independent financial services provider. We're now on an ambitious journey to 5x growth over the next six years, and technology is central to how we get there.The opportunityOur small but mighty data team has built a modern platform on AWS, delivering everything from real-time dashboards to internal web applications. You'll pair with experienced engineers, learn a modern TypeScript stack properly and steadily take on more ownership as your confidence grows. You won't be maintaining legacy systems or fixing tickets in isolation. You'll contribute to greenfield applications that support our growth strategy, with support close at hand whenever you need it.What you'll be doingBuilding features for full-stack apps using React, TypeScript and Node.js, with support from senior engineersWorking on well-scoped pieces of larger projects, growing into more ownership over timeTalking directly with advisers and operations teams to understand what they needHelping build responsive, intuitive frontends for non-technical usersContributing to APIs and backend services under the guidance of senior team membersWriting tests for the code you ship and learning our CI/CD pipelineTaking part in code reviews, both giving and receiving feedbackWhat we're looking forSome commercial, placement, bootcamp or substantial personal-project experience with React and TypeScript, or a strong enough foundation in JavaScript (or similar) to pick them up quicklyA basic understanding of how frontend, backend and databases fit togetherComfortable using Git and version controlA genuine eagerness to learn, and the confidence to ask for help when you're stuckA strong team player with good written and verbal communication skillsWhy join usStructured mentorship from experienced engineersA clear path to grow into a mid-level full-stack roleA modern tech stack and best practice from day oneDirect exposure to senior stakeholders and business strategyA supportive team where questions are welcomed, not penalisedWorking pattern: Hybrid, with 2 days a week at our St Albans HQ and genuine flexibilityBenefits of joining our teamCompany pension with 3% employer contributions, plus the option to invest in our actively managed models*25 days' holiday (pro rata)An extra day off for your birthday*Option to buy 5 additional days' leave through salary sacrifice*Access to our Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme*Training and development support, with career growth opportunitiesA supportive team culture with company events throughout the year*Available after successful completion of probation.