WHO WE ARE: interactive investor is an award-winning investment platform that puts its customers in control of their financial future. We've been helping investors for over 25 years. We've seen market highs and lows and been resilient throughout. We're now the UK's number one flat-fee investment platform, with assets under administration approaching £55 billion and over 400,000 customers. For a simple, flat monthly fee we provide a secure home for your pensions, ISAs, and investments. We offer a wide choice of over 40,000 UK and international investment options, including shares, funds, trusts, and ETFs. We also bring impartial, expert content from our award-winning financial journalists, highly engaged community of investors, and daily newsletters and insights. WHAT WE STAND FOR: It's simple … we want our customers to feel confident and in control, for interactive investor to go from strength to strength, and for ii to be a workplace where we can all thrive. Our customer-driven approach and bold values sit at the heart of this. We are honest, straight-talking, and transparent with our customers and our colleagues. We are decisive and take ownership of what we say and deliver. We are ambitious and passionate about what we believe is right for our customers, our teams, ourselves, and interactive investor.The Innovation Full-Stack Developer role at interactive investor works in the Data and Innovation team leading experiments, and research and development initiatives that are fundamental to the company's commitment to innovation. This role is central to the exploration and creation of alpha and beta prototypes, both for internal stakeholders and customer users, driving the transformation of cutting-edge ideas into tangible products and services. As a primary figure within the Innovation and Strategy vertical of the Data and Innovation team, the role collaborates closely with all verticals, to ensure a holistic approach to innovation. PURPOSE OF ROLE: The Innovation Full-Stack developer role at interactive investor works in the Data and Innovation team leading experiments, and research and development initiatives that are fundamental to the company's commitment to innovation. This role is central to the exploration and creation of alpha and beta prototypes, both for internal stakeholders and customer users, driving the transformation of cutting-edge ideas into tangible products and services. As a primary figure within the Innovation and Strategy vertical of the Data and Innovation team, the role collaborates closely with all verticals, to ensure a holistic approach to innovation. The role is instrumental in orchestrating 'ii/x lab' led experiments, engaging with cross-functional teams to design, prototype, and validate new technologies and methodologies. The position involves a blend of creativity and technical expertise to develop solutions that resonate with users and align with interactive investor's strategic objectives. By working hand-in-hand with the team and other business areas, the role ensures that experiments are not conducted in silos but are integrated with the wider business technology landscape, facilitating a seamless transition from R&D to business-ready production applications. The 'ii/x lab' is a hub of collaborative innovation, and the Innovation Full-Stack Developer plays a key role in bringing together contributors from across the business to participate in these experiments. This role helps to foster an environment where diverse perspectives and skill sets converge to drive progress and breakthroughs in financial technology. Through this collaborative spirit, the role helps to maintain interactive investor's position at the forefront of the fintech industry, ensuring that every innovation initiative enhances the company's offerings and cements its status as a leader in delivering exceptional financial services and user experiences. The Innovation Full-Stack Developer must possess full-stack software engineering capabilities, with proficiency in either a Python or Java backend paired with a JavaScript/TypeScript front-end, or full-stack JavaScript/TypeScript development. This versatility in technical skills ensures the engineer can seamlessly integrate various components of the technology stack, allowing for the autonomous creation of robust and scalable prototypes that are vital for the iterative development processes within innovation projects.