Associate Software Engineer

Copper.co; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Copper.co is seeking a Software Engineer to join its Platform Data and Reporting team in London. This associate-level role involves maintaining and developing backend microservices handling large data volumes, ensuring participation in the product development lifecycle. The company offers a dynamic environment with a commitment to diversity and a suite of employee benefits, fostering a culture of innovation.

Benefits

27 days paid holiday annually

Medical insurance, dental, audiology, and optical coverage

Menopause support, Headspace subscription, and health discounts

Home energy support scheme

Professional development opportunities

Regular social events

Qualifications

• Experience with object-oriented programming languages such as Scala, Kotlin, Java, or Go.
• Familiarity with relational databases like PostgreSQL.
• Understanding of testing importance, capable of building automated server-side tests.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all stages of product and feature development, from conception to architecture.
• Develop backend services for new features and support existing ones.
• Contribute to code reviews and agile practices.

Skills

Scala

Kotlin

Java

Go

Relational databases

Testing

Pragmatic approach

Professional curiosity

Job description

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Copper is a digital asset technology company dedicated to helping institutional investors safely acquire, trade, and store crypto assets.

Built and led by Dmitry Tokarev, a software and financial engineering specialist, the firm provides a comprehensive suite of custody, trading, and settlement solutions that reduce counterparty risk and bring greater capital and operational efficiency to digital asset markets. At the heart of Copper's offering is Multi-Party Computation (MPC) technology – the gold standard in secure custody. Copper’s multi-award-winning custody system is unique in that it can be connected to centralised exchanges, DeFi applications, and staking pools without assets leaving the custody.

Built on this custody, ClearLoop is the first solution in the market that overcomes industry challenges related to counterparty risk with exchanges. This solution supports a full prime services offering, connecting global exchanges and enabling customers to trade and settle directly from MPC-secured wallets. It reduces settlement times to a few milliseconds (independent of blockchain networks) and offers enhanced security measures, reshaping asset management and trading.

Copper also provides industry-leading security certifications and has one of the strongest insurance coverages in the industry from an A+ rated insurer, making it a trusted partner for safeguarding assets.

Department environment

We aim to balance corporate and start-up cultures, staying close to product solutions. Our department is divided into small, self-sufficient teams empowered to make decisions independently.

This is an associate-level opportunity for a Software Engineer to join the Platform Data and Reporting team at Copper, focusing on maintaining and developing new back-end microservices that handle large data volumes.

Key Responsibilities

1. Participate in all stages of product and feature development, from conception to architecture, build, release, iteration, and support.
2. Develop backend services for new features and support existing ones.
3. Contribute to code reviews, architectural decisions, and agile practices.
4. Support and resolve issues raised by clients and stakeholders.

Your experience, skills, and knowledge

Essential

• Experience with object-oriented programming languages such as Scala, Kotlin, Java, or Go.
• Familiarity with relational databases like PostgreSQL.
• Understanding of testing importance, capable of building automated server-side tests.
• Pragmatic approach, able to prioritize key business and technical capabilities.
• Professional curiosity to research and adopt new technologies and programming languages.

Desirable

• Experience with containerization and DevOps practices.
• Experience in optimizing systems for large data volumes at the database and service interaction levels.

The benefits offered

• 27 days paid holiday annually, plus bank holidays.
• Additional paid days off based on years of service (up to three years).
• Medical insurance, dental, audiology, and optical coverage.
• Menopause support, Headspace subscription, and health discounts.
• Home energy support scheme, pension contributions, cycle-to-work scheme, life insurance, mental health support, and professional development opportunities.
• Regular social events and a dynamic work environment.

We offer an exciting role in a fast-growing, innovative company with career prospects and a welcoming culture.

Copper is committed to diversity and equal opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer and support applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process.