Fullstack Engineer

Funding Circle; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in small business financing, Funding Circle seeks a proactive Fullstack Engineer for their Short Term Credit team in London. This role involves building and scaling card products using technologies like Python and React. With a commitment to diversity and hybrid working, the company offers robust benefits, including health insurance and financial coaching. If you're eager to innovate and make a significant impact, this could be your next career step.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Financial coaching

Share schemes

Flexible working schemes

Parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Experience in Python and JavaScript, with React preferred.
• Interest in serverless architectures and cloud-based infrastructure.
• Good communication skills, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate as part of an agile cross-functional team.
• Deliver innovation through software to automate processes.
• Build great user experiences for customers.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

React

Agile

Problem-Solving

Communication

Tools

AWS

Terraform

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Description

Fullstack Engineer

We are looking for a proactive and curious Fullstack Engineer in our Short Term Credit team. As a key member of our engineering team, you will play a vital role in building and scaling our Card products, empowering businesses to access flexible financing solutions. Your passion for technology and your ability to solve complex problems will be instrumental in driving our mission forward.

Who are we?

We’re Funding Circle. We back small businesses to succeed. At Funding Circle, we believe the world needs small businesses. That’s why we’ve made it our mission to help them get the finance they need to grow. With more than a decade of expertise, we’ve built a platform with cutting-edge data and technology that’s reshaping SME lending. We provide quick decisions for SMEs across the UK, enabling access to funding in minutes.

We pride ourselves on good business practices and providing meaningful support along with fast, hassle-free processes for an unbeatable customer experience.

The role

• Collaborate as part of an agile cross-functional team
• Build great user experiences for customers, internal and external
• Deliver innovation through software to automate processes that enable Funding Circle to operate at scale
• Use Python, React, Kafka, AWS serverless technologies, Terraform
• Work with serverless and event-driven architectures
• Proactively problem-solve, identify, and mitigate risks, issues, or control weaknesses

What we’re looking for

• Experience in Python and JavaScript, with experience in React preferred
• Fundamental programming skills (data structures, algorithms)
• Interest in Serverless architectures
• Knowledge of cloud-based Infrastructure (AWS API Gateway, Lambda, Cognito, DynamoDB)
• Experience working with Terraform
• Openness to learn and work with different technologies
• Good communication skills, both written and spoken
• Knowledge of Agile, BDD, TDD, and CI/CD
• Interest or experience in Functional Programming, Distributed Systems, or Event-Driven Architectures

We are committed to building diverse teams. Please apply even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the requirements.

Want to learn more?

• Impact: We generate significant economic impact, last year £7.2bn of GDP.
• Customer feedback: Read our Trustpilot reviews.
• Innovation: Our multi-product platform continues to evolve to meet SME needs.

Why join us?

At Funding Circle, we celebrate diversity and support all employees. We offer hybrid working in our London office, with a blend of in-office and remote days. Our benefits include health, wealth, development, and lifestyle perks, including private medical insurance, financial coaching, share schemes, flexible schemes, and parental leave policies.

If you’re ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.