Graduate Application Engineer

Suits Me; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday per year plus Bank Holidays

Opportunity to work on impactful systems

Structured career path with support for learning

Job summary

A leading fintech company in Manchester is seeking an entry-level Graduate Application Engineer. The role entails designing and building TypeScript services and serverless functions for its Core Banking and Product domains. Ideal candidates will have strong TypeScript skills and a collaborative mindset. The position offers benefits like 30 days holiday and opportunities for continuous learning.

Qualifications

• Solid TypeScript fundamentals and interest in building backend services.
• Understanding of HTTP, REST principles, and common API patterns.
• Curiosity about AWS managed services and cloud-native design.

Responsibilities

• Design and build TypeScript services for Core Banking and Product domains.
• Implement domain logic across payments, accounts, and partner integrations.
• Collaborate with the Application Engineering team for reliability and compliance.

Skills

TypeScript fundamentals

Understanding of HTTP and REST principles

Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL basics

Exposure to containers/Kubernetes

Interest in AWS managed services

Job description

Overview

As a Graduate Application Engineer, you’ll build and operate customer-facing and internal APIs that power our Core Banking and Product service stacks. You’ll work mainly in TypeScript (Node.js), delivering microservices on our Kubernetes and Serverless platform, and shaping reliable, secure, and observable services for a fast-moving fintech.

You’ll collaborate with engineers across squads to design domain-driven services, evolve our API contracts, and ship features that are safe, testable, and easy to run in production.

About Suits Me

Suits Me is a multi-award-winning, ethical fintech dedicated to promoting financial inclusion and equal opportunity. We provide an innovative alternative to traditional banking that’s built to serve the needs of people who are underserved or excluded by mainstream financial institutions. We’re in a dynamic phase of growth, expanding across the UK and actively exploring opportunities for European and global reach.

Our digital current account comes with all the essentials and more. Account holders receive a contactless Mastercard debit card, access to key banking-like features, cashback rewards at major retailers, and an easy onboarding process with no credit checks or lengthy paperwork. At Suits Me, we believe that everyone deserves a safe, accessible, and modern way to manage their money, regardless of background, income, or employment status.

What you’ll be doing

• Designing, building, and shipping TypeScript services and serverless functions for our Core Banking and Product domains
• Defining and evolving API contracts, including versioning, pagination, and error models
• Implementing domain logic across payments, accounts, cards, onboarding, and partner integrations
• Deploying services to Kubernetes (EKS) and serverless stacks with CI/CD (GitHub Actions) and automated quality gates
• Building observability patterns (logging, metrics, tracing) to enable fast issue detection and resolution
• Using event-driven patterns
• Writing automated tests and participating in reviews and pairing
• Documenting your services and contributing to our internal knowledge base
• Collaborating closely with the wider Application Engineering team as well as with Platform and Security teams to ensure reliability, scalability, and compliance

What you’ll bring to Suits Me

• Solid TypeScript fundamentals and interest in building backend services
• Understanding of HTTP, REST principles, and common API patterns
• Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL basics and data modelling
• Exposure to containers/Kubernetes and/or serverless concepts
• Curiosity about AWS managed services and cloud-native design
• A collaborative mindset, attention to detail, and enthusiasm for automation and continuous improvement

Standout candidates will also...

• Show hands-on projects (uni, personal, internships) with Node.js/TypeScript APIs
• Demonstrate knowledge of OpenAPI, contract testing, and API versioning
• Understand fundamentals of authentication/authorisation (OAuth2, JWT)
• Be comfortable with event-driven and idempotent service design
• Have an interest in fintech domains (payments, cards, AML/KYC)
• Communicate clearly and work well in a hybrid, cross-functional environment
• 30 days holiday per year plus Bank Holidays
• Opportunity to work on impactful systems that make a real social difference
• Structured career path with support for continuous learning and development

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology