Junior Full-Stack Engineer (Fintech) – Hybrid, Birmingham

Lovefinance; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Lovey in Birmingham is seeking a Graduate Full Stack Engineer to join our growing fintech tech team. This role suits a recent graduate or early-career engineer eager to gain hands-on experience across backend and frontend development in a fast-paced environment.

You’ll primarily work on backend tasks while also contributing to frontend features, helping us scale and modernise our platform, including future re-platforming and product development.

Qualifications

• Experience with Python (academic or commercial).
• Experience with TypeScript and modern frontend frameworks (React/Next.js preferred).
• Understanding of REST APIs and backend development principles.
• Familiarity with relational and non-relational databases (PostgreSQL or MongoDB similar).
• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Work on day-to-day development tasks across backend and frontend systems.
• Build and maintain APIs using Python and FastAPI.
• Contribute to frontend development using Next.js, React, and TypeScript.
• Collaborate with senior engineers to deliver scalable and maintainable solutions.
• Write clean, well-tested, and efficient code.
• Participate in code reviews and team discussions.
• Work on tickets and sprint-based development tasks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product and data.
• Assist in debugging, troubleshooting, and resolving technical issues.
• Contribute ideas to improve development processes and product features.
• Support future mobile and platform initiatives as team structure evolves.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

React

Next.js

REST APIs

Teamwork

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Tools

PostgreSQL

Firestore

MongoDB

Job description

Lovey in Birmingham is seeking a Graduate Full Stack Engineer to join our growing fintech tech team. This role suits a recent graduate or early-career engineer eager to gain hands-on experience across backend and frontend development in a fast-paced environment.

You’ll primarily work on backend tasks while also contributing to frontend features, helping us scale and modernise our platform, including future re-platforming and product development.