Kotlin Backend Engineer — FinTech (Manchester)

Zopa Bank; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Software Engineer to join their team in Manchester. This hybrid role requires 2-3 days in the office and focuses on building scalable cloud-based systems. Candidates should have solid experience in Kotlin or Java and a passion for clean code and collaborative problem-solving. Join a diverse team that values customer impact and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Solid hands-on experience with Kotlin (or Java) in a real-world setting.
• Good quality code and value clean design and testing.
• Curious, eager to learn, and not afraid to ask questions.

Responsibilities

• Write clean, reliable and maintainable backend code using Kotlin.
• Work on scalable cloud-based systems within a product-focused Agile team.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and designers.

Skills

Kotlin

Java

Clean design

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Tools

CI/CD

Cloud-native tools

Job description

A leading financial institution is seeking a Software Engineer to join their team in Manchester. This hybrid role requires 2-3 days in the office and focuses on building scalable cloud-based systems. Candidates should have solid experience in Kotlin or Java and a passion for clean code and collaborative problem-solving. Join a diverse team that values customer impact and flexible working arrangements.