Senior Platform Engineer

MUBI; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking talented data professionals to join their innovative team. This role offers the opportunity to work on designing REST APIs, coding backend services with Java, and developing modern front ends using React and Redux. You will play a crucial role in deploying code to the cloud, ensuring clean coding practices, and collaborating within empowered teams. With a mission to transform banking, this position promises a dynamic work environment and a chance to make a significant impact in a fast-paced digital landscape. Embrace the chance to grow and contribute to a forward-thinking organization that values innovation and teamwork.

Benefits

33 days holiday

Birthday holiday

Paid volunteering time

Flexible hours

Company enhanced pension scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Family-friendly policies

Retail discounts

Cycle to Work initiative

Electric Vehicle leasing

Qualifications

• Experience in designing REST APIs and coding backend services.
• Proficiency in modern front-end development using React and Redux.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement REST APIs and backend services.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver software from idea to deployment.

Skills

REST APIs

Java

React

Redux

Cloud Deployment

Clean Coding

Automated Testing

Continuous Deployment

Tools

AWS

Job description

Join Starling Bank as a Data Professional

Starling is the UK’s first and leading digital bank on a mission to fix banking! Our vision is fast technology, fair service, and honest values. We built a new kind of bank to help people save, spend, and manage their money in a transformative way.

We’re a fully licensed UK bank with the culture and spirit of a fast-moving tech company. We employ more than 3,000 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff, and Manchester offices. Our technologists are at the heart of Starling, working in a fast-paced environment focused on innovation and collaboration.

About the Role

We are looking for talented data professionals at all levels to join our team. We value individuals who are engaged, care about customers, and take ownership of their work. You will be responsible for:

• Designing REST APIs.
• Coding backend services, ideally using Java or another server-side compiled language.
• Developing modern front ends, ideally using React and Redux.
• Deploying code to the cloud, ideally on AWS.
• Believing in clean coding, simple solutions, automated testing, and continuous deployment.
• Taking ownership of features from the original idea through to live deployment.
• Working collaboratively within empowered teams to deliver software.

Company Benefits

• 33 days holiday (including flexible bank holidays)
• An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
• 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
• Part-time and/or flexible hours available for most roles
• Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
• Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care
• Generous family-friendly policies
• Access to retail discounts and wellness platform through Perkbox
• Initiatives like Cycle to Work and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing

Interview Process

Our interview process is conversational and aims to get the best from you. You can expect the following stages:

• Stage 1 - 30 mins with one of the team
• Stage 2 - Take-home challenge
• Stage 3 - 90 mins technical interview with two team members
• Stage 4 - 45 min final interview with an executive and a member of the people team

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