Senior Java/Kotlin Software Engineer - London

Zopa Bank; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Option to work abroad for up to 120 days a year

Diversity and Inclusion initiatives

Job summary

A leading financial technology firm in London is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to solve real financial problems for millions of customers. In this role, you will work on distributed systems, advocate for quality through test-driven development, and thrive in a collaborative environment. The position offers flexible working arrangements and a culture of continuous improvement and diversity.

Qualifications

• Experience building distributed systems at scale.
• A product-focused engineering mindset.
• Test-driven development practices.

Responsibilities

• Ship great products and not just write code.
• Solve real financial problems in a fast-moving environment.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to achieve business objectives.

Skills

Kotlin

Kafka

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS Aurora Postgres

Job description

Overview

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We started our journey back in 2005, building the first ever peer-to-peer lending company. Fast forward to 2020 and we launched Zopa Bank. A bank that listens to what our customers don’t like about finance and does the opposite. We’re redefining what it feels like to work in finance. Our vision for a new era of banking puts people front and centre — we’ve built a business that empowers everyone to aim high, every day, to move finance forward. Find out more about our fantastic offerings at Zopa.com.

We’re incredibly proud of our achievements and none of it would be possible without the amazing team here. If you embrace unconventional challenges, are unafraid to think differently and are driven to make an outsized impact, you’ll thrive here at Zopa.

The engineering challenge: Our Software Engineers don’t just write code, they solve real financial problems for millions of customers. You’ll work on distributed systems processing thousands of transactions daily, build resilient services that handle people’s money, and create experiences that make traditionally complex financial products feel simple.

Responsibilities

• You love shipping great products, not just writing superb code
• As an Engineer, you’re interested in the problem, not just the requirements
• You feel comfortable in a fast-moving environment and are ambitious about the speed and quality of your code. We ship our code multiple times a week with the impact measured in the result for the customer, not lines of code
• An advocate of test-driven development or, even better, behaviour-driven development. A strong commitment to quality is essential
• You’ve worked on large scale distributed software systems that have proven scalability and complex topologies
• Enjoy talking to key stakeholders and understand and show passion for the business objectives of the company
• You are comfortable with a fair bit of uncertainty, fast change, and love solving hard problems collaboratively
• You are a team player who thrives working in an honest and friendly working atmosphere. We have a flat hierarchy and give you the opportunity to make a real impact

Your Toolkit (Qualifications)

• You’ll work with Kotlin, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS Aurora Postgres, and other modern technologies. If you haven’t worked with all of these, we value skilled engineers with a willingness to learn.
• A product-focused engineering mindset
• Experience building distributed systems at scale
• Test-driven development practices
• Comfort operating in uncertainty and rapid change
• Collaborative problem-solving skills

Engineering Culture

• Customer impact over unnecessary complexity
• Team success over individual heroics
• Operational ownership, not just feature delivery
• Continuous improvement through honest feedback

Added Bonus

• Experience with fintech or banking is a plus, but we value problem-solvers from all backgrounds

Working Arrangements

We value flexible ways of working. This hybrid role requires you to come to our London office 2-3 days a week. You’ll also have the option of working from abroad for up to 120 days a year. Subject to having the right to work in the country of choice.

Diversity Statement

Zopa is proud to offer a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to better products for our customers and a unique company culture for our people. We are made up of nearly 50 nationalities, have a DE&I forum, and we are proud of our culture where everyone can bring their full self to work. Our approach to DE&I is reflected in our hiring process so please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.