Software Engineer

Yapily Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FinTech company in London is seeking a Backend Engineer to enhance their secure open banking infrastructure. You'll be responsible for building scalable web applications and APIs, collaborating closely with product teams. Ideal candidates show strong Java and Kubernetes skills, have a customer-first mindset, and possess a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. Join us to make a significant impact in financial technology.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Hybrid working options

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance and Income Protection

Company Pension Scheme

Enhanced Paternity and Maternity leave

£200 annual Learning budget

Cycle To Work Scheme

Employee Referral Scheme

Monthly social budget

Daily snacks provided

Dog-friendly office

Qualifications

• Experience with Java and Spring Framework.
• Experience with Kubernetes and microservices.
• Ability to design and debug distributed systems.
• API-first mindset and customer focus.
• Self-motivated and adaptable in a startup environment.
• 5+ years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable web applications and APIs.
• Collaborate with Product Managers for specifications.
• Troubleshoot customer issues with Support teams.
• Participate in code reviews and maintain code quality.
• Write efficient and maintainable code.

Skills

Java

Spring Framework

Kubernetes

Distributed systems debugging

RESTful APIs

Customer-focused API design

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Who are Yapily

Why we exist, and where we’re headed:

Our Mission: Redefining how the world interacts with value.

Our Vision: A world without financial friction

Our Purpose: To empower everyone to access and move value

At Yapily, we’re building a powerful, scalable, and secure open banking infrastructure that redefines how the world interacts with value.

Our open banking platform powers leading companies, such as Adyen, Intuit QuickBooks, and Google. By delivering payment initiation, bank data access, and pre-built products, we enable businesses to innovate fast and push the boundaries of financial technology.

As an early pioneer of open banking, we’re actively shaping the future of this industry with unrivalled expertise and a relentless focus on innovation.

What we’re looking for

At Yapily, we’re building a powerful, scalable, and secure open banking infrastructure that redefines how the world interacts with value. Our open banking platform powers leading companies, such as Adyen, Intuit QuickBooks, and Google. By delivering payment initiation, bank data access, and pre-built products, we enable businesses to innovate fast and push the boundaries of financial technology. As an early pioneer of open banking, we’re actively shaping the future of this industry with unrivalled expertise and a relentless focus on innovation.

In the fast-paced world of FinTech open banking, where innovation meets financial services, we are seeking a talented Backend Engineer to join our team in London. You will play a crucial role in developing and enhancing our backend infrastructure to support our growing suite of financial services.

Join us in shaping the future of open banking, and making a real impact in the financial industry.

Learn more: https://www.yapily.com/company/about-us

Key Tasks …

• Build and maintain highly scalable and secure web applications, services, and APIs
• Collaborate with Product Managers and stakeholders to gather and refine specifications and requirements
• Collaborate with Support and CSM functions to troubleshoot and debug customer issues
• Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality, promote knowledge sharing, and ensure high development standards across the organisation.
• Write well-structured, reliable, efficient and easily maintainable code
• Learn about Open Banking and PSD and the different things you can build with the APIs provided

This list is not exhaustive, and there may be other tasks that we ask you to be involved in from time to time. Above all, you are flexible and want to add value wherever you can. You understand that in a start-up, priorities change and we all need to be adaptable. Not only will you be comfortable when asked to input and lead in other areas, but you’ll be comfortable being a self-starter and instigating changes yourself.

For your new role

• You have experience with Java and Spring Framework
• You have experience with Kubernetes and micro services
• You can comfortably debug a distributed system e.g. using distributed tracing
• You can design a RESTful API and list all the pros and cons of your design
• You have an API-first product mindset: you care about customer outcomes and you like to listen to their use-cases before diving into code
• You can drive an initiative on your own, and you are also able support your team’s goals
• You have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. (5+ years of working experience)
• You are driven and curious. You ask questions and you strive to understand.
• You understand that the team will have different strengths. You’re happy to learn from them and to share your expertise.
• You are comfortable with the pace, ambiguity, and the need to be a self-starter that comes with working in a start-up.

• 25 days holiday a year (plus bank holidays) in the UK. We also offer an additional holiday day after 1 year's service, up to the value of 5 days
• We’re serious about work/life balance and operate hybrid working, giving you the flexibility to work from home, working from our amazing office space or work abroad for up to 30 days per year ‘Nomad Working’
• Comprehensive Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance and Income Protection
• Company Pension Scheme
• Enhanced Paternity and Maternity leave
• £200 annual Learning and Personal Development budget
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Employee Referral Scheme which offers £1,000 per employee referral
• Monthly social budget
• Daily snacks provided in the office
• Dog friendly office

Our Values

We obsess about quality

• Our customers have entrusted us with a critical function in a regulated industry…and we take that responsibility seriously. We always assume ownership and hold ourselves accountable.

We are curious

• Our innovation is powered by our collective growth mindset. We’re lifelong learners who challenge assumptions, experiment, and iterate.

We act with integrity

• We’re guided by our mission and earn and maintain trust by doing what’s right, even when it’s not easy.

We are do-ers

• We reject indifference and agility is our strength.
• We’re motivated by challenges, and biassed towards action.

We problem-solve together

• We’re diverse people in diverse places, and know the best solutions are born out of collaboration. We win, lose, and learn…together.