Software Engineer - London

Zopa Bank; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Opportunity to work abroad for up to 120 days a year

Supportive work culture

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in London is looking for a Software Engineer to join their dynamic team. The role involves designing and building modern, reliable, and scalable microservices that enhance user experience in finance. Ideal candidates should have experience with distributed systems and be comfortable with technologies like Kotlin, Kafka, and Kubernetes. This hybrid position requires in-office presence 2-3 days a week, offering flexibility and a focus on collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience building distributed systems at scale.
• Test-driven development practices preferred.
• Comfortable in uncertainty and rapid change.

Responsibilities

• Ship great products by designing and building scalable microservices.
• Own services end-to-end, from conception to production monitoring.
• Collaborate with product, design, and data experts.

Skills

Kotlin

Kafka

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS Aurora Postgres

Problem-solving

Collaborative skills

Job description

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Hello there. We’re Zopa.

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 !

Our Story

Hello there. We’re Zopa.

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. It’s not just industry awards we’re winning, we’ve also been named in the top three UK’s Most Loved Workplaces.

If you embrace unconventional challenges, are unafraid to think differently and are driven to make an outsized impact, you’ll thrive here at Zopa, so join us, and make it count. Want to see us in action? Follow us on Instagram @zopalife

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.

Your Impact

• You will focus on shipping great products, not just writing superb code
• Design and build modern, reliable, scalable microservices
• Own your services end-to-end, from conception to production monitoring
• Collaborate directly with product, design and data experts to shape solutions
  
  

Your Toolkit

• 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
  
  

Our 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
  
  

We're on the move!

Towards the end of 2025 Zopa will be relocating to a brand-new headquarters at 20 Water Street in Canary Wharf. The 44,000 square foot workspace will foster collaboration and inspire creativity for our 900 employees amidst our 2025 growth blitz.

At Zopa we value flexible ways of working.

We value face-to-face collaboration and a good work-life balance. 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!* But no matter where you are, we’ll make sure you’ve got everything you need to thrive, both in your work and home life, from day one.

• 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 made up of Zopians wanting to make a difference 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Financial Services, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Banking

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