Senior Engineer

Funding Circle Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology company in the UK is looking for a Senior Engineer to join their Collections and Recovery team. The role focuses on improving processes for borrowers and investor data management, requiring strong experience in Python or Ruby, along with knowledge of Agile methodologies. The successful candidate will enjoy a collaborative work environment, tackling complex challenges and directly impacting small businesses by enhancing their financing options. Join us in shaping the future of SME lending at a company committed to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Free online therapy sessions

Fitness discounts

Parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Python and/or Ruby.
• Knowledge of Clojure is desirable.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.
• Experience in microservices, Distributed Systems or Event-Driven Architectures.
• Experience of Agile, Scrum and TDD.
• Knowledge of Containerisation and Cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives for internal Collections and Recoveries teams.
• Work closely with teams using investor data to improve their challenges.
• Identify ways to automate manual processes.
• Collaborate and encourage knowledge sharing among team members.

Skills

Python

Ruby

Clojure

Agile methodologies

TDD

Microservices

Distributed Systems

Event-Driven Architectures

Apache Kafka

Containerization

Cloud platforms (AWS)

CI/CD

Job description

Overview

Senior Engineer in our Collections, Recovery & Litigation (CRL) and Investor Management (IM) team. The CRL/IM team develops and maintains systems that make it easy for Funding Circle Borrowers to service their loans. They also own systems that manage investor data, enabling Funding Circle to efficiently manage investor relationships and provide investors with access to their investment data.

Please note, the minimum expectation for office attendance is two days per week in our central London office.

Who are we?

We’re Funding Circle. We back small businesses to succeed.

At Funding Circle, we believe the world needs small businesses. That’s why we’ve made it our mission to help them get the finance they need to grow.

With more than 15 years of expertise under our belt, we’ve built a game-changer of a platform with cutting-edge data and technology that’s reshaping the landscape of SME lending. Say goodbye to lengthy applications and hello to lightning-fast decisions! In just minutes, SMEs across the UK can get a decision, giving them access to competitive funding in a flash.

We know that good business is about good people. So we pride ourselves on providing meaningful, human support as well as fast, hassle free processes to deliver an unbeatable customer experience.

The role

• You would lead on initiatives solving problems for our internal Collections and Recoveries teams as well as borrower facing journeys that improve the experience for businesses in difficulty.
• You will be working closely with the teams that use investor data, understanding how they work, their challenges and designing solutions to solve them.
• You will identify ways to automate manual processes, within both Engineering and the Operations teams that you will work with.
• You love to build new things but also don’t shy away from digging into a legacy codebase.
• You love to work in a complex problem domain that is implemented with simple software systems.
• You are a collaborator - you encourage pairing and believe that working together is smarter than working in a silo.
• You are a teacher - generous with your time and expertise to teach stakeholders and our fellow engineers how to answer their own questions.
• Proactively problem solving, identifying and confidently mitigating any risks, issues or control weaknesses that arise in your day-to-day.

What we’re looking for

• Strong experience in Python and/or Ruby
• Knowledge of Clojure desirable
• Strong fundamental programming skills (data structures, algorithms)
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
• Experience in any of microservices, Distributed Systems or Event-Driven Architectures (using Apache Kafka)
• Experience of Agile, Scrum and TDD
• Knowledge of Containerisation (including Kubernetes), Cloud platforms (e.g. AWS) and CI/CD

At Funding Circle we are committed to building diverse teams so please apply even if your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the requirements.

Why join us?

We have a huge impact on the businesses that borrow through our platform, the communities they serve and the overall economy (last year £6.9bn of GDP generated).

You can read our full Impact Report here: https://www.fundingcircle.com/uk/impact

To see what our customers think, visit our Trustpilot page: https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/fundingcircle.com

And we’re still evolving! Our award-winning multi-product platform is solving more SME finance challenges than ever before. We think big, rally together and meet the needs of SME customers like no other.

Equal opportunity

At Funding Circle we are committed to building diverse teams so please apply even if your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the requirements. We’re proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer. We truly believe that diversity makes us better.

Perks and benefits

• Health: Private Medical Insurance through Aviva, Dental Insurance through Bupa, MediCash, access to free online therapy sessions and exclusive discounts with Hertility for reproductive health support.
• Wealth: Octopus Money Coach, free mortgage advisor partnership and discounts across numerous retailers through Perks at Work.
• Development: Dedicated annual learning allowance and full access to internal learning platform.
• Lifestyle: Wellhub (fitness discounts), Electric Car Scheme and more!
• Parental leave: Award-winning policies supporting parents through enhanced maternity, partner and adoption leave, plus additional leave for parental bereavement and fertility treatments.

Ready to make a difference? We’d love to hear from you.