Staff Engineer

Funding Circle Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Greater London is seeking an experienced Staff Engineer with a strong track record of technical leadership. The candidate will drive the technical direction of the Product Engineering team, mentor Lead Engineers, and contribute to the company's goals by leveraging technology to achieve customer outcomes. The role offers a hybrid working model, a diverse and inclusive work culture, and a robust employee support system. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply even if their past experience does not perfectly match the requirements.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Flexible working environment

Learning & Development allowance

Qualifications

• Experience in at least one major programming language (e.g., Python, Ruby, Java).
• Strong technical documentation skills.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product leadership to shape technical direction.
• Coach Lead Engineers and assist in their personal development.
• Accountable for high-level solution design and technology decisions in the group.

Skills

Technical leadership

Coding in Python

Communication skills

Agile methodologies

Tools

Unix/Linux

Job description

Overview

Staff Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Staff Engineer with an excellent track record of technical leadership for our Product Engineering team. The role sits within our Short Term Credit Engineering Group, leading the area responsible for the cutting-edge platform our customers use to apply and manage their credit products. Staff Engineers are amongst the most senior leaders we have within our Technology function and as such are responsible for raising the bar and enabling us to achieve the incredible.

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 a decade 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 collaborate with product leadership early to understand the business goals and shape the technical direction to deliver on it. You translate this into a target system and data architecture with clear milestones to iterate towards it.
• You have strong technical documentation skills and are able to write clear and thorough technical designs and standards.
• You have high standards, drive continuous improvement, and take others on the journey to be even better.
• You actively coach Lead Engineers, giving them feedback on their solutions, and guardrails for making decisions. You play an important part in their personal development through mentorship and are a role model for aspiring Staff Engineers.
• You are able to perform deep-dives and troubleshoot issues in a hands-on capacity, but you seek to enable the teams rather than becoming a dependency for future issues.
• You have excellent stakeholder-management skills and can present technology solutions, risks and tradeoffs to any audience across Funding Circle, demonstrating the ability to influence without requiring reporting authority to do so.
• You take accountability for high-level solution design and technology decisions within your Group.
• You will have sound commercial acumen and a solid understanding of how tech drives the top and bottom line. Your impact is connected to customer and commercial outcomes.
• You represent Funding Circle externally at events, leveraging your network to share industry trends and insight, as well as attracting talent to Funding Circle.

What we’re looking for

• A curious mindset and an ability to continuously improve the Technology function
• An engineering leader who can lead on solving high-level problems, whilst also deep-diving into technical challenges in a hands-on capacity
• Strong technical documentation skills
• Strong communication skills
• Experience in at least one major Programming language (e.g. Python, Ruby, Java)
• A strong fundamental programmer (data structures, algorithms)
• Familiar with developing on Unix/Linux
• Knowledgeable of Agile, Scrum, BDD, TDD and CI/CD
• Experienced in delivering mission-critical, high-value products, and services.

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.

Want to learn more?

• We have a huge impact on the businesses that borrow through our platform, the communities they serve and the overall economy (last year £7.2bn 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.

Why join us?

At Funding Circle, we celebrate and support the differences that make you, you. We’re proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer. We truly believe that diversity makes us better.

As a flexible-first employer we offer hybrid working at Funding Circle, and we\'ve long believed in a "best of both" approach to in-office collaboration and non-office days. We expect our teams to be in our London office two times a week, where you can take advantage of our newly refurbished hybrid working space, barista made coffee and subsidised lunches (via JustEat) every day!

We back our Circlers to build their own incredible career, making a difference to small businesses every day. Our Circler proposition is designed to support employees both in and out of work, and it is anchored around four pillars: Health, Wealth, Development & Lifestyle.

A few highlights:

• Flexibility: We provide you with a benefit allowance so that you can tailor your benefit selection to you and your family’s needs.
• Health: Private Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Health Cash Plan, Health Assessments (including female fertility health assessments), eyecare vouchers, flu jabs, Wellhub (for discounted flexible gym membership and access to wellbeing apps) access to a free Employee Assistance Programme and free Digital GP for yourself and any children under 16.
• Wealth: Life Assurance, Income Protection, Critical Illness Cover, financial coaching through Octopus Money Coach, a tax-advantaged share scheme, a free mortgage advisor partnership and discounts across numerous retailers through Perks at Work.
• Development: Dedicated annual Learning & Development allowance and full access to internal learning platform.
• Lifestyle: Electric Car Scheme, Cycle to Work scheme, Season Ticket Loans, and more!

And finally, we have award winning parental leave policies supporting parents through enhanced maternity, partner and adoption leave, as well as additional leave for parental bereavement and for fertility treatments.

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