Senior Java/Kotlin Software Engineer - London

The role

You will build and ship software that solves real financial problems for millions of customers. The work covers distributed systems that process thousands of transactions a day and resilient services that handle people's money.

What you will do

• Build distributed systems that process thousands of transactions daily
• Build resilient services that handle people's money
• Create simple experiences for traditionally complex financial products
• Ship code multiple times a week, measuring impact by the result for the customer
• Write code using test-driven or behaviour-driven development
• Work with key stakeholders on the business objectives of the company
• Solve hard problems collaboratively in a fast-changing environment
• Take operational ownership, not just feature delivery

Required qualifications

• Love shipping great products, not just writing good code
• Interested in the problem, not just the requirements
• Comfortable in a fast-moving environment, ambitious about speed and quality of code
• Strong commitment to quality
• Experience with large scale distributed software systems with proven scalability and complex topologies
• Enjoy talking to stakeholders and show passion for business objectives
• Comfortable with uncertainty and fast change
• Team player who works well in an honest and friendly atmosphere
• Experience building distributed systems at scale
• Test-driven development practices
• Collaborative problem-solving skills

Nice to have

• Experience with Kotlin, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS Aurora Postgres, or other modern technologies (a willingness to learn is valued if not all are known)
• Experience with fintech or banking

Benefits

• Hybrid working with face-to-face collaboration and a good work-life balance
• Option to work from abroad for up to 120 days a year, subject to right to work
• Support to thrive in work and home life from day one
• Flat hierarchy with the opportunity to make a real impact

Before you apply

• Right to work in the country you plan to work from is needed for working abroad
• Behavioural and competency interviews: AI use is not allowed
• Technical interviews: AI use depends on the stage; your Talent Partner will say what is expected

About the company

Zopa started in 2005 as a peer-to-peer lending company and launched Zopa Bank in 2020. It describes itself as a bank that does the opposite of what customers dislike about finance.