Software Engineer

We are creating two new UK engineering teams in London Victoria and Burgess Hill. We are looking for the most innovative, forward-thinking engineers with a growth mindset and an appetite for challenging our approach to software development. If you are open-minded, willing to learn and passionate about building software using great engineering practices, then we want to talk to you.

These new teams will be using a variety of tech stacks and working with code, data, and configuration to rapidly deploy capabilities across EMEA markets to fill critical market needs using an inner source model. The successful applicants will be experienced Software Engineers with a curiosity for diving into new codebases and working in a variety of technologies to power and protect the growth of International Card Services business.

When considering whether an Engineer is a great fit for our team, we won’t focus solely on languages used or experience but on their ability to think creatively, approach problems with an intelligent mindset, and, above all, their passion to Make Stuff Happen! We are looking for good communicators who feel comfortable reaching out to other teams and working through problems in a collaborative way.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver features with a focus on quality, predictability and throughput
• Be comfortable working in a nimble, agile environment which embraces uncertainty and evolving requirements
• Collaborate with engineers from other teams to align on design and contribution guidelines
• Identify engineering challenges and drive them through to a positive outcome
• Ensure our solutions are testable, intuitive and easy to maintain
• Drive good engineering principles, patterns, and practices
• Be an advocate for great developer experience
• Participate in design and code reviews
• Celebrate team achievements and failures
• Participate in hackathons, paid 5 days of self-development, innovation and product roadshows.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• Proven track record of delivering great software solutions
• Depth of knowledge and ability to demonstrate hands-on coding in at least one language from Java, Kotlin, Go and Python
• Application design, software development, and testing experience in an agile environment
• Excited by learning and experimenting with new languages and technology and translating this into working software
• Willing to take risks and share fresh perspectives
• Self-directed and able to work in an ambiguous environment through the innovation process
• Values collaboration and puts team interests first
• Contributions to open source/inner source projects is a plus

NOTE: Not all of Java, Go, Kotlin and Python are required, but deep experience of at least ONE of these is essential.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £45,000.00-£50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Gym membership

Application question(s):

• Can you tell us about any skills or experience you have that might be helpful in this job?

Experience:

• Software development (Java / Go / Kotlin / Python): 3 years (required)

Work Location: In person