Software Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Software Engineer (Fintech): Building and optimizing high-load backend services for a next generation investment platform and mobile app with an accent on API design, database performance, and scalability. Focus on microservices architecture, solving complex concurrency challenges, and ensuring system reliability under heavy traffic.

Location: Hybrid in Bristol, London, or Manchester, UK (minimum 50% in office)

Salary: Competitive starting salary

Company

hirify.global is a rapidly growing FTSE 250 investment platform business in the UK, offering award-winning solutions for investors.

What you will do

• Engage in the full software development lifecycle from requirements gathering to deployment and production support.
• Work as part of a distributed team with strong remote and async communication.
• Iteratively improve new products while adhering to agreed design and architectural principles.
• Actively seek improvements in products, processes, and practices.
• Implement automated testing, continuous integration, and continuous deployment.
• Contribute outside your specific specialism when needed.

Requirements

• Excellent programming and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of software design patterns and paradigms such as OOP, DDD, MVC, microservices, containers/orchestration or event-driven architecture.
• Ability to create straightforward and well-tested code.
• Strong ownership of tasks and problems, asking for help when needed.
• English: B2 required

Nice to have

• Experience working with Investment or Pensions platforms.
• Familiarity with Go, gRPC/proto, PostgreSQL, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with TypeScript, Vue, Dart, and Flutter.

Culture & Benefits

• Friendly working environment with a strong sense of teamwork and pride.
• Hybrid working model with minimum 50% office time.
• Starting holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing up to 31, with a buy and sell scheme.
• Choice of pension schemes with matched contributions.
• Discretionary bonus and annual free share awards scheme.
• Health Cash Plan, discounted private healthcare, and free gym membership.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave.
• Personal development programs and access to skills workshops.
• Casual dress code and calendar of social events.