Senior Product Engineer (PHP/Fintech)

TL;DR

Senior Product Engineer (PHP/Fintech): Building and optimizing high-performance lending platforms and integrating new APIs with an accent on domain-driven design and scalable architecture. Focus on designing message-driven systems, implementing event sourcing, and ensuring high code quality through automated testing.

Location: Remote (Company has a workspace in London)

Company

hirify.global is a fintech unicorn on a mission to build the world's best technology to help people get credit and save money, primarily targeting the UK and US markets.

What you will do

• Build and integrate new APIs to elevate the customer journey.
• Optimize cutting-edge lending platforms for efficiency and performance.
• Engage in deep architectural discussions to shape the future of the products.
• Collaborate within a cross-functional engineering organization of over 200 specialists.
• Ensure code reliability using robust automated testing tools like Behat and PHPUnit.

Requirements

• Strong experience with modern PHP development (PHP 8.0+ is a must).
• Solid grasp of modern PHP frameworks, specifically Symfony or Laravel.
• Excellent automated testing skills (unit, integration, functional).
• High degree of ownership and autonomy.
• Ability to work effectively within a highly collaborative team.

Nice to have

• Experience with Domain Driven Design (DDD), Message-Driven Systems, and Event Sourcing.
• Familiarity with microservices architecture.
• Experience working on financial systems.
• Experience in a cross-functional environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Best-in-class compensation, including equity.
• Private health insurance coverage.
• Inclusive and open workspace environment.
• Opportunity to scale one of the world's most successful fintech companies.

Hiring process

• Initial introductory chat.
• 15-minute cognitive assessment.
• 90-minute technical live coding exercise.
• 60-minute culture-add interview.