Senior Software Engineer (Enabling Teams)

Senior Software Engineer (Enabling Teams)

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and deploy scalable software solutions for [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]'s global financial platform, collaborating with teams throughout the development lifecycle.

Senior Software Engineer (Enabling Teams)

London Office - Hybrid: 4 days in the office, 1 day working from home [Employer hidden] is seeking exceptional and highly motivated software engineers to join our engineering division in London. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact within a leading FinTech firm. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be an integral part of our team from your first day, contributing to mission-critical projects and deploying production code within your first week.

As a Senior Engineer, you will have significant responsibility, agency, and ownership of large, mission-critical services, products, and platforms. We are committed to identifying and nurturing future technical leaders, for those who demonstrate exceptional performance and aptitude, we offer an accelerated path for career progression.

What We Offer

• A competitive salary, performance-based bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package.
• A structured career development path with dedicated mentorship from senior engineers and clear opportunities for advancement.
• The opportunity to work on complex, intellectually stimulating projects that have a significant and measurable business impact.
• A dynamic, inclusive, and high-performance work environment within a leading, high-growth global FinTech company.
• The opportunity to build and contribute to critical projects from day 1.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy high-quality, scalable software solutions for our global financial platform. Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineers, to deliver robust features and products.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from initial ideation and technical design to deployment and operational maintenance.
• Contribute to technical discussions and architectural design reviews, helping to shape the future of our technology stack.
• Uphold and enhance engineering best practices through rigorous code reviews, automated testing, and adherence to continuous integration/deployment (CI/CD) principles.
• We encourage you to leverage the latest AI tools to augment your skills and accelerate your learning. We champion their responsible use, emphasizing that you must be able to fully understand and own any code or solution you develop

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline, with a strong academic record.
• You’ll probably have over 7 years of experience as a software engineer writing production-grade code, but competency, attitude, and ability matter more to us than a number.
• Experience working in fintech or within the financial services industry.
• Proficient understanding of core computer science principles, including data structures, algorithms, software design, and complexity analysis.
• Demonstrable programming ability in at least one modern language (e.g., Python, Java, Go, etc).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to approach complex challenges in a structured manner.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a commitment to working effectively within a collaborative team environment.

Desirable Attributes

• Prior internship experience in a software development role.
• Familiarity with cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerisation technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Contributions to open-source projects or a personal portfolio demonstrating technical curiosity and skill.

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