Software Engineer III

Who we are: We're one of Europe's fastest-growing fintech companies – on a mission to create the world's most empowering way to pay. We launched the product in 2020 and achieved double unicorn status, valued at $2 billion, and since then have taken on more than 6 million customers. Our mission is to become the best way to pay for anything, anywhere and say goodbye to credit costs for everyone. This is huge. Want to join us? About the role. Zilch is searching for a talented Senior Java Software Engineer to join our dynamic and fast-paced team. We are looking to speak with coding enthusiasts who live and breathe software, and who obsess about quality. This role is a fantastic opportunity for Engineers who would like to get involved in building from the ground up, value innovation and are natural problem solvers. If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you! Day-to-day responsibilities will include. Writing high quality, hyper performant, and well-structured code to support and extend the existing Zilch product. Breaking down complex product features and back-end improvements into well planned, detailed, deliverable tasks on a technical level. Advising and guiding teams on Engineering best practice, solution design and problem solving. Being responsible for system quality, monitoring, unit/integration testing and advising on testing strategy improvements. Working in an agile environment on user stories that deliver significant impact for our customers. Building integrations and APIs that are rock-solid, secure, well-tested, and highly performant. Continuous improvement of code, systems, processes, and knowledge. Working with databases and data securely and efficiently. Liaising with stakeholders to triage inbound bug reports, reproduce reported issues and identify solutions. What we’re looking for. Demonstrated experience (preferably 5+ years) in Java Software Development, Spring Boot, building microservices and robust interfaces, using SQL type databases such as MySQL or SQL Server and integrating with external services. A bachelor and/or master’s degree in a technical field. Team/Technical leadership experience. Highly skilled in cloud architecture (AWS) and tooling. Experience in cloud infrastructure, Infra as code (Terraform) and CI/CD Detail-oriented and committed to quality. A positive, collaborative attitude and approach to development and testing. Preferred. Exposure to NoSQL type databases (e.g., DynamoDB, MongoDB) Knowledge of React, Angular and TypeScript Experience with Docker and/or Kubernetes DevOps mindset Experience working on a B2C product Benefits. Compensation & Savings: Pension scheme. Death in Service scheme. Income Protection. Permanent employees enjoy access to our Share Options Scheme. 5% back on in-app purchases. £200 for WFH Setup. Health & Wellbeing: Private Medical Insurance including; GP consultations (video, telephone or face-to-face). Prescribed medication. In-patient, day-patient and out-patient care. Mental health support. Optical, dental & audiological cover. Physiotherapy. Advanced cancer cover. Menopause support. Employee Assistance Programme including: Unlimited mental health sessions. 24/7 remote GP & physiotherapy. 24/7 helpline for emotional & practical support. Savings & discounts on everyday shopping. 1:1 personalised well-being consultations. Gym membership discounts. Family Friendly Policies: Enhanced maternity pay. Enhanced paternity pay. Enhanced adoption pay. Enhanced shared parental leave. Learning & Development: Professional Qualifications. Professional Memberships. Learning Suite for e-courses. Internal Training Programmes. FCA & Regulatory training. Workplace Perks: Hybrid working: office-based Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday; remote working Tuesday and Friday Casual dress code. Workplace socials. Healthy snacks. Find Jobs in United Kingdom on Arbeitnow