Backend Engineer

We are Hiring Reporting to the Group Engineering Manager, BigPay’s development department is responsible for building and maintaining the software which runs the BigPay service. We are a strongly integrated, high performing team whose members enjoy considerable autonomy, and in which you will be expected to take responsibility for significant projects, develop your skills and mentor other members of your team. We’re looking for Backend Developers to write and maintain software which our 1m customers trust with their money 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. About the job You will be responsible for building code that supports the financial futures of our users, by: Understanding the requirements of our core payment system and of new financial products and features Working closely in a cross-functional team with members of our product, QA and DevOps groups to deliver products on time and within budget. Performing PR reviews and communicating your work to the wider development team. Consulting with product owners and other stakeholders about the implications and future directions of your work. BigPay operates on a core + elective basis, so you will also be encouraged to participate in some of: Performing PR reviews and mentoring more junior members of the team Managing feature delivery and release for your team Providing input into architecture and specification Maintaining our toolsets and deployment pipelines Writing about our work for the outside world in blogs, white papers and so forth. To be successful You should have: Any level of experience in software development - A good first degree in Computer Science or a related discipline. An enthusiasm for technology and an ability to learn new things quickly. To be a self-starter, willing to take responsibility for deliverables and able to organize to deliver. Experience with the following will be helpful but is not essential: Rust or C++ Spring Boot Kafka Docker or other container technologies React or Angular Python