Technical Recruiter, iwoca
12 months FTC
£50-70k
+ Share options
Online loans for small businesses
Be an early applicant
Online loans for small businesses
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
£50-70k
+ Share options
201-500 employees
Company mission
To fund one million small businesses.
Role
Who you are
- At least 5 years of experience sourcing high calibre back-end software engineers and assessing the complexity and impact of their past projects, ideally with expertise in Python, Django, Rust, Golang, and relational databases
- A track record building tech teams in a fast-paced scale up or high growth product focused organisation
- Emotional intelligence demonstrated through thoughtful questions, active listening, empathy, and strong relationships with candidates and stakeholders
- Organised and pragmatic approach, with the ability to prioritise in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy in documentation, process, and candidate data
- Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ideally Ashby) to manage pipelines, automate workflows, keep hiring on track, and set up self-serve reporting
- Ability to run semi-technical interviews, assessing how candidates apply knowledge, explain ideas, and contribute in practice
Desirable
- Experience hiring across other technical roles, including data scientists (especially those using probabilistic models), data engineers, product managers, and front-end or full-stack developers
- Ability to test new sourcing tools and methods, and adapt based on evidence and feedback
- Confidence using data and metrics to assess and improve processes
- Fluency with AI tools
- Clear, direct communication when aligning with stakeholders on hiring needs, candidate feedback, and decisions
What the job involves
- Our Tech Talent team hires software engineers, data scientists, and product professionals with a data-driven, objective approach that prioritises quality, fairness, and consistency in our recruitment processes
- We use systems like Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, and Welcome to the Jungle (Otta) for hiring, and harness our hiring data to share insights that support informed decision-making. The team encourages innovation and experiments with technologies like Generative AI (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) to work more effectively
- This role focuses on hiring for our Tech, Analytics, and Product (TAP) department. You’ll help secure the talent behind iwoca’s data-intensive systems
- Autonomy: Map, identify and approach exceptional software engineers and other specialists. Use sourcing tools, build pipelines, collate insights, and shape hiring strategies
- Stakeholder partnership: Work closely with hiring managers and senior leaders to define roles, set hiring standards, and run smooth, consistent processes for candidates and interviewers
- Ownership: Own the process from collating salary benchmarking data and sourcing to interviews, closing offers and pre-onboarding, maintaining visibility throughout
Our take
UK SMEs are the backbone of a complex economy that is constantly changing, so the need for fast and responsive access to finance is becoming more and more important to ensure their success and growth. iwoca allows SMEs access to business loans in less than a minute, with its API and business marketplace partnerships.
With offerings like iwoca's, gone are the days where waiting up to eight weeks for a loan decision was viable. Its simplified business loans of £1,000 - £500,000 come with no fees attached, and applying online takes no more than five minutes. The ready availability of iwoca loans gives business owners a level of certainty, so that they can make instant decisions to help their business grow.
iwoca has made a number of partnerships with other players in the business finance space, including an impressive industry-first invoice checkout integration with QuickBooks. Funding raised by the company, which is now operating at net profitability, will enable it to meet a recent surge in demand for corporate loans and offer more to larger SMB businesses. And the company has made several billion in funding available to over 100,000 businesses since launching, positioning itself as a leading European fintech.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Employee endorsements
Opportunities to learn
"Great opportunities available to learn from both individuals through shadowing, and teams through presentations and even secondment opportunities -..."
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Aug 2019
$13.4m
GRANT
Feb 2019
$26.8m
SERIES D
Total funding: $97.7m
Company benefits
- Work where you work best: Twice a year we rent houses in places like Sicily and the French Alps where each team can work together for a week poolside. We champion flexible working in all our teams
- Invest in iwoca: We want people to be invested in iwoca's success so after six months you'll be awarded share options
- Keep yourself healthy: We offer comprehensive health insurance and cash plans. You'll also get gym discounts and we host yoga classes in the office every week
- Start (and end) your day right: Each floor of iwoca HQ has a fully stocked fridge for breakfast and every Friday we unwind with beers and wine
- Life-work balance: We know your life outside of work comes first. We offer enhanced maternity and paternity leave for new parents plus a nursery benefit. We also have unlimited unpaid leave
- Learning and development: Whether you want to learn to code, experiment with motion design, or beat cognitive biases, you'll have time and budget to invest in your professional development
Company values
- Motivated: Going to work shouldn't feel like a slog, so we want everyone in the team to personally care about what they're working on. We stay motivated by celebrating our wins, learning from our mistakes, and always looking for new gaps to step into
- Smart: At iwoca being smart isn't about what you know, it's about how you think. Smart thinking means looking at each problem by asking ‘why’ first, then figuring out ‘how’
- Humble: We know all ideas are flawed, all code has bugs, and everyone makes mistakes - it’s how we learn. For us, being humble means you question yourself first, rather than your team
- Growth Mindset: We think there's always a better way to solve a problem. So we never let ourselves get comfortable with being good enough
Articles
Leadership
Christoph Rieche
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously spent 7 years at Goldman Sachs as a Vice President before co-founding iwoca in 2011.
Joost Versteeg
(CMO)Joost initially joined iwoca in 2017 as an Intern. Since then, they have held a number of roles, from Growth Analyst to Head of Commercial Strategy and became CMO in 2024.
People progressing
Serita joined as a Customer Onboarder, before moving into the Broker Team. Most recently they have been promoted to Partnership Manager.
Leo joined in 2018 as a Client Onboarder. Since then, they have worked in a number of roles and now serve as the Product Manager.
Jenny originally joined the Client Onboarding team and now leads the Customer Success department for the German business.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at iwoca
- We work hard to make iwoca a place where everyone feels welcome, where you can confidently be yourself. We understand that diversity isn't an optional add-on, it's the core ingredient of what makes us great.
Share this job
View 32 more jobs at iwoca