Engineering Manager, Zopa
Salary not provided
.NET
Java
Kotlin
Senior and Expert level
London
2-3 days a week in office (Canary Wharf)
Financial solutions for borrowers and savers
Open for applications
Financial solutions for borrowers and savers
501-1000 employees
FintechB2CLendingFinancial Services
Open for applications
Salary not provided
.NET
Java
Kotlin
Senior and Expert level
London
2-3 days a week in office (Canary Wharf)
501-1000 employees
FintechB2CLendingFinancial Services
Company mission
To create simple, fair and honest financial products that have the customer's needs at heart.
Role
Who you are
- As an experienced Engineering Manager, you’re someone who naturally:
- Owns outcomes. You look for problems to solve, not just tasks to complete, and you’re comfortable leading through uncertainty
- Is self-driven and proactive. You work with minimal direction while helping others find clarity and focus
- Brings strong opinions, held thoughtfully. You challenge ideas, influence decisions and stand your ground when needed, while staying open to learning and changing your mind
- Learns quickly from mistakes. You reflect openly on what didn’t work and using that insight to do better next time
- Cares deeply about people. You bring proven experience supporting engineers’ development, performance and progression
- Keeps a strong technical bar. You’ve helped build, run and improve production systems, and you treat quality as a first-class concern across the SDLC
- Communicates clearly and empathetically. You engage with engineers, product partners and stakeholders, explaining not just what you’re doing, but why
What the job involves
- At Zopa, Engineering Managers shape how our people grow, leading teams of talented Engineers working on products used by millions of customers
- You’ll help raise the bar for how we deliver, not just what we ship
- This is a role for someone who enjoys taking ownership and making things better. You will work closely with Product and other partners to plan ahead, navigate trade offs and tackle challenges early
- Engineering Managers at Zopa drive change beyond formal authority by building coalitions, shaping thinking across functions, and using insight and influence to move the organisation forward. When things are ambiguous, you bring clarity by making decisions, setting priorities, and helping teams move together
- We’re looking for Engineering Managers who don’t wait to be told where the problems are. You’ll use customer feedback and service data to spot opportunities, improve quality and reliability, and help your team deliver confidently through complexity
- We’re growing across several product-engineering tribes at Zopa, including Current Account, Product Enablement and Operational Efficiency. Each team works on different problems, but they’re all united by a shared belief in ownership, collaboration and thoughtful challenge
- You’ll join a supportive community of Engineering Managers who care deeply about people, impact and continuous improvement. During the interview process, you’ll meet Zopians from across the business so we can find the team where you’ll have the biggest impact
Application process
- Telephone call with an internal Talent Partner (45 mins)
- Interview with a Head of Engineering covering your leadership experience (60 mins)
- System Design case study interview with two Engineering Managers (60 mins)
- Final stage interview: Part 1 - Product collaboration (60 mins) Part 2 - Engineering leadership (60 mins)
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Zopa has been a pioneering force in the world of finance since 2005, lending out billions in personal loans since its inception, before the launch of its bank in 2020. Its depth of lending experience makes it a digital bank with a difference - offering all the benefits customers have come to expect from a challenger bank, but backed up by 16 years of know how.
Zopa has carved out a strong position for itself in UK fintech, offering more than just loans with products like savings accounts and credit cards. And its clear focus on lending and saving has paid off, with recent investment fueling both product growth and its entry into business lending. The bank also made its first acquisition, snapping up 'buy now, pay later' platform DivideBuy, as part of its expansion strategy.
On top of that, Zopa is now boasting two consecutive years of profit doubling, a rare feat in digital banking. Backed by fresh funding, it's now pushing into new territory with plans to launch a current account and integrate generative AI into customer services.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Meet the team
160 people
Diné Bennett, Head of Engineering for Payments
Our mission
Owns and builds the core payments infrastructureInsights
Top investors
Company
Employee endorsements
Intelligent people
"My colleagues here at Zopa have a wealth of knowledge which they share constantly and are always willing to assist or give a second opinion on..."
Funding (last 2 of 14 rounds)
Dec 2024
$94m
LATE VC
Feb 2023
$99.5m
LATE VC
Total funding: $965.2m
Company benefits
- 2-3 days a week in the office. We value face-to-face collaboration and a good work-life balance.
- You'll also have the option of working from abroad for up to 120 days a year!* But no matter where you are, we’ll make sure you’ve got everything you need to thrive, both in your work and home life, from day one (*Subject to having the right to work in the country of choice)
- On top of regular bank holidays, you’ll get 25 days holiday as standard, rising up to 30 days as your tenure grows. For any teams that operate on a bank holiday, you may be offered an alternative day off.
- As a Zopian, you can opt into our private medical insurance through Vitality Health. This’ll give you access to private medical care, discounted gym memberships, and other rewards such as savings at various retailers for maintaining an active lifestyle. You also get free Headspace access to help with the all-important mindfulness we need
- 16-weeks full pay for all new parents. We offer enhanced maternity and paternity pay to employees wishing to start a family. New parents, including those adopting, are eligible to take up to 16-weeks leave at full pay.
Company values
- Customer Champion: Whatever the role, the customer is front and centre of our thinking. We care passionately about doing the best for them.
- Fearless Choices: Our environment is fast-paced, agile and open. You'll solve interesting and challenging problems and be trusted and empowered to bring your ideas to life.
- In It Together: You'll join an ambitious, diverse and all round approachable team with a mix of ideas and talents who inspire each other to be better every day.
- Walk The Talk: You'll be honest, stick to your promises and face the tough moments head on.
- Win smarter: You'll be always on the lookout for a better way of doing things, going beyond "good enough" and welcoming different points of view.
Company HQ
London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Jaidev
(CEO)Promoted from within Zopa, previously COO. 12 years of experience at Capital One, including Chief Marketing Officer for UK.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Zopa
- We're always looking for passionate and talented people who can help us be the best place for money. We welcome everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, parental status, race or religion.
- We run a successful mentoring program, with 28 mentors across the business. We believe this launching pad helps our internal talent stretch beyond their comfort zone, explore new avenues and grow into future leaders.
- We’re focused on ensuring a fair approach to attracting talent, from how we advertise roles to our application and interview process. For all our hiring requirements we mandate 50/50 shortlists and diverse interview panels. We also run all our adverts through a recognised gender de-coder to ensure we attract and hire a diverse range of people. More recently we’ve been experimenting with new job boards and partnerships like Otta Jobs and BYP Network (Black Youth Partnership Network) to increase diversity in our candidate sourcing.
- We’ve secured trail-blazing partnerships with organisations like Code First Girls, YSYS and BYP Network. We’ve already had huge success with our Code First Girls cohort who joined our tech community as Software Engineers and Database Administrators in January.
- We encourage Zopians to create memorable career journeys, and internal mobility plays a huge part in this. All our live job vacancies are posted on our internal jobs board. Over the last 12 months, we’ve trained and supported many Zopians to make internal career moves and become compliance officers, developers, lawyers and HR specialists. In fact, 20% of our open roles in Q3 2021 were filled by internal candidates. This not only makes Zopa a great place to work, but also allows us to break down some of the systemic pipeline issues that we see in STEM professions.
- Our Diversity & Inclusion focus groups and “All in” club celebrate diversity through various company events, such as quiz nights and “Bring your kids to work” day – our favourite is international food night!
- Everyone at Zopa has different working styles, and we want to support them in any way possible. That’s why we’re committed to flexible working whether that’s from home, in the office or a combination of both. What’s more, our model includes the option of working from abroad for up to 120 days a year!
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