Senior Software Engineer, Funding Circle

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Scala

Kafka

Elixir

Haskell

Erlang

Clojure

Senior and Expert level

London

More information about location

2+ days a week in office

Business finance that backs you and your business to succeed

Open for applications

Business finance that backs you and your business to succeed

1001+ employees

FintechB2BMarketplaceLendingFinancial Services

Open for applications

Salary not provided

Scala

Kafka

Elixir

Haskell

Erlang

Clojure

Senior and Expert level

London

More information about location

2+ days a week in office

1001+ employees

FintechB2BMarketplaceLendingFinancial Services

Company mission

We back small businesses with the finance they need to succeed. At Funding Circle, we understand running a business is hard work so we provide a fast, hassle-free experience for businesses looking for finance - with SME experts based in the UK.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

You love to build new things but also don’t shy away from digging into a legacy codebase. You love to work in a complex problem domain that is implemented with simple software systems
You have an interest or experience in Functional Programming, microservices and/or event-driven architecture
You are a collaborator - you encourage pairing and believe that working together is smarter than working in a silo
You are a teacher - generous with your time and expertise to teach stakeholders and our fellow engineers how to answer their own questions
Proactively problem solving, identifying and confidently mitigating any risks, issues or control weaknesses that arise in your day-to-day
Experience working with ideally Clojure or at least one major functional programming language (E.g. Scala, Elixir, Haskell, Erlang)
Strong fundamental programming skills (data structures, algorithms)
Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
An interest (or experience) in any of Functional Programming, Distributed Systems or Event-Driven Architectures (using Apache Kafka)
Knowledge of decision engines wanted but not essential

What the job involves

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer in our Credit Decisioning team
Our Credit Decisioning team, part of the Core Services department, is a collaborative group of problem-solvers dedicated to building and refining the technology that delivers near-instant decisions to our customers
As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll play a key role in evolving our bespoke decision engine, which is central to our application process
You’ll work closely with talented colleagues to understand and enhance our credit strategy implementation and the software systems that support it

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Funding Circle launched in 2010 and it was the perfect time in the market. After the financial crisis in 2008, financial institutions were hesitant to lend money. Loans to SMEs were at record lows.

This meant that Funding Circle's innovative platform - connecting investors and businesses directly - had immediate product-market fit and growth. Funding Circle remains incredibly focused on small businesses, and this set it apart from other lending platforms. The business has since expanded to the USA.

The company completed its IPO in September 2018 in a challenging economic environment in Europe and the USA. More recently, however, trading in the group’s core UK market has been helped by its participation in the government’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme – the company says it has been responsible for a quarter of CBILS loans by volume since it was accredited to join the scheme in April 2020.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

40% female employees

9% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.1)

Trustpilot (4.6)

Company

Employee endorsements

Focus on employee wellbeing

"We've moved to a hybrid way of working at FC. We have lots of employee benefits, from lunch budgets (Just Eat), to retail discounts, gym/health..."

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Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)

Jan 2017

$94.9m

SERIES F

Apr 2015

$150m

SERIES E

Total funding: $367.2m

Company benefits

Annual learning budget
Private Health insurance covering pre-existing conditions
5% Matched Pension
25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)
Access to Wellhub (formally Gym Pass)
Dental Insurance
Just Eat for Business 2 days when in the office

Company values

Think smart
Obsess over the customer
Make it happen
Be open
Stand together
Live the adventure

Company HQ

City of London, London, UK

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Leadership

Samir Desai

(Non Executive Director)

Previously a Consultant at BCG and an Investment Executive at Olivant focused on financial services businesses. Awarded a CBE for services to financial services in 2015.

Lisa Jacobs

(CEO)

Lisa is CEO of Funding Circle. She is responsible for driving the company’s strategy and overseeing Funding Circle's operations in the UK and US.

Andrew Mullinger

(Co-founder)

Founded Funding Circle in 2009 until hiring his replacement in 2016.

James Meekings

(Co-Founder)

Co-founded Funding Circle in 2009 and was UK MD up until to 2019. He now spends his time helping, and investing in, early stage companies.

Sam Hodges

(Co-Founder)

Sam founded our US business and was US MD up until 2018.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Funding Circle

Poonam Verma (Director of Talent Development, Culture & Belonging)

It’s in our differences that we find our strengths!
We celebrate and support the differences that make you, you. So we’re building a culture where difference is valued. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer. We truly believe diversity makes us better. We particularly encourage applications from applicants from underrepresented backgrounds. We welcome applicants who may want to work flexibly

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