Technical Lead, Ophelos
Growth
2 days a week in office (Central London )
Using AI and behavioral science to get people debt-free and organisations paid back.
Job no longer available
Using AI and behavioral science to get people debt-free and organisations paid back.
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
2 days a week in office (Central London )
21-100 employees
Company mission
To take the stress out of owing money.
Role
Who you are
- Experience with Backend language (ideally using a framework)
- Proven experience in managing technical teams and owning the delivery of a squad roadmap
- Strong problem-solving skills to identify and address issues, blockers, and delays, with the ability to effectively communicate these to senior management
- Pragmatic, business driven approach to developing technical solutions
- Appreciation of clean architecture and design patterns and understanding of the benefits of test-driven code
Desirable
- Experience scaling a product over different geographies
What the job involves
- Our Growth squad plays a critical role in this expansion. Building robust and scalable systems that empower clients and markets to self-onboard and enable us to support the financial health of millions of people
- We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer (Growth) with a passion for scale and innovation to join our team
- Your mission will be to lead the team across various Growth projects, crucial to our expansion journey. It’s a small team of four, with ranging seniority so the majority of your time will be spent working as an individual contributor
- Lead the delivery of the product roadmap through organising the set up and orchestration of the squad’s technical roadmap and resourcing
- Design, implement and deliver software such as ingestion pipelines, API and a greenfield internal operations application
- Align technical solutions with business goals that enable us to meet our goals
- Prioritise and organise the team’s backlog; this refers to managing bugs, maintaining features and technical debt
- Mentor other members of the team to ensure technical excellence and continuously raise the bar when it comes to engineering standards
- Innovate by sharing your ideas with the team and build products that make an incredibly impactful difference to society and people’s lives
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Debt is a major issue in the UK, with over 300 people declared insolvent every day and millions of households struggling with low savings or lacking basic appliances. Yet, debt collection practices haven't changed much in a century.
Ophelos launched in 2021 to fix that, and by 2023, it was acquired by Interum, Europe's largest credit management firm. The team brings experience from top companies like Monzo, Google, and IBM, and works closely with leading universities to drive innovation in finance and AI.
Ophelos is redesigning how debt is handled, using a digital-first, AI-driven approach that helps people pay off debt affordably while giving businesses smarter insights. And clients like Octopus Energy and Scottish Power are already using their platform to improve the customer experience.
Backed by top investors and now part of Interum, Ophelos has expanded into 17 European markets, scaling its missions to make debt recovery fairer and more human.
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Insights
44% female employees
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jun 2022
$6.7m
SEED
Jun 2021
$2.3m
SEED
Total funding: $9m
Company benefits
- Private healthcare
- Learning & Development allowance
- Work from home allowance
- Cycle to work scheme
- 25 Days holiday + Flexible public holidays
- 20 days working abroad allowance
- Referral bonus
Company values
- We practice what we preach: Actions speak louder than words, which is why we'll always do our utmost to find a solution that works for you
- We're always an open book: Transparency is more than a buzzword. We’re honest about our processes, at every stage of your journey
- We're individuals, and so are you: There’s no one-size-fits-all. That’s why we personalise our approach, no matter what you’re going through
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Amon Ghaiumy
(Co-Founder & CEO)Experienced startup operator, previously Director at Moat (acquired by Oracle) and ASAPP.
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