Senior Software Engineer, Starling
Ember
Mobile-first bank offering personal, joint and business accounts
Job no longer available
Mobile-first bank offering personal, joint and business accounts
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To solve our customer's problems - and build the best bank in the world.
Role
Who you are
- Strong experience building backend systems and APIs in production environments
- Experience writing software in TypeScript, Java
- Proficiency with GCP and Terraform
- A track record of owning work from initial design through to production support
- Experience working cross-functionally with engineers, product owners, and designers to deliver valuable outcomes
- Experience in regulated/security-sensitive environments or building financial/accounting systems is a plus
- Frontend experience (React, TypeScript) is a plus. We're backend-focused but appreciate engineers who can work across the entire stack
- You may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren’t sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Ember team and help us build the robust backend systems and APIs that power these product experiences, while also contributing to fullstack development when needed
- This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys writing high-quality code and contributing to reliable, well-observed systems in production
- You’ll join one of our engineering squads, working closely with product managers and designers to solve real customer problems. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will:
- Own the design, implementation, and maintenance of backend services and product functionality
- Contribute to the design of scalable, reliable systems with a strong focus on simplicity and maintainability
- Build and improve services running in GCP, using Terraform to support infrastructure changes
- Improve observability across our systems, including monitoring, alerting, and logging
- Support high engineering standards through code review, technical discussion, and mentoring other engineers
- We’re open-minded when it comes to hiring. We care more about aptitude and attitude than specific qualifications. However, the Ember team primarily works with:
- Back End: Node.js, TypeScript, Java, PostgreSQL
- Infrastructure: GCP, Terraform, Kubernetes, GitHub, CircleCI
- Front End: React, Next.js, TypeScript
- Testing: Jest, Playwright
Application process
- Interviewing is a two-way process; we want you to get to know us as much as we get to know you. You can generally expect:
- Initial Chat: A short introductory call with a member of our Talent Team to discuss your background, what you’re looking for in your next role, and all things Starling
- Engineering Manager Chat: A more in-depth conversation with an Engineering Manager to dive into your technical experience, your approach to problem-solving, and how you’ll fit into the Ember squad
- Technical Assessment: A take-home coding exercise that you'll complete in your own time
- Technical interview: We'll review your solution together in a collaborative code review format followed by an interactive system design discussion
- Final Interview: A conversation with our leadership team to talk about the bigger picture, our mission, and how you’ll help us reshape the world of business accounting
Our take
Starling started life focused on consumer banking, it has since found most of its success by competing in the business banking space. Its caught up with Tide and beaten the likes of Monzo and Revolut to a more complete offering for businesses.
This progress resulted in the company receiving a £100M grant in April 2019 from a body created to boost competition in SME banking, which it has used to accelerate building a full suite of digital banking products: intelligent forecasting tools, and digitally-enabled relationship management functions, as well as lending products. Since then, it has gone on to raise significant rounds of funding with leading investors such as Goldman Sachs.
As well as continuing to expand in the UK, its expanding in Europe. And its imminently launching an international bank in Dublin, which has allowed it to offer its current account across the European Union post-Brexit
Banking for small businesses has historically been ignored, even though the experience is poor. Starling is in tune with knowing what its customers want, and continues to build out its range of third-party products within its banking app thanks to support from its open API. Having achieved profitability, it currently has 26 integrations, including Xero, but that figure continues to grow.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 11 rounds)
Apr 2022
$176.8m
LATE VC
Jun 2021
$47.5m
LATE VC
Total funding: $1.2bn
Company benefits
- Time off: 25 days holiday, plus your birthday as an extra freebie. You can also opt out of bank holidays and take them when works for you!
- Health insurance: Private health insurance with Vitality Health, one of the UK's leading private medical insurers
- Pension scheme
- Paid volunteering leave: We encourage all our employees to give back. You can take up to 16 hours paid leave a year, specifically to help causes meaningful to you
- Gym & cycle to work schemes: We offer discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes through salary sacrifice
- Perkbox: For a wide range of retail, entertainment and leisure discounts (as well as cash back) at a huge variety of businesses
Company HQ
Spitalfields, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Anne Boden
(Founder)Held senior roles in finance over a 30 year career, including COO for AIB and Head of EMEA for RBS. Was CEO of the company for 9.5 years.
Raman Bhatia
(Group CEO)Previously CEO of OVO, Board Member at Bud, Head of Digital Bank (UK) at HSBC and VP at HouseTrip, among other roles.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Starling
Manuela Torrijos-Simon (Group Financial Controller)
- In the spirit of Aiming for Greatness and Doing the Right Thing, we want to be the bank with the best approach to Diversity and Inclusion
- The Always Open Forum at Starling empowers employees to come together and own their areas of interest, supporting their agenda both internally and externally
- The forum creates a safe space for conversations about all Diversity and Inclusion topics, with the spotlight currently on 3 focus areas; Race and Ethnicity, LGBTQ+ and Mental Health.
- We’re about to launch a new group to support Disability, and all of these teams help bring Starlings together to improve our workplace
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