Senior Frontend Engineer, Engine by Starling
Engine by Starling
1-5 days a week in office
Digital banking platform
Posted today
Digital banking platform
201-500 employees
Posted today
1-5 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
We’ve reshaped banking in the UK with Starling. Now we’re on a mission to radically reshape banking in markets around the world – sharing the best-in-class digital banking platform we’ve built. in markets around the world.
Role
Who you are
- We value people who are engaged and care about our customers, the code they write, and the contribution they can make to banking worldwide
- We're looking for individuals with a broad ability to apply themselves to a multitude of problems and challenges, who can work across teams to do great things here at Engine and continue changing banking for good
- Have at least 5 years of experience as a professional front-end engineer
- Will have experience with HTML5, CSS, JavaScript and know React very well
- Demonstrate experience building accessible websites and secure web applications that consume RESTful APIs and perform well
- Love coding in front-end technologies - from navigating REST APIs to tweaking that last bit of CSS to get the design system just right
- Believe in clean coding, simple solutions, automated testing and continuous deployment
- Like to take ownership of features from the original idea through to live
- Think (like us) that a small number of empowered developers is the right way to deliver software
- The main part of our Frontend Tech Stack is listed below, we don't ask that you have experience in all of this, but if you do, that's great!
- HTML/CSS/JS (and increasingly TypeScript, too) with React used pretty much everywhere
- Associated libraries and frameworks like Next.JS, Gatsby, Redux, React Query and more
- Design system management (Storybooks are fairly common, little bit of CSS-in-JS, too)
- Testing tools like Jest and React Testing Library for the most part
- We also stray into infrastructure work from time to time, using tools like AWS API Gateway, AWS Lambda, AWS CloudFront, GCP or Firebase
- Experience of all of these is not required, but some familiarity wouldn’t hurt. And if you’d like to learn any of them, we’d be more than happy to teach you
What the job involves
- The Cross-Cutting Platform Engineering team at Engine is the backbone of our innovation
- We are dedicated to building and maintaining the reliable, scalable, and maintainable infrastructure and tooling that powers our entire software delivery pipeline – from the first line of code to seamless production deployment and ongoing operations
- We own the lifecycle of our features, tackling complex challenges with a first-principles approach and fostering a multi-disciplinary environment where you're encouraged to explore and contribute across the platform
- You'll be responsible for making our existing features work for banks around the world, as well as building new features from scratch
- A key focus of this role will be on our internal portal and tooling used by our engineers, rather than the customer-facing management portal
- Contribute to our award-winning platform and internal tooling
- Build new features and products from scratch in a configurable way
- Share your knowledge with those around you, contributing to our learning culture
- Own your projects, working in small teams to collaboratively deliver
- Aim for greatness in everything you do, staying curious and inquisitive
- Be part of a scaling team and organisation as we change banking for good
Application process
- Interviewing is a two way process and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you!
- Our interviews are conversational and we want to get the best from you, so come with questions and be curious
- In general you can expect the below, following a chat with one of our Talent Team:
- First interview: ~45 minutes
- Take home technical test (no time limit)
- Technical face to face: ~1.5 hours
- Final Interview: ~45 minutes
Our take
Engine by Starling emerges as a solution to the age-old challenge plaguing traditional banking systems: outdated infrastructure. The banking landscape is littered with legacy systems, hindering innovation, agility, and customer-centricity. Engine steps in to disrupt this by offering a cloud-native banking platform.
Firstly, it provides a suite of technology that forms the backbone of digital banking, enabling clients to pick solutions tailored to their needs. Secondly, Engine adopts a Software as a Service (SaaS) model, diverging from conventional banking strategies. This move democratises access to cutting-edge banking technology, cutting through geographical barriers and fostering global financial inclusivity.
Engine's trajectory is poised for expansion and dominance in the financial technology arena, with the CEO claiming it can be bigger than Starling. As it continues to catalyse digital transformation across traditional banking institutions, Engine is set to become a pivotal player in the industry.
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Company benefits
- 33 holiday days: Including public holidays which you can take when works for you
- Generous family-friendly policies
- Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner Benefits include discount with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peleton
- Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work, Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing
- 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
- Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
- 4x life insurance: Life insurance at 4x your salary & group income protection
- Perkbox membership, giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
- An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
Company values
- Listen: We listen to each other and our clients – because everyone has something different to teach us, and diversity of thought makes our work better.
- Aim for greatness: In everything we do, we strive to deliver the best possible outcome. If something’s worth making, it’s worth making it great
- Own it: Smart people thrive when they’re given freedom. Our people like to get their hands dirty, figure things out and take ownership
- Keep it simple: There’s beauty (and speed) in simplicity. From the way we speak to the tech we build, we want to be simple and clear in everything we do
- Do the right thing: Ethics aren’t an afterthought – they’re our driving force. Doing what’s best for our communities and the planet is central to our mission
Company HQ
Spitalfields, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Sam Everington
(CEO)Has worked at Starling for the past 7 years in various roles before becoming the CEO of Engine by Starling in 2022. Previously a Senior Consultant/Manager & Technical Architect at Alfa.
Victoria Newton
(Chief Product Officer)Victoria leads on the strategy of the Engine business and advancement of the proposition. Previously she helped build out Starling’s business banking offering and 3rd party integrations Marketplace.
Tom Beresford
(Chief Technology Officer)Tom leads Engine’s technical and engineering team. Before Engine Tom helped build Starling’s engineering team, the bank’s transaction systems, payment integrations and the cloud native banking platform
Mariam Ogunbambi
(Chief Client Officer)Mariam leads the management and support of Engine’s clients. Previously, she delivered integrations to launch Apple Pay in Starling and Current Account Switch as well as leading the Card Payments Team
Araminta Russell
(Chief Delivery Officer)Araminta shapes our solution design and leads our implementation teams. Before this she led Starling’s delivery of strategic technology programmes such as cheque imaging, 3D secure and cash deposits.
People progressing
Having joined Starling in 2018 as a Senior Engineer, Tom progressed to run the Lending team at Starling before making the move to Engine as a Principal Engineer and is now an Engineering Director.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Engine by Starling
- We write job descriptions as inclusively as we can to ensure that no one from any group feels excluded; all are welcome to apply to Engine!
- We work closely with Women in Tech to help with our Gender Diversity: https://www.womenintech.co.uk/employers-hiring/starling-bank/
- We work with Diversifying group to ensure that all areas of diversity feel like they can apply to come and work at Engine: https://www.diversifying.io/employers/3736457-engine-by-starling
- Internally, we have an employee network called Always Open, made up of 5 groups, Bend the Bank (LGBTQ+), Embrace (Race and Ethnicity), Mental Health Positive (Mental Health), United Abilities (Disability) and With Women (Women)
- https://www.starlingbank.com/about/ethics-statement/
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