Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Apps (high growth start-up)

Moneybox ,
London, Greater London
Job Type: Full-time
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: 55000 - 75000 per annum

Overview

About Moneybox We are on a mission to help everyone save and invest for their future. Millions of us go through life knowing that we should be doing more to save and invest for the future. We leave it at the bottom of our to-do-list because we don’t know where to start. We are not taught how to save & invest at school, the investment industry is built to serve a wealthy minority and banks are only interested in selling products not helping us achieve outcomes. We are determined to change this by: making it easier for people to get started offering products to suit every need encouraging people to make the right decisions throughout their lives. bringing everything together in a service which is simple and enjoyable to use. We are already helping over 300,000 people save and invest for their future. This is just the beginning. Join us and help us change saving investing for the better   Job Brief   Moneybox is growing rapidly, and our technical teams are no exception. We have more users, more accounts, more money invested, more features, more code, more data, and more team-members than ever before. We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help us handle all that growth without compromising on our service or product quality.   This role will be part of the leadership of our Cloud Apps Team that builds and operates our cloud hosted API. We’re looking for someone who enjoys a mix of solution architecture, hands-on coding, and team leadership.     We don’t expect you to be an expert in everything we use, but a fundamental understanding of how things work is important.   Our tech stack:   C# / .NET Framework, .Net Core ASP.NET  Web API, Azure Functions, Hangfire, MediatR, xUnit Microsoft Azure Sql Server, CosmosDb, Azure Service Bus Git, TeamCity, Terraform, Azure DevOps, and Octopus Deploy What You’ll Do Participating in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on designing and developing scalable, resilient systems that deliver business value. Managing, coaching, and mentoring an engineering team Owning technical solution design architecture for significant product features, software modules, and technical initiatives. Hands-on coding Writing unit / integration tests along with production code to produce a reliable product. Working with wider team of developers, QA testers, product managers, UX designers to create and build new features. Understanding and providing feedback for technical and design requirements. Providing technical support to internal teams. Staying abreast of and (where necessary) applying the latest emerging technologies. Setting high standards, and continually improving how we do things Who You Are Excited about being part of a fast-growing company that’s trying to make a positive mark on the world. Knows how to have fun whilst maintaining a professional outlook. Genuine interest in financial technology. A driven, ambitious self-starter. Learning mindset and motivated to develop skills further. Experience & Skills Computer science or similar related experience. Proven track record in a similar role. Thorough understanding of: OO programming languages. Relational databases. APIs delivered over HTTP Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Able to work both individually and as part of an agile team. Able to actively participate in technical and commercial discussions. Experience of one or more of: Defining system or module architectures that have been delivered into real-world use. Line management of a small engineering team. Coaching and mentoring other engineers. Scrum-master / agile team leadership. Defining, documenting, and implementing technology standards. Desirable Skills C# / .NET framework Microsoft Azure Cosmos Db Azure Functions Azure Service Bus Terraform CQRS DDD Experience designing, developing, releasing and maintaining scalable, fault tolerant systems. What's in it for you? Opportunity to join a fast-growing, award-winning and super ambitious startup Work with a friendly team of highly motivated individuals Be in an environment where you are listened to and can actually have an impact Thriving collaborative and inclusive company culture Competitive remuneration package Company Share options Opportunity to attend industry conferences and events Perkbox – selection of 200 perks 25 days holiday bank holidays Please read before you apply   By sending us your application you acknowledge and agree to Moneybox using your personal data as described below. We collect applicants’ personal data to manage our recruitment related activities. Consequently, we may use your personal data to evaluate your application, to select and shortlist applicants, to set up and conduct interviews and tests, to evaluate and assess the results, and as is otherwise needed in the recruitment process generally.   We do not share your personal data with unauthorised third parties. 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