About the Company
Emma is the app to manage all things money. Our mission is to empower millions of people to live a better and more fulfilling financial life. Emma was founded by engineers focused on coding, product and data. These are the three pillars on which we want to build a strong tech culture and fix personal finance once for all. We have raised more than $8m+ to date to build the one-stop shop for all your financial life.
At Emma
- Bold
- Determined
- Focused
- Autonomous
We are a high-performance team and we run the company like a professional sports team. We expect each team member to move fast, have ownership over their work and hold each other to a high standard. If you're not driven to own your work, execute swiftly, and innovate constantly, this isn't the right place for you.
Responsibilities
You will work directly with the CTO and your focus will span different areas, with challenges related to our backend infrastructure, from scaling challenges to data processing. We have an intense roadmap ahead, which includes a plethora of new features and integrations, which you will be part of.
Tech Stack
- Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript
- Libraries and frameworks: gRPC, Redux, React Native, Next.js
- Datastores: Vitess, MySQL, CockroachDB, BigQuery, Redis
- Infrastructure: Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Docker, PubSub, Terraform
- Monitoring: Grafana, Prometheus, Sentry, Metabase
Current Interests
- Product: We are building the first finance app in the UK, used by many people daily. We ship an average of a feature per week and many micro‑improvements.
- Machine Learning: We use our transaction data to provide better insights, predict overdraft, process card payments and cluster subscriptions.
- Scaling: Our services are used by millions of people. We need to keep Emma up and running smoothly.
- Speed: In the hyper‑competitive FinTech industry, time is critical.
About You
- At least 5 years of professional experience as a software developer
- Excited by what we’re building at Emma
- Thrive in environments that afford high levels of responsibility and autonomy
- Hold yourself and your teammates to high standards
- Driven to fulfil your potential and grow as an engineer
- Take initiative to learn new skills required to complete tasks
- Behave like an owner, taking total responsibility for your work and considering the bigger picture
- Results‑oriented and avoid unnecessary tasks
- Have strong opinions, weakly held, and humility to change your mind when presented with new evidence
Process
- Take‑home test
- Phone call with internal recruiter
- Second call with CTO
- Onsite interview with CEO
Benefits
- Stock options available
- Private medical insurance and vitality perks
- Pension contribution
- Employee referral scheme
- Emma ultimate subscription
- MacBook and Cursor AI
- Cycle to work scheme
- One‑month sabbatical every 5 years
- Regular socials
Please note: We work from the office Monday to Friday; this is not a hybrid role. The office is located at 1st Floor, Verse Building, 18 Brunswick Place, London N1 6DZ.
