Software Engineer in Salford

Finova is the UK’s largest financial services technology provider, supporting one in every five mortgages nationwide. Our agile, cloud‑native solutions enable over 60 banks, building societies, specialist lenders, equity release providers and a network of 2,400+ brokers to stay ahead in a competitive market. Built on open architecture and backed by deep industry expertise, our platform is designed to scale. Each year, we process over £50 billion in loans, manage nearly £50 billion in savings, and support the digital servicing of more than 650,000 UK borrower accounts. Be part of a team that’s driving innovation, enabling growth and shaping the future of UK lending.

As a Software Engineer at Finova, you will be a dedicated, hands‑on contributor responsible for building, testing, and maintaining features within our core enterprise software solutions. Working within a cross‑functional Agile team, you will take ownership of specific components and tasks under the guidance of senior engineers. This role is a fantastic opportunity to write clean, high‑impact code across a modern tech stack while expanding your technical expertise. You will play an active part in troubleshooting issues, expanding test coverage, and contributing to a culture of engineering excellence.

About You

• Diligent Developer: You take a methodical approach to software engineering, ensuring that your work is robust, secure, and well‑documented.
• Technical Proficiency: Hands‑on experience developing features across a modern technology stack—including languages like C#, GoLang, or Python—within cloud‑hosted ecosystems (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
• Technically Curious: You are excited about expanding your skills across backend, frontend, cloud, and modern DevOps tools.
• Collaborative Peer: You function effectively within cross‑functional teams, actively sharing knowledge, asking for help when needed, and supporting shared goals.
• Effective Communicator: You possess strong interpersonal skills, allowing you to clearly articulate technical issues and absorb instruction from senior mentors.
• Quality‑Focused: You don’t consider a feature "done" until it has strong unit test coverage and aligns with team coding standards.
• Focused & Organized: You manage your assigned workload efficiently, prioritising your tasks effectively in a fast‑paced environment.

What You Will Be Doing

• Feature Development: Implementing new features and system components according to technical specifications and architectural guidance.
• Debugging & Triage: Troubleshooting and resolving software bugs with a methodical, root‑cause‑driven debugging approach.
• Upholding Code Quality: Maintaining high standards of code quality, writing thorough unit tests, and keeping system documentation up to date.
• Consuming & Building APIs: Implementing established microservices patterns and working closely with RESTful API designs.
• Supporting the Stack: Developing responsive user interfaces using modern frameworks while interacting with relational database backends.
• Utilising CI/CD: Using modern deployment pipelines to ship code safely, reliably, and frequently into cloud‑hosted environments.
• Continuous Growth: Constantly expanding your knowledge of our technology stack and contributing to best practices around security, performance, and testing.

What We Offer

• Hybrid working: We operate on a hybrid model that is primarily office‑based, requiring three days in the office each week, with the flexibility to work remotely for the remainder.
• Private medical insurance: Comprehensive health cover, with the option to add your family to your plan, because your well‑being matters to us.
• Life assurance & income protection: We provide life assurance and income protection to give you peace of mind for the future.
• Family friendly policies: Our enhanced family‑friendly policy goes beyond maternity and paternity leave, offering paid time off for when plans change or alternative paths to parenthood are needed.
• Work from anywhere: Some thrive in the office, others at home — and many do best with choice. With approval, Finova employees can work abroad for up to four weeks each year.
• Flexible holiday package: Enjoy 25 days paid holiday allowance, plus all public holidays. You can rebook any public holidays for a day that aligns with your personal beliefs or celebration calendar. We also offer holiday trading allowing you to purchase or sell your holiday allowance.
• Company pension scheme: With salary exchange, you save on tax and can build a secure future.
• Employee assistance programme: We understand that mental health is just as important as physical health. Access to a 24/7 confidential counselling helpline ensures you have support when you need it.
• Electric car scheme: Get a brand‑new electric vehicle with salary sacrifice as a benefit, paid for through your gross monthly pay, saving on income tax and national insurance.
• Health cash plan: Our Health Cash Plan empowers you to prioritise your well‑being by providing effortless reimbursement for everyday healthcare costs, from dental and optical visits to physiotherapy.
• Gym discounts: Achieve your fitness goals for less with GymFlex, which offers significant savings on annual memberships at over 3,000 gyms and leisure centres nationwide.
• Perks that matter: We fuel your day with a fully stocked pantry of fresh fruit and snacks and keep the team spirit high with weekly socials and events.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you’re passionate about this role but don’t meet all the criteria, please reach out, we would love to discuss how your skills and experiences align with our needs.