Salary: £61,000 - 101,000 per year
Requirements:
- Strong commercial Kotlin or JVM-based engineering experience, with willingness to work with Kotlin
- Ability to write simple, clean code
- Experience and understanding of databases; relational databases are a must, and NoSQL would be nice too
- Ability to quickly understand complex financial business domains
- Ability to understand different software architectures rapidly
- Understanding of abstraction and interpolation
- Ability to write comprehensive automated tests at all levels of the pyramid
- Understanding of the Kanban agile methodology is preferred, but not essential
- Ability to get along with others and build relationships
- Willingness to continually learn, improve, and collaborate
- Ability to solve problems independently and know when to ask peers for help
- Rational thinking and awareness of the reasons behind work approaches
- Pragmatic mindset with the ability to weigh trade-offs between code quality and delivery
Responsibilities:
- Deliver elegant, idiomatic solutions in Kotlin or Java
- Contribute new knowledge and experience to collaborative design discussions with stakeholders across the business
- Build and integrate new APIs
- Tune existing services as they scale
- Support the expansion of new products and supporting services in the US
- Work closely with others in a small, exceptional engineering team
- Help improve software engineering capabilities as a team
- Contribute to a happy and productive working environment
Technologies:
- Support
- JVM
- Java
- Kanban
- Kotlin
- NoSQL
- AI
- AWS
- Backend
- Cloud
- DevOps
- Docker
- Frontend
- GitHub
- Gradle
- GraphQL
- JUnit
- Kubernetes
- Machine Learning
- RabbitMQ
- React
- React Native
- Redux
- SASS
- TypeScript
More:
We are partnering directly with Lendable, one of the UKs newest unicorns and one of the fastest-growing tech companies in the UK. We are on a mission to build the worlds best technology to help people get credit and save money. We have rebuilt major consumer finance products from scratch, including loans, credit cards, and car finance, and we are growing quickly across the UK and US. Our tech team is around 80 strong and works on a next-generation lending platform, a next-gen credit card, an auto-finance product, a superapp, and new product launches. We offer flexible working, with hybrid roles requiring three days in-office weekly and fully remote roles including regular in-person connection through socials and off-sites. Benefits vary by location and role, but may include health coverage, retirement savings, referral bonuses, office meals and snacks, and sustainable commuting schemes.
last updated 40 week of 2026
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Senior Kotlin/JVM Engineer in Leeds employer: Hackajob Ltd
JPMorgan Chase is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment where innovation and collaboration thrive. As a Lead Site Reliability Engineer, you will not only tackle complex challenges but also benefit from extensive professional development opportunities and a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. Located in a global financial hub, you'll be part of a team that values your expertise and encourages a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.
