Senior Kotlin Engineer (Remote)

Lendable is on a mission to build the world's best technology to help people get credit and save money. We're building one of the world’s leading fintech companies and are off to a strong start, among the fastest-growing tech companies in the UK.

So far, we’ve rebuilt the Big Three consumer finance products from scratch: loans, credit cards, and car finance. We’re growing fast, and there’s a lot more to do: we’re going after the two biggest Western markets (UK and US) where trillions worth of financial products are held by big banks with dated systems and painful processes.

As we continue to build upon the diversity of our team, we are thrilled to have the opportunity to bring on board a Senior Kotlin engineer to a newly forming pod. This is an opportunity to bring new experience, perspective, and capabilities to our design discussions, helping shape our approach to delivering elegant solutions to complex engineering challenges as we continue to grow. Our current tech team is around 80 strong and has helped transform finance by building a next-generation lending platform, a next-gen credit card, and an auto-finance product, and they’re at it again with brand new product launches this year.

We're looking for an engineer with a depth of knowledge and recent hands-on Kotlin experience that enables them to not only deliver elegant, idiomatic solutions in Kotlin but also to contribute new knowledge and experience to our frequent collaborative design forums with stakeholders from every area of the business.

There’s a lot to do, from building and integrating new APIs to help build out our new collections function to creating new internal tools and supporting our expansion of new products and supporting services in the US.

We believe that software engineering is more than just code - it’s about people. That fundamentally great software engineering is about alignment, sharing what we know, and being nice to each other. When we put all this together, we make software engineering better by continually improving our capabilities as a team and making our working environment a happy and productive place.

Our Tech Stack includes:

• Frontend: React & React Native, TypeScript, MobX, Redux, Stylus, and SASS
• Kotlin projects using Gradle and GitHub Actions, deploying to production as soon as we finish a feature

Requirements:

• Strong commercial Kotlin experience
• Experience and understanding of databases; relational databases are a must, NoSQL would be nice too
• Ability to quickly understand complex financial business domains
• Understanding of different software architectures rapidly
• Understanding of the Kanban agile methodology
• Problem-solving skills, knowing when to seek help from peers
• Pragmatism in weighing trade-offs between code quality and delivery

Interview Process:

• A short coding exercise to complete in your own time
• Onsite or Video Interview lasting 60-90 minutes, comprising of discussion around the coding exercise you completed and a tech project walkthrough

Benefits:

• The opportunity to scale up one of the world’s most successful fintech companies
• Best-in-class compensation including equity
• Work from home every Monday and Friday if you wish; on the other days we all come together IRL to build and exchange ideas
• In-house chef prepares fresh, healthy lunch in the office every Tuesday-Thursday
• Encouraged and sponsored personal and team growth through our training budget, 10% time for all engineers, and active guilds
• Flexible working: tailored approach to each role; hybrid roles require three days in-office weekly; fully remote roles include regular opportunities for in-person connection through socials and off-sites
• Socials & connection: opportunities and events to come together, socialise, and get to know each other beyond the office walls
• Health coverage: support for your physical and mental wellbeing, including private health cover
• Retirement & savings: long-term financial wellbeing through retirement savings plans
• Employee referral programme: earn a competitive bonus when you refer successful new team members
• Office meals & snacks: enjoy a fully stocked kitchen, plus complimentary lunches prepared by in-house chefs on in-office days at select locations
• Sustainable commuting: cycle-to-work and electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes available in select locations

For more information, please speak to your Talent Partner.