Senior Full Stack Developer at MyPocketSkill in London

Join us as Senior Full Stack Developer in an AI-powered Fintech/Edtech platform and see your work really come to life as you build software for a leading fintech business driving innovation in its field. You will be instrumental in uplifting thousands of people as the systems you create facilitate life changing real world opportunities.

You will participate in all areas of engineering and development, writing high-quality code and collaborating with the wider team to ensure our digital systems provide an exceptional experience for our customers. Your technical insights and contributions will be highly valued and will influence key business decisions. This role provides the perfect blend of technical challenges and opportunities to make a meaningful impact.

You will be joining at a pivotal time for the business. Our proposed package aligns you to the success of the business, with equity options and the realistic prospect of tripling the value of those options over the next 12 months.

About MyPocketSkill and our mission

MyPocketSkill empowers Gen Z's to become more financially capable by matching 13-25-year-olds with paid opportunities and enabling them to save towards their goals. We help teens to Earn, Save and Learn about money.

We are scaling our digital platform and to aid our next phase of product development and growth, we are looking to bring an additional senior hire to grow our engineering function and deliver on an ambitious tech road map.

Our culture

We are ambitious and committed and have a supportive, growth focussed working culture. We care deeply about our work having a positive impact on our customers, colleagues, communities and the environment. We promote creativity and adventure in everything we do.

Key Information

• Location: Hybrid (Currently min 2 days per week in London Office)
• Hours: 40hrs per week (Normally 9:00-18:00 GMT/BST)
• Application Deadline: Assessing candidates on an ongoing basis

Your mission

Develop scalable, stable and efficient digital systems that enhance our platform. Write high-quality code for tech products that improve customer experience, embed AI-enhancements, reduce customer service issues and reduce costs. Be detail-conscious, able to support technical decision-making to keep progress on track.

Your objectives

You will be working on a project where everything is hosted in AWS and we have a lightweight automated deployment process. You will work alongside a very small team, meaning you will have loads of responsibility and will make a huge impact on our architecture processes.

Your responsibilities

• Backend Development: Confident development and engineering of scalable, cloud-based solutions accessible via web and mobile apps.
• Scalability and Connectivity: Building systems designed to handle sudden peaks in concurrent users trying to read and write data simultaneously; and to accommodate for poor network connectivity.
• Coding & Testing: Write high-quality, performant, well organised, maintainable code with a focus on QA and testing, as well as code review of others' work. Share and adapt reusable patterns and components.
• Cloud Technologies: Familiarity in working with cloud-based technologies.
• Code Management & DevOps: Support the establishment and maintenance of best practices for code development, version control and deployment, contributing to CI/CD pipelines and other DevOps processes.
• Product Quality: Contribute to ensuring the overall quality, accessibility, stability, and security of digital systems and products, in alignment with both functional and non-functional requirements.
• Communication & Collaboration: Maintain transparent communication about project and task statuses, milestones and potential risks, collaborating effectively with other developers and departments.
• Performance Tracking: Assist in implementation and management of performance monitoring and issue alerting systems to help optimise user experience.

Your experience (ideally):

• An absolute must is hands-on experience in leading or as a capable number 2 in a technical team startup/scaleup with a similar tech stack.
• Computer Science/Related Degree as well as 5+ years of back-end/full stack development experience.
• Experience in participating in the design and development of scalable software products.
• Experience in contributing to system design and assisting in technical decisions on projects/features.
• Experience with SQL databases with the ability to lead on database design and optimisation.
• Knowledge of front-end frameworks, notably Vue and/or ReactJS.
• Working understanding of data capture and performance tracking, a willingness to contribute to design and UX decisions.
• AI familiarity with working on Gen AI projects, including RAG and API integration.
• Ability to work within project timelines, proactively communicate any delays and contribute to task re-prioritisation to keep things on track.
• Experience in developing websites, web applications and mobile apps, with a focus on user-centric design.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines and QA processes.

Application process

We are looking for team members that are interested in a long-term career with MyPocketSkill and want to learn and grow with us. We treat all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, marital status, race, nationality, religion, age or disability status. We will request references from your past employers to support anything you tell us in this application or any interviews before offering you a position. We will require evidence of your qualifications and right to work in the UK before conducting interviews.

TO APPLY

To apply, send your CV and cover letter/email to Careers. We do not wish to receive any approaches from recruitment agencies at this time.