At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a top fintech team to enhance and develop their award-winning platform using Clojure.
- Company: Multi-award winning fintech with offices in London and New York.
- Benefits: Flexible hybrid or remote work options, competitive salary, and career growth opportunities.
- Other info: Strong communication skills and initiative are key in this dynamic environment.
- Why this job: Be part of an innovative team and make a real impact in the fintech industry.
- Qualifications: 5+ years of software engineering experience, preferably with Clojure or other functional languages.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
We've been retained to work exclusively in support of our client as they look to build out their current functional programming team, with the addition of a new Clojure developer. We're looking for an intellectually curious clojure developer to join this multi-award winning fintech with offices in both London and New York. The successful applicant will have the option to work ideally in a hybrid set up with time needed, by negotiation, at our client's London office. The client would also consider the potential of an applicant working 100% remote.
Essential skills for the role:
- STEM based bachelors degree preferred
- Candidates with higher level degrees of education welcomed
- Minimum 5 years' commercial experience software engineering with Clojure - other functional programming languages considered (for example Haskell, OCaml, Rust, Lisp) but Clojure is the primary development tool in house
- Comfortable building APIs
- Comfortable working with relational databases
- Cloud experience (ideally AWS but other cloud technologies also seriously considered)
- Product-driven mindset to engineering
- Given the hybrid / remote nature of the role, strong communication skills alongside the ability to work on initiative
Bonus for the role (though not mandatory):
- Anyone with experience of working on DSLs
- Include enhancement and further development of our client's award winning fintech platform
- Development of the current technical architecture and design to drive the product forward
- Take an active part in the delivery, implementation and support of planned cloud based projects
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply.
Clojure Developer employer: The Difference Engine
Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and flexibility, offering a remote-first environment where you can take control of your time while working on mission-critical software. With a strong focus on employee well-being, you'll enjoy generous benefits including 25 days holiday, flexible working hours, and opportunities for personal growth through coaching and mentoring. This is an exciting chance to be part of a rapidly growing team that supports billions of transactions daily, all while enjoying a supportive and inclusive work culture.
