Software Engineering Lead in London

Yapily is on a mission to enable innovative companies to create better and fairer financial services for everyone, through the power of open banking. In the fast-paced world of FinTech open banking, where innovation meets financial services, we are seeking a talented Senior Backend Engineer to join our team in London. You will play a crucial role in developing and enhancing our backend infrastructure to support our growing suite of financial services.

Own the Stack: Drive architectural decisions and set technical standards while maintaining deep, hands‐on expertise in our stack: Java, Spring Boot, and Kubernetes (k8s).

Design APIs: Champion an API‐first mindset by designing, documenting, and ensuring the quality of robust, efficient HTTP/REST APIs for microservice communication (including using tools like OpenAPI/Swagger).

Ensure System Health: Oversee and implement strategies for system scalability, resilience, and high availability, including ownership of monitoring, alerting, and performance optimization.

Drive Delivery: Monitor team progress and ensure consistent deliverability and performance throughout agile sprints, proactively identifying and resolving technical impediments.

Plan Strategically: Collaborate closely with the Product Manager on capacity planning, roadmap definition, and balancing new feature delivery against essential technical debt management.

Guide Solutions: Guide the team in selecting appropriate technical solutions, evaluating new technologies, and resolving the most complex engineering challenges.

This list is not exhaustive, and there may be other tasks that we ask you to be involved in from time to time. Above all, you are flexible and want to add value wherever you can. You understand that in a start‐up, priorities change and we all need to be adaptable. Not only will you be comfortable when asked to input and lead in other areas, but you'll be comfortable being a self‐starter and instigating changes yourself.

For your new role:

• You are a proactive leader in monitoring and ensuring the team's consistent deliverability and performance, identifying and removing impediments quickly.
• You are a strategic partner, comfortable collaborating closely with the Product Manager on capacity planning and balancing technical needs with product timelines.
• You are passionate about coaching and mentoring individual contributors (ICs) within the team, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
• You are an effective delegator who can appropriately guide or delegate technical solutions and tasks across the team, ensuring accountability and skill development.
• You are an exceptional communicator, adept at articulating complex technical concepts clearly to engineers, product stakeholders, and non‐technical audiences alike.
• You are a cross‐functional focus point, thriving as the technical leader facilitating effective communication between your team and other engineering groups.

Benefits include:

• 25 days holiday a year (plus bank holidays) in the UK.
• An additional holiday day after 1 year's service, up to the value of 5 days over 5 years.
• Hybrid working, giving you the flexibility to work from home, from our amazing office space, or work abroad for up to 30 days per year 'Nomad Working'.
• Enhanced Paternity and Maternity leave.
• Comprehensive Private Medical Insurance through BUPA.
• Mental health support through an award-winning provider.
• Life Assurance and Income Protection (UK only).
• Company Pension Scheme.
• £200 annual Learning and Personal Development budget.
• Cycle To Work Scheme.
• Employee Referral Scheme which offers £1,000 per employee referral.
• A monthly social budget to support getting together over pizza.
• Daily snacks provided in the office.
• Dog friendly office.

OUR VALUES:

• We obsess about quality: Our customers have entrusted us with a critical function in a regulated industry...and we take that responsibility seriously. We always assume ownership and hold ourselves accountable.
• We are curious: Our innovation is powered by our collective growth mindset. We're lifelong learners who challenge assumptions, experiment, and iterate.
• We act with integrity: We're guided by our mission and earn and maintain trust by doing what's right, even when it's not easy.
• We are do‐ers: We reject indifference and agility is our strength. We're motivated by challenges, and biased towards action.
• We problem‐solve together: We're diverse people in diverse places, and know the best solutions are born out of collaboration. We win, lose, and learn...together.