Java Software Engineer

Yaspa is an award-winning fintech that connects identity and money to simplify and accelerate the way we pay. Founded in 2017 by a former Worldpay CTO, Yaspa uses open banking to provide instant bank payments that are faster, more secure and more cost-effective than cards, and to help regulated businesses seamlessly verify customers and their payments. Yaspa operates across the UK and Europe, is regulated by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, and is backed by leading investors including Fin Capital and SGH Capital.

You’ll be joining a tight-knit multidisciplinary team of front-end and back-end developers; testers; UX and product - reporting directly to the Head of Engineering.

Experience

• Java
• Good understanding of JVM (memory model, concurrency, data structures)
• Spring framework, Spring Boot
• Maven
• Knowledge of REST APIs

If you’re excited by personal and professional growth, and being able to really make your mark, then this is the place for you!

Benefits

• Flexible hours and hybrid working - We are in the office 2-3 days a week (typically Wednesdays and Thursdays), where we collaborate and learn from each other.
• Choice of tech - It’ll probably be a Macbook, but we do give you the choice of which machinery you’d like to work on just in case you’re a die-hard Linux or Microsoft user.
• WFH set-up allowance - Along with your new laptop, we will also provide you an allowance so you can get your perfect set up sorted.
• Quarterly socials - The Yaspa team is fun and curious, so we make sure we get together to go-kart, throw darts, play board games and generally enjoy ourselves!
• Mental and physical health support - We provide you with an app that’s specially tailored to support your health, as well as access to 24-hour advice and free GP appointments. You can also access counselling and use the app for all parts of your life.
• Generous holiday allowance - As well as all the UK public bank holidays, you get 28 days of holiday to enjoy and take as you’d like.
• Matched pension (up to 5% matched contributions) - For planning ahead!

Note

We cannot offer Visa sponsorship. We are not working with external agencies at this current time.

Next steps

Interested? We’d love to hear from you. Please apply via LinkedIn with your CV and a covering letter explaining why you think you’re the right person for this role. You can find out more about us at yaspa.com.

Please note that as an equal opportunities employer, Yaspa is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Yaspa.