Java Software Engineer in Leeds

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, SGH Capital & Metavallon VC. Yaspa has recently secured a $12 million (£9m) investment led by Discerning Capital with participation from longstanding Yaspa investor Techstars Ventures. This milestone funding will accelerate our expansion into the US market as we continue to transform payments and identity services for regulated businesses.

The role involves joining our squad in Leeds focused on US Payment Integration as part of our expansion into the US. You’ll help to build new products and improve our existing payments based offering, playing a key role in helping the company move from its startup roots to cement its position as an enterprise grade financial platform. We want exemplary developers, ideally familiar with building enterprise systems, who can work in a fast paced environment within an agile team; who understands how IT systems are built and managed. 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 & Microservices
• MongoDB
• JUnit and TDD

Nice to haves:

• AWS
• Kotlin
• Redis
• Knowledge of Linux

Hours: Full time

Location: Leeds - x3 days on-site

Benefits of working with us include:

• A strong focus on culture - We’re a friendly bunch who work hard and support each other; if you’re excited by personal and professional growth, and being able to really make your mark, then this is the place for you!
• 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. This is matched by the balance of WFH to allow you to manage your days autonomously.
• 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.