Senior Software Engineer - Manchester

Senior Software Engineer – Manchester

Zopa Bank is a new era of banking that redefines finance for customers.

We started in 2005 building the first peer‑to‑peer lender, launched Zopa Bank in 2020, and are committed to listening to customers and flipping the finance experience. We’re redefining work in finance. Our vision puts people front and centre and empowers everyone to aim high every day.

Find out more at https://www.zopa.com.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and run scalable backend systems using Kotlin and AWS.
• Contribute to technical direction, team practices and architectural decisions.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers and other engineers.
• Mentor junior engineers and help raise the technical bar.
• Own code, quality and delivery for your team.
• Operate services end‑to‑end in production.
• Write well‑tested, clean code.
• Make smart trade‑offs between speed, quality and risk to deliver customer value quickly.

Qualifications

• Strong backend engineering experience using Kotlin or Java in production.
• Passionate about building reliable, high‑quality products – not just writing code.
• Comfortable working on distributed systems at scale and complexity.
• Advocate for testing, clean code and automation throughout the development process.
• Understands trade‑offs in product delivery and values pragmatism.
• Enjoys solving problems collaboratively and mentoring others.
• Clear communicator with experience working cross‑functionally.
• Excited by fast‑moving environments and full ownership of work.

Engineering Culture

• Customer impact over unnecessary complexity.
• Team success over individual heroics.
• Operational ownership, not just feature delivery.
• Continuous improvement through honest feedback.

Diversity Statement

Zopa is proud to offer a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to better products for our customers and a unique company culture for our people. We are made up of nearly 50 nationalities, have a DE&I forum made up of Zopians wanting to make a difference and we are proud of our culture where everyone can bring their full self to work. Our approach to DE&I is reflected in our hiring process so please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.