Software Engineer

Software Engineer

We are seeking a proactive and curious Software Engineer to join our team and contribute to the development of Funding Circle’s FlexiPay & Card products. As a key member of our engineering team, you will play a vital role in building and scaling our products, empowering businesses to access flexible financing solutions. Your passion for technology and your ability to solve complex problems will be instrumental in driving our mission forward.

Who are we?

We’re Funding Circle. We back small businesses to succeed.

At Funding Circle, we believe the world needs small businesses. That’s why we’ve made it our mission to help them get the finance they need to grow.

With more than a decade of expertise under our belt, we’ve built a game-changer of a platform with cutting-edge data and technology that’s reshaping the landscape of SME lending.

We know that good business is about good people. So we pride ourselves on providing meaningful, human support as well as fast, hassle free processes to deliver an unbeatable customer experience.

The role

Collaborating as part of an agile cross functional team, as well as technology guilds

Building great user experiences for customers, internal and external

Delivering innovation through software to automate processes that enable Funding Circle to operate at scale

Using Python, React, Terraform & Kafka

Working with containerised, serverless and event driven architectures

Proactively problem solving, identifying and confidently mitigating any risks, issues or control weaknesses that arise in your day-to-day

What we’re looking for

Experience in Python on serverside and Javascript/React on the frontend

Experience or Interest in Serverless architectures

Knowledge of AWS serverless technology (API Gateway, Lambda, Cognito, DynamoDB)

Experience working with Terraform

Openness to learn and work with different technologies

Good communication skills, both written and spoken

Knowledge of Agile, TDD and CI/CD

An interest or experience in Distributed Systems or Event-Driven Architectures with Kafka

At Funding Circle we are committed to building diverse teams so please apply even if your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the requirements.

Want to learn more?

We have a huge impact on the businesses that borrow through our platform, the communities they serve and the overall economy (last year £6.9bn of GDP generated). You can read our full Impact Report here:

To see what our customers think, visit our Trustpilot page:

And we’re still evolving! Our award-winning multi-product platform is solving more SME finance challenges than ever before. We think big, rally together and meet the needs of SME customers like no other.

Why join us?

At Funding Circle, we celebrate and support the differences that make you, you. We’re proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer. We truly believe that diversity makes us better.

We back our Circlers to build their own incredible career, making a difference to small businesses every day. Our Circler proposition is designed to support employees both in and out of work, and it is anchored around four pillars: Health, Wealth, Development & Lifestyle.

A few highlights:

Health: Private Medical Insurance through Aviva, Dental Insurance through Bupa, MediCash, access to free online therapy sessions and exclusive discounts with Hertility for reproductive health support.

Wealth: Octopus Money Coach, free mortgage advisor partnership and discounts across numerous retailers through Perks at Work.

Development: Dedicated annual learning allowance and full access to internal learning platform.

Lifestyle: Wellhub (for fitness discounts), Electric Car Scheme and more!

And finally, we have award winning parental leave policies supporting parents through enhanced maternity, partner and adoption leave, as well as additional leave for parental bereavement and for fertility treatments.

Ready to make a difference? We’d love to hear from you.