Overview

Staff Software Engineer - Engine by Starling, Manchester, United Kingdom. Hybrid working model; preference for candidates located within a commutable distance to attend in-person collaboration.

Engine by Starling is a SaaS platform powering Starling’s technology for banks and financial institutions worldwide. We build and operate modern tooling and features to support banking at scale, with a focus on clean code, automated testing, and continuous deployment.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple complex projects from inception through to run.
• Act as a technical leader, with or without direct people management responsibility.
• Own technical challenges critical to the business
• Identify opportunities to enhance tooling, applications, or processes and deliver innovative changes
• Collaborate with clients, solution architects, product owners, and other engineers to meet client goals
• Gain broad understanding of how banks operate globally
• Shape Engine’s future capabilities, including approach, tooling, automation, and architecture
• Lead by example in code contributions and set a high bar for others

• Contribute to the award-winning platform and internal tooling
• Build new features and products from scratch in a configurable way
• Share knowledge and contribute to a learning culture
• Own projects and work in small cross-bank teams to deliver
• Maintain curiosity and strive for excellence
• Join a scaling team as we change banking for good

Requirements

We are open-minded about hiring; aptitude and attitude are valued over specific qualifications. Most development is in Java; you don’t need to be an expert on day one. We value clean coding, simple solutions, automated testing, and continuous deployment.

You will bring:

• Experience delivering changes to critical systems in distributed environments
• High standard of technical and coding excellence
• Understanding of DevOps practices
• Ability to deliver complex outcomes across multiple domains and teams
• Experience working cross-functionally with technologists and non-technical stakeholders
• Coaching and mentoring team members
• Leading technical delivery on large-scale projects

Backend tech stack highlights (not required to have all):

• Java as core backend language
• Cloud-native with AWS & GCP
• Microservices architecture
• Kubernetes (EKS)
• TeamCity for CI/CD (multiple production releases per day)
• Terraform and Grafana

Interview process

• Initial interview with an engineer (~45 minutes)
• Take-home technical task
• Technical interview with engineers (~1.5 hours)
• Final interview with CTO/deputy CTO (~45 minutes)

Benefits

• 33 days holiday (including public holidays)
• Extra day off for your birthday
• Annual leave increases with service; buy/sell up to five extra days
• 16 hours paid volunteering time per year
• Salary sacrifice, company-pension scheme
• Life insurance (4x salary) & group income protection
• Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth; partner benefits with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith, Peloton
• Generous family-friendly policies
• Refer-a-friend incentives
• Perkbox discounts and wellness platform
• Cycle to Work, gym partnerships, EV leasing, and more

About Us

Engine by Starling is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and inclusion and consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, disability, or any other protected characteristic. By applying, you consent to us processing your personal data for recruiting purposes in accordance with our Privacy Notice.

Company Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Industry: IT Services and IT Consulting