Senior Back End Engineer

Thought Machine is solving one of the biggest problems in banking – modernising core systems. Since launching in 2014, our mission has been to liberate banks from outdated, legacy technology which stifles their ability to innovate. Thought Machine's product, Vault, is a cloud native, core banking engine built to run any type of bank – from established Tier 1 banks to new challenger banks. To move closer to achieving our mission, we are looking for highly talented individuals to join the fast growing team. With a founding team drawn from Google, we have a deep culture of engineering excellence and we believe our product focus and pursuit of excellence will engender a seismic shift in the banking industry. Thought Machine was ranked as the most desirable London fintech to work at by Sifted when comparing employee reviews on Glassdoor. AltFi also named us one of the best European Fintechs to work in 2021. We have been awarded the Fintech 50 award by FintechCity and recently named in IDC’s Top 100 Fintech companies. We pride ourselves on having an excellent internal culture, where we consider cultural fit as important as technical fit when we make new hires. At Thought Machine, we strive hard to create a fast-paced, supportive and fun working environment to enable the team to produce the best technical work in the industry. About the role: Back End Engineering is a key role within Thought Machine as Back End Engineers lead the development of Thought Machine’s Vault product. We pride ourselves in excellence in this role, adopting the best practices in continuous deployment monorepo style development. While development at Thought Machine is fast paced, you will be expected to develop code to a high standard and production ready state. Duties: Design, implement and develop scalable, performant microservices using best practicesWrite automated unit tests, integrate tests, etc.Interfacing with other engineering teams to ensure that features are added in a structured and coherent wayManaging and debugging your deployments from testing environments all the way to productionTranslating customer requirements into trackable tickets Requirements: 6+ years of experience as a Software EngineerExperience with either Python or GolangExperience in developing automated tests as an integral part of the development cycleInterest in working on client-facing projects, conducting scoping and defining deliverables Desirable: Knowledge of banking / financeExperience with AWS or other cloud providersFamiliar with databases (SQL or noSQL)Experience with client/server software architectures & networking, or microservice architecturesExperience using orchestration tools such as Kubernetes or MesosExperience of either managing a team, or a desire to manage a team in the future Company Benefits Thought Machine is committed to making a measurable positive impact on our employees everyday lives both inside and outside of work. Highly competitive salaryPension plan (match up to 5%)Life Insurance- 3 times annual salaryCompetitive Maternity and Paternity leaveShared parental leave25 days holiday + bank holidaysFlexible working hoursCycle to work schemeSeason ticket loanAccess to exceptional learning materials and coursesSports and hobby clubs, subsidised by Thought MachineAll the latest tech you needStart the day properly with fresh fruit and cerealsHuge range of healthy (and not so healthy) snacks, smoothies and drinksA talented & experienced team as your colleaguesAn environment where we encourage learning and progress Health and wellbeing We are committed to the health and wellbeing of our people and offer all employees a comprehensive private health insurance package with dental and optical cover. We understand that our team needs to take breaks to fuel their brain so we have an onsite gym with a generous discount. We also offer a comprehensive pension plan, where we match employee contribution’s up to 7%. In the office Enjoying time away from your desk is key to happiness in the workplace. We provide breakfast with your favourite cereals and fruit. Throughout the day we offer a wide selection of snacks and drinks. Our fridges are stocked with soft drinks and our hot drinks machines make everything from an espresso to an oat flat white.Every Friday, we bring in a different catering popup store so our team can wind down before the weekend. And on the last Friday of every month, we haul in the arcade machines ranging from Mario Kart to Pac-Man to unleash our competitive spirit. Out of office Thought Machiners have set up a wide range of sports and hobby clubs anyone can get involved in - ranging from football to movie club - all subsidised by Thought Machine. Once a year we take over a mystery location for our annual Thought Machine Away Day. Last year it was Margate’s theme park, Dreamland! Learning and development Joining Thought Machine will enable you to learn valuable skills so you can progress in your career. New joiners all embark on a Thought Machine Training Academy, where you learn from our experts in technology, design and banking. As your career develops at Thought Machine we continue to offer training to build your skills in sessions ranging from giving effective feedback to building grit, and many more.