Senior Software Engineer – Java – Engine by Starling

Overview

As a Backend Software Engineer at Engine by Starling, you help evolve a scalable fintech platform used by banks worldwide. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to deliver new features and improvements, shaping the engine that powers banking-as-a-service. You’ll lead or contribute to projects, share knowledge, and own outcomes in a learning-driven, engineering-led environment. This role offers impact at scale, with a mission to change banking for good.

Pay / Benefits

• 33 days holiday (incl. public holidays)
• Birthday leave
• Pension scheme (salary sacrifice)
• Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth
• Life insurance 4x salary & income protection
• Perkbox with retail discounts and wellness

Responsibilities

• Lead projects or domains within the Engine team and platform
• Contribute to the award-winning platform and internal tooling
• Build new features and products from scratch in a configurable way
• Share knowledge to foster a learning culture
• Own your projects and collaborate across the bank to deliver
• Aim for greatness, stay curious and inquisitive
• Be part of a scaling team as the company grows

Key requirements

• Proficiency in Java (main backend language)
• Cloud-native mindset with AWS & GCP
• Experience with microservice architectures
• Kubernetes (EKS)
• CI/CD with TeamCity and multiple production releases
• Infrastructure as code with Terraform
• Monitoring/observability with Grafana
• Aptitude and attitude over formal qualifications

• Curiosity and continuous learning
• Collaborative, cross-team collaboration
• Customer-focused mindset
• Java
• AWS
• GCP

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