At Engine by Starling, we are on a mission to find and work with leading banks all around the world who have the ambition to build rapid growth businesses, on our technology.Engine is Starling's software-as-a-service (SaaS) business, the technology that was built to power Starling Bank, and a year ago we split out as a separate business.Starling Bank has seen exceptional growth and success, and a large part of that is down to the fact that we have built our own modern technology from the ground up. This SaaS technology platform is now available to banks and financial institutions all around the world, enabling them to benefit from the innovative digital features, and efficient back-office processes that has helped achieve Starling's success.Our technologists are at the very heart of Engine and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment that is all about building things, creating new stuff, and disruptive technology that keeps us on the cutting edge of fintech. We operate a flat structure to empower you to make decisions regardless of what your primary responsibilities may be, innovation and collaboration will be at the core of everything you do. Help is never far away in our open culture, you will find support in your team and from across the business, we are in this together!The way to thrive and shine within Engine is to be a self-driven individual and be able to take full ownership of everything around you: From building things, designing, and discovering to sharing knowledge with your colleagues and making sure all processes are efficient and productive to deliver the best possible results for our customers. Our purpose is underpinned by five values: Listen, Keep It Simple, Do The Right Thing, Own It, and Aim For Greatness.Hybrid WorkingWe have a Hybrid approach to working here at Engine - our preference is that you're located within a commutable distance of Sydney so that we're able to interact and collaborate in person. We don't like to mandate how much you visit the office and work from home, that's to be agreed upon between you and your manager.About the roleWe're looking for a Principal Backend Software Engineer to help build out our engineering team in Sydney, to work on the Engine Platform and make our existing features work for banks all over the world as well as building new features from scratch that Starling hasn't released in the UK market. This is an exciting opportunity to build a team from scratch and grow the Starling culture into a new region.Engine by Starling engineers are excited about helping us deliver new features, regardless of what their primary tech stack may be. Hear more from the team in some case studies, below, and our work with Women In Tech.What you'll get to do:Support, grow, mentor and lead the team through being their managerWork with our clients to understand their needs and help solve their problemsDefine best practices for Technology and enable quality workUnderstand client needs and architect solutions to solve for many future clientsHelp us grow the team in SydneyContribute to our award winning platform and internal toolingBuild new features and products from scratch in a configurable wayShare your knowledge with those around you, contributing to our learning cultureOwn your projects, working in small teams across the bank to collaboratively deliverAim for greatness in everything you do, staying curious and inquisitiveBe part of a scaling team and organisation as we change banking for goodRequirements:We're open-minded when it comes to hiring and we care more about aptitude and attitude than specific experience or qualifications. We are very open about how we deliver software. For the most part we code in Java and this is what we have built our entire banking platform on. We believe in clean coding, simple solutions, automated testing and continuous deployment. If you care enough to find elegant solutions to difficult technical problems, we'd love to hear from you.About you:a capable tech leadable to understand complex systems and design solutions to difficult problemscomfortable talking to external teams to collaborate on delivering for clientsan experienced Java engineer with cloud experienceThe main part of our Backend Tech Stack is listed below, we don't ask that you have experience in all of this, but if you do, that's great!Java, which makes up the majority of our backend codebaseAWS & GCP - we're cloud-nativeMicroservice based architectureKubernetes (EKS)TeamCity for CI / CD (lots of team are releasing code 15-20 times per day!)Terraform and GrafanaOur interview processInterviewing is a two way process and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you! Our interviews are conversational and we want to get the best from you, so come with questions and be curious. In general you can expect the below, following a chat with one of our Talent Team:Initial interview with a Principal Engineer - ~45 minutesTake home technical test to be discussed in the next interviewTechnical interview with some Engineers - ~1.5 hoursFinal interview, ideally face to face in Sydney, with our CTO / deputy CTO ~45 minutesBenefits:25 days holiday. You'll also get your birthday on usThe option to opt-out of public holidaysThe option to buy/sell up to 5 days of annual leave a year16 hours paid volunteering time a yearEnhanced Pat & Mat leavePerkboxLength of service increased annual leaveSuperannuationAbout usYou may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can't accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren't sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway. We're on a mission to radically reshape banking – and that starts with our brilliant team. Whatever came before, we're proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.Engine by Starling is an equal opportunity employer, and we're proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Engine by Starling are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.When you provide us with this information, you are doing so at your own consent, with full knowledge that we will process this personal data in accordance with our Privacy Notice. By submitting your application, you agree that Engine by Starling and Starling Bank will collect your personal data for recruiting and related purposes. Our Privacy Notice explains what personal information we will process, where we will process your personal information, its purposes for processing your personal information, and the rights you can exercise over our use of your personal information.
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