Senior Software Engineer
Department: Engineering
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: London, UK
Compensation: £90,000 - £105,000 / year
Description
The team
The Engineering team at FundApps is a team of approximately 50 smart, friendly people who collaborate closely and take pride in delivering best‑in‑class software and providing an extraordinary experience to our clients. We are solving some of the most challenging problems in financial services, building compliance products that are markedly better than what is currently available. Our work as engineers has a real‑life impact on thousands of people across the globe.
As part of the Engineering team, you will be working on a suite of innovative products that monitor over US$29 trillion in assets under management every single day, used by some of the world's largest Investment Managers.
In Engineering we value professionalism, sustainability, and respect; we hold each other to high standards, give constructive feedback, work smart, and care for one another. Learn more about our engineering culture here!
Our tech stack:
* Back‑end: C#
* Data storage: PostgreSQL; Amazon storage including Aurora, DynamoDB, S3
* Infrastructure: Terraform & AWS, using Fargate, Lambdas, Step functions, and a lot more!
* Pipeline: GitHub Actions, Serverless Front‑end: React, TypeScript
What You’ll Be Working On
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a key role in delivering high‑impact projects from start to finish. You’ll tackle complex business problems, contribute high‑quality code, and collaborate closely with your team to achieve great outcomes. You’ll also help guide others and support their growth.
At FundApps, we actively champion your development – whether you are looking to deepen your technical expertise or explore leadership – we provide clear pathways and mentorship to help you succeed.
* You will use your hands‑on knowledge to advocate for improvements to the platform to support ambitious plans to grow market share and launch new products.
* You’ll play a key role in delivering projects from start to finish, engaging with stakeholders and helping your team work effectively to get the job done right.
* You will be comfortable slicing stories to minimise risk and ensure a consistent cadence, modelling these good working practices to colleagues.
* You will be able to proactively identify and lead cross‑team initiatives that lead to improvements.
* You are able to demonstrate solid business acumen and can have an impact across multiple teams.
* You are able to take ownership of projects and lead the team to successful outcomes.
* You will have an understanding of good practices and patterns of software and cloud‑native architectures and how to use them to deliver high‑quality software and add meaningful value.
* As a strong individual contributor you will plan work, lead the team in assessing risks and work with product managers to make project decisions.
* You will be able to share knowledge and best practices with the wider department.
* You value transparency and can communicate effectively, shedding light on potential hurdles before they arise and when the unexpected happens.
* Be‑Transparent: Default to maximum transparency with your direct reports, your team and stakeholders. Do so with respect and care, and you’re on to a winner.
* Have‑Courage: Lean into difficult conversations. Practice giving and receiving feedback often. Be direct and aim for compassion.
* Raise‑The‑Bar: Grow yourself by investing time in your skills and learning. Help your people improve and grow, and inspire them to improve their code, tools and systems.
* Do‑More‑With‑Less: Time is your most precious resource. Prioritise, focus and delegate.
* Work‑With‑Purpose: Be determined, be curious and think of situations that arise as opportunities for problem solving. Things will go wrong – we learn, improve and move on.
What You’ll Bring To The Team
* You are an experienced back‑end developer with a desire to work in C# (we would love to hear from you if you have a background in C#, Java or Python).
* You are open‑minded and adaptable, able to balance strong opinions with new perspectives.
* You see the big picture and help shape the company’s vision.
* You prioritise team success over individual output and actively support your colleagues.
* You enjoy understanding technical platforms and system architectures and how they fit into the bigger picture.
* You thrive on getting things done and deploying software to real users.
* You care deeply about clean code, automated testing, and continuous deployment.
A Few Things To Know Before You Apply
Salary
The salary range for the role is £90,000 – £105,000 and your final offer will be based on your skills and expertise.
Work Eligibility
We require candidates to have permission to work in the UK without visa sponsorship.
We work hybrid and ask that new FundAppers spend 3 days per week at our London office during their first 6 months. After that, the policy is at least 2 days per week in the office to collaborate and connect.
Life at FundApps
* Work/life balance with flexible hybrid working
* Wellbeing benefits such as private health insurance, life insurance, a flexible stipend and mental health coaching
* Matched pension contribution up to 10%
* Peer micro‑bonuses through Bonusly
* £1,000 learning budget each year and unlimited professional development leave
* Peer‑led “Brown‑bag lunch” learning sessions and an annual Learning Festival
* 25 days holiday leave plus an extra day next year if you use it all, plus an extra day after 3 & 5 years
* 5 Years at FundApps – additional 4 weeks paid holiday leave during your 5th year
* 26 weeks leave for all new parents regardless of gender, location or family structure
* Volunteering leave
* Birthday off
Your Privacy
Any information you submit through our job application process will be used for the purposes of assessing your fit for a role at FundApps. We may also retrieve and store information from your public social media profiles for the same purpose. By applying for this position, you consent to your data being processed in accordance with the FundApps privacy policy.
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