About Finova
Finova is the UK’s largest mortgage and savings technology provider, powering one in every five mortgages across the country. Our agile, cloud-native solutions help over 60 banks, building societies, specialist lenders and equity release providers — plus a network of 2,400+ brokers — stay ahead of the market.
Senior Engineer (Manchester - Hybrid)
Finova is the UK’s largest mortgage and savings technology provider, powering one in every five mortgages across the country. Our agile, cloud-native solutions help over 60 banks, building societies, specialist lenders and equity release providers — plus a network of 2,400+ brokers — stay ahead of the market.
We offer a flexible, proven suite of software that covers the full customer journey — from mortgage and savings origination to servicing and CRM. Backed by an open architecture and a team with deep industry expertise, our platform is built to scale. Today, we process over £50 billion in loans each year, manage nearly £50 billion in savings, and support the digital servicing of more than 650,000 UK borrower accounts.
For Lenders
Finova offers a flexible, modular technology suite designed to help lenders move faster, scale efficiently, and deliver standout digital experiences. You can run your entire mortgage and savings business on Finova — or just use the modules you need, tailored by our team or configured in-house through our low-code platform.
Our Solutions Include
* Lending – end-to-end mortgage and specialist lending software built for speed, flexibility, and scale.
* Decisioning – powerful tools for smarter, more personalised lending decisions.
* Servicing – intuitive workflows and automation to simplify day-to-day account management and customer servicing.
* Savings – configurable onboarding and customer engagement tools across all savings products.
* Intermediary Manager – broker relationship and compliance management, powered by real-time external data.
* Broker ID – fast, automated broker verification and compliance tracking using KYB, KYC, and live monitoring from public data sources.
Lenders use Finova to launch products faster, process applications up to 50% more efficiently, and reduce operational costs — all while staying fully compliant in a fast-moving market.
About The Role
Finova are hiring cloud first developers who thrive in a dynamic agile environment. Our teams pride themselves on collaborating to solve problems quickly and efficiently with our client’s needs in mind. You'll be used to reshaping on-prem solutions to work on the cloud - taking the business knowledge built up over a number of years and utilising the latest techniques to make a next generation solution.
What will you be doing?
* Design, build, and maintain scalable B2B workflow solutions, our product at its heart is a complex workflow engine which powers our customers businesses.
* Lead and contribute to the development of cloud-native solutions taking an API first approach.
* Predictability is needed in all our teams, and you will be used to working in a now / next / later environment.
* Flexible working required, must have the ability to work out of hours occasionally; on call work is sometimes required.
About You
* You need to enjoy working on automation and have the skills to make engines testable and maintainable.
* You will be an expert in typescript / JavaScript and have experience in containerisation. Our current platforms are .Net and azure native so experience here is helpful but not essential.
* Understanding a high-performance language such as GoLang and it’s practical application.
* You are already looking at Cursor, CoPilot, Warp or similar.
* Experience of at least one major cloud vendor and the pros and cons of using their dedicated tools.
* Our teams are cross-functional and our technical leads need to be able to work across boundaries to create and deliver solutions.
* A fast iterative approach to software is needed, you work with CI/CD and constantly automate.
* We build it, we run it is a mantra, so everything needs to be supportable and instrumented.
* Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative and pragmatic mindset – bringing clarity, pace, and accountability to product delivery.
* Show a commitment to continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and coaching others.
* You are constantly looking at how you can make things better whilst acknowledging that good enough is what keeps us moving forward.
* Experience of DORA helpful.
What We Offer
Flexible Working
25 days holiday plus bank holidays, bank holiday trading and holiday purchase options, the opportunity to work from anywhere in the world for up to 4 weeks per year, and a flexible hybrid working policy.
Looking After You
Life Assurance, Group Income Protection, Private Medical Insurance, a pension scheme via Salary Exchange, an Employee Assistance Programme, and access to a Virtual GP.
Family-Friendly Policies
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, as well as paid time off for fertility treatments and pregnancy loss.
Extra Perks
Cycle to Work Scheme, discounts on shops, restaurants, and gym memberships, free fresh fruit daily, and opportunities to join colleague networks and social groups.
Giving Back
One paid volunteering day annually and the Give-As-You-Earn scheme to support your favourite charities.
Equal Opportunity Statement
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you’re passionate about this role but don’t meet all the criteria, please reach out—we’d love to discuss how your skills and experiences align with our needs.
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