Starling Bank

Senior Software Engineer, Ember

Starling Bank

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

Google Cloud PlatformJavaReactTerraformTypeScript

About the role

  • Own the design, implementation, and maintenance of backend services and product functionality.
  • Contribute to the design of scalable, reliable systems with a strong focus on simplicity and maintainability.
  • Build and improve services running in GCP, using Terraform to support infrastructure changes.
  • Improve observability across our systems, including monitoring, alerting, and logging.
  • Support high engineering standards through code review, technical discussion, and mentoring other engineers.

Requirements

  • Strong experience building backend systems and APIs in production environments.
  • Experience writing software in TypeScript, Java.
  • Proficiency with GCP and Terraform.
  • A track record of owning work from initial design through to production support.
  • Experience working cross-functionally with engineers, product owners, and designers to deliver valuable outcomes.
  • Experience in regulated/security-sensitive environments or building financial/accounting systems is a plus.
  • Frontend experience (React, TypeScript) is a plus. We're backend-focused but appreciate engineers who can work across the entire stack.
Benefits
  • 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)
  • An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
  • Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
  • 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
  • Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
  • Life insurance at 4x your salary & group income protection
  • Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
  • Generous family-friendly policies
  • Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
  • Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work, Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing
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Hard Skills & Tools
backend systemsAPIsTypeScriptJavaGCPTerraformmonitoringalertingloggingReact
Soft Skills
designimplementationmaintenancescalabilityreliabilitysimplicitymaintainabilitycode reviewtechnical discussionmentoring