Senior Java Software Engineer - Intelligent Operations
Starling Bank1 day ago
London, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Build robust and scalable software for Starling’s Customer Service Engineering Group.
- Deliver new features and high-quality backend code across teams.
- Apply clean coding, simple solutions, automated testing, and continuous deployment practices.
- Take ownership of technical problems, delivery processes, and collaboration with colleagues.
- Participate in the phone screen, take-home technical test, technical interview, and final interview process.
Requirements
- At least 7 years of commercial experience with Java.
- Proven track record of delivering high-quality software.
- Strong understanding of delivering robust and scalable code and applying engineering best practices.
- Experience with AWS and Postgres is highly desirable.
- Ability to work across teams, solve difficult technical problems, and contribute to a collaborative engineering environment.
- Specific formal qualifications are not required; Starling prioritizes aptitude and attitude.
Benefits
- 25 days of holiday plus public holidays, with an additional birthday holiday.
- Annual leave increases with length of service, with the option to buy or sell up to five additional days.
- 16 hours of paid volunteering time per year.
- Salary sacrifice and an enhanced company pension scheme.
- Life insurance at four times salary and group income protection.
- Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth, including mental health support and cancer care.
- Family-friendly policies, Perkbox membership, retail and wellness discounts, Cycle to Work, gym partnerships, and Electric Vehicle leasing.
- Hybrid working in a commutable location, with technology employees attending an office at least one day per week.
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About Starling Bank
Starling Bank is a UK digital bank offering personal and business current accounts, savings, cards, and lending through a mobile-first platform. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in London, it holds a UK banking licence and is privately held. It also commercialises its core technology as Engine by Starling, a SaaS platform that provides banking infrastructure to banks and financial institutions internationally.