Design Engineer - Spend ManagementAllica Bank • City of London, England, United Kingdom
Design Engineer - Spend Management
Allica Bank
- City of London, England, United Kingdom
- City of London, England, United Kingdom
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About Allica Bank Allica is the UK’s fastest growing company, and the fastest-growing financial technology (Fintech) firm ever. Our purpose is to help established SMEs, one of the last major underserved opportunities in Fintech. Established SMEs are the backbone of local communities – representing over a third of our economy – yet have been largely neglected both by traditional high street banks and modern fintech providers.
What’s the opportunity? This is an exciting new role at Allica. As our first Design Engineer, you’ll be embedded in the Spend Management squad, working on tools that help SMEs take control of spending, set limits, track transactions, and simplify admin. You’ll play at the intersection of design and engineering: rapidly prototyping, refining, and bringing ideas to life in production. You’ll help evolve and define what design engineering means at Allica, building a bridge from Figma to production code – powered by AI‑assisted design‑to‑code processes.
What will you be doing? Design & Code
Prototype ideas quickly with Figma Make and V0, then test and validate user experiences.
Design end‑to‑end experiences in Figma, the source of truth.
Leverage AI‑assisted design‑to‑code tools – such as Figma Dev Mode MCP, and GitHub Copilot – to translate high‑fidelity designs into functional, high‑quality code for our web and mobile products.
Help evolve our design system to ensure consistency, scalability, and seamless integration with engineering.
Create real, usable experiences from static design files.
Collaboration & Process
Work closely with designers, engineers, and product managers to deliver end‑to‑end solutions.
Act as a connector between design and engineering teams, improving communication, shared understanding, and expediting design‑to‑code handover.
Help define and champion best practices for the new design engineer role.
Share learnings and contribute to growing our design engineering capability from the ground up.
Growth & Impact
Shape the definition of the Design Engineer role at Allica and influence how we deliver great experiences to our customers.
Mentor and support team members interested in bridging design and code.
Continuously explore new tools, workflows, and techniques – especially in the rapidly evolving space of AI‑assisted design and development.
About You
Has a portfolio of work across responsive web and/or native mobile apps.
Makes thoughtful, user‑focused design decisions backed by data and insight.
Works independently but knows when to involve others and ask questions.
Communicates clearly and shares the reasoning behind work.
Balances speed and quality – knowing when to iterate and when to polish.
Gives and receives feedback constructively.
Is naturally collaborative – enjoys working with others to solve problems.
Enjoys working in ambiguous spaces and shaping new processes and practices.
Is excited about AI‑assisted design‑to‑code workflows and curious to experiment with emerging tools.
Produces high‑quality front‑end code using JavaScript, TypeScript, and React (including Hooks).
Builds confidence through unit and integration testing with Jest and React Testing Library.
Familiarity with end‑to‑end testing using Playwright or Cypress is a bonus.
Has experience contributing to or building design systems.
Is familiar with accessibility principles and inclusive design practices.
The Interview Process
Intro Call (10 min) – A quick chat with Shantrelle, part of the hiring team.
Intro to Design (30 min) – A video call with Phil, our Head of Design, who explains more about the role and gives you a chance to talk about you and your experiences.
Portfolio Review (1 hr) – Walk us through one of your design and/or front‑end projects, discuss design process and answer questions.
Home design / engineering task (4 hrs) – A hypothetical challenge, where you’ll showcase product thinking, creativity, execution, and use of AI.
Bar raiser (30 min) – A culture interview with an independent Allican, outside your team and squad, structured around behavioural questions.
Working at Allica Bank
Full onboarding support and continued development opportunities.
Options for flexible working.
Regular social activities.
Pension contributions.
Discretionary bonus scheme.
Private health cover.
Life assurance.
Family‑friendly policies, including enhanced maternity & paternity leave.
Don’t tick every box? Don’t worry if you don’t have all the skills or requirements listed. If you think you’ll be a good fit, we’d still love to hear from you!
Flexible working We know the ’9‑to‑5’ isn’t right for everyone. That’s why Allica Bank is fully committed to flexible and hybrid working. Let us know what is best for you, and we will do our best to accommodate.
Diversity We’re a diverse bunch here at Allica, with all kinds of experiences, backgrounds and lifestyles. Our openness and differences make us stronger, and we want everybody to feel comfortable bringing as much of themselves to work with them as they like.
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Financial Services and Banking
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Location: London, England, United Kingdom.
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Sprachkenntnisse
- English
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