Software Engineering Lead
Yapily Ltd
- City of London, England, United Kingdom
- City of London, England, United Kingdom
About
In the fast-paced world of FinTech open banking, where innovation meets financial services, we are seeking a talented Senior Backend Engineer to join our team in London. You will play a crucial role in developing and enhancing our backend infrastructure to support our growing suite of financial services.
Join us in shaping the future of open banking, and making a real impact in the financial industry.
Learn more: https://www.yapily.com/company/about-us
Own the Stack: Drive architectural decisions and set technical standards while maintaining deep, hands‑on expertise in our stack: Java, Spring Boot, and Kubernetes (k8s).
Design APIs: Champion an API‑first mindset by designing, documenting, and ensuring the quality of robust, efficient HTTP/REST APIs for microservice communication (including using tools like OpenAPI/Swagger).
Ensure System Health: Oversee and implement strategies for system scalability, resilience, and high availability, including ownership of monitoring, alerting, and performance optimization.
Drive Delivery: Monitor team progress and ensure consistent deliverability and performance throughout agile sprints, proactively identifying and resolving technical impediments.
Plan Strategically: Collaborate closely with the Product Manager on capacity planning, roadmap definition, and balancing new feature delivery against essential technical debt management.
Guide Solutions: Guide the team in selecting appropriate technical solutions, evaluating new technologies, and resolving the most complex engineering challenges.
This list is not exhaustive, and there may be other tasks that we ask you to be involved in from time to time. Above all, you are flexible and want to add value wherever you can. You understand that in a start‑up, priorities change and we all need to be adaptable. Not only will you be comfortable when asked to input and lead in other areas, but you’ll be comfortable being a self‑starter and instigating changes yourself.
For your new role
You are a proactive leader in monitoring and ensuring the team's consistent deliverability and performance, identifying and removing impediments quickly.
You are a strategic partner, comfortable collaborating closely with the Product Manager on capacity planning and balancing technical needs with product timelines.
You are passionate about coaching and mentoring individual contributors (ICs) within the team, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
You are an effective delegator who can appropriately guide or delegate technical solutions and tasks across the team, ensuring accountability and skill development.
You are an exceptional communicator, adept at articulating complex technical concepts clearly to engineers, product stakeholders, and non‑technical audiences alike.
You are a cross‑functional focus point, thriving as the technical leader facilitating effective communication between your team and other engineering groups.
25 days holiday a year (plus bank holidays) in the UK
We also offer an additional holiday day after 1 year’s service, up to the value of 5 days over 5 years
We’re serious about work/life balance and operate hybrid working, giving you the flexibility to work from home, working from our amazing office space or work abroad for up to 30 days per year ‘Nomad Working’
We offer enhanced Paternity and Maternity leave
Comprehensive Private Medical Insurance through BUPA
Mental health support through an award winning provider
Life Assurance and Income Protection (UK only)
Company Pension Scheme
£200 annual Learning and Personal Development budget
Cycle To Work Scheme
Employee Referral Scheme which offers £1,000 per employee referral
We have a monthly social budget to support getting together over pizza
Daily snacks provided in the office
Dog friendly office
OUR VALUES We obsess about quality
Our customers have entrusted us with a critical function in a regulated industry…and we take that responsibility seriously. We always assume ownership and hold ourselves accountable.
We are curious
Our innovation is powered by our collective growth mindset. We’re lifelong learners who challenge assumptions, experiment, and iterate.
We act with integrity
We’re guided by our mission and earn and maintain trust by doing what’s right, even when it’s not easy.
We are do‑ers
We reject indifference and agility is our strength.
We’re motivated by challenges, and biassed towards action.
We problem‑solve together
We’re diverse people in diverse places, and know the best solutions are born out of collaboration. We win, lose, and learn…together.
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Languages
- English
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