Zopa10mo ago

Senior Java/Kotlin Software Engineer - Manchester

United Kingdom·Manchester,ManchesterEmployee - Permanentsenior

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Overview

Our Story Hello there. We’re Zopa. We started our journey back in 2005, building the first ever peer-to-peer lending company. Fast forward to 2020 and we launched Zopa Bank.

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Our Story

Hello there. We’re Zopa.

We started our journey back in 2005, building the first ever peer-to-peer lending company. Fast forward to 2020 and we launched Zopa Bank. A bank that listens to what our customers don’t like about finance and does the opposite. We’re redefining what it feels like to work in finance. Our vision for a new era of banking puts people front and centre — we’ve built a business that empowers everyone to aim high, every day, to move finance forward. Find out more about our fantastic offerings at Zopa.com!

We’re incredibly proud of our achievements and none of it would be possible without the amazing team here. It’s not just industry awards we’re winning, we’ve also been named in the top three UK’s Most Loved Workplaces.

If you embrace unconventional challenges, are unafraid to think differently and are driven to make an outsized impact, you’ll thrive here at Zopa, so join us, and make it count. Want to see us in action? Follow us on Instagram @zopalife

The engineering challenge

Our Software Engineers don't just write code, they solve real financial problems for millions of customers. You'll work on distributed systems processing thousands of transactions daily, build resilient services that handle people's money, and create experiences that make traditionally complex financial products feel simple.

Designing, building and running scalable backend systems using Kotlin and AWS

Contributing to technical direction, team practices and architectural decisions

Collaborating closely with product managers, designers and other engineers

Mentoring junior engineers and helping to raise the technical bar

Owning your team’s code, quality and delivery

Taking part in the full SDLC — including operating your own services in production

Writing well-tested, clean code

Making smart trade-offs between speed, quality and risk to deliver customer value quickly

Strong backend engineering experience using Kotlin or Java in a production environment

Passionate about building reliable, high-quality products — not just writing code

Comfortable working on distributed systems with scale and complexity

Advocates for testing, clean code, and automation throughout the development process

Understands trade-offs in product delivery and values pragmatism

Enjoys solving problems collaboratively and mentoring others

Clear communicator with experience working cross-functionally

Excited by fast-moving environments and full ownership of your work

Customer impact over unnecessary complexity

Team success over individual heroics

Operational ownership, not just feature delivery

Continuous improvement through honest feedback

Experience with fintech or banking is a plus, but we value problem-solvers from all backgrounds

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At Zopa we value flexible ways of working.

We value face-to-face collaboration and a good work-life balance. This hybrid role requires you to come to our Manchester office 2-3 days a week. (WeWork, Dalton Place, 29 John Dalton Street, M2 6WF) Please note this office is dog friendly so you might see some furry friends about!

You'll also have the option of working from abroad for up to 120 days a year!* But no matter where you are, we’ll make sure you’ve got everything you need to thrive, both in your work and home life, from day one.

*Subject to having the right to work in the country of choice

Diversity Statement

Zopa is proud to offer a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to better products for our customers and a unique company culture for our people. We are made up of nearly 50 nationalities, have a DE&I forum made up of Zopians wanting to make a difference and we are proud of our culture where everyone can bring their full self to work. Our approach to DE&I is reflected in our hiring process so please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.