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Senior Java/Kotlin Software Engineer - Manchester

Manchester · ManchesterEmployee - Permanentsenior
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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.

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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
  • Listing Details

    Posted
    July 21, 2025
    First seen
    March 26, 2026
    Last seen
    April 21, 2026

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    Days active
    26
    Repost count
    0
    Trust Level
    33%
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    April 21, 2026

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    We’re Zopa, and we want to make money work better for you.

    Employees
    750
    Founded
    2005
    Domain
    zopa.com
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    ZopaSenior Java/Kotlin Software Engineer - Manchester