Remote Senior Software Engineer
Wagestream, United Kingdom
Job Description
Why would you join Wagestream?
If you're reading this job ad - Hello!!
We're really excited to meet you, and grow our team of Senior and Principal Engineers!
Ok. let's start with the basics:
Did you know, the lowest 10% of earners in the UK make the banks the most money in fees, charges and interest?
Here at Wagestream, we believe that is fundamentally wrong - and we are on a mission to change that!
Financial Wellness is a new "ish" term in the software world, but we are having a big impact. We are backed by social impact charities such as Big Society Capital, and the Social Tech Trust, and we are more than just a FinTech. we are on a mission to give people Power over Pay!
There are a lot of software buzzwords that come in and out of fashion, and we don't think Earned Wage Access is one of them, we know we are here to stay, not just a fleeting moment in tech history.
What's the end game? Easy. Financial Wellness for everyone, everywhere.
#PowerOverPay
So. What will you be doing?
You will work on the Applications Engineering team, working to constantly improve the Wagestream experience for both employees (mobile app) and employers (Wagestream portal). We release multiple times per day, so you'll need to be pretty comfortable owning features from concept, to release, to post-release measurement.
Our technology stack is a backend of AWS+Python+Postgres, and a frontend of React.js with styled components, Cordova and some Vue.js thrown in for good measure, but experience with those particular technologies is not required, we all refer to ourselves as "Tech Agnostic".
Its a big bonus if you have a proven track-record of shipping web and mobile applications.
What else? (all the other bits.!)
- Work with stakeholders to define new features for employees and employers
- Architect, test, and release new features (ideally to a subset of our total audience)
- Work with data science team to analyse effectiveness, and tweak where necessary
- "Push the button" and release your creation into the wild
- Contribute to the broader engineering team (best practices, tools, technologies)
- Be yourself! Be creative, don't be afraid to bring your ideas to the table - you will always be heard!
Requirements
So. Who you are you then?
- You are full-stack (or close to it!)
- You look at the full picture to understand the value and impact of what you are building by talking to customers amp; working with the product team
- You are the Nancy Drew of data and analysis.
- You thrive on building what users and clients actually need. not just what they want! (sometimes people confuse the two!)
- You believe in team spirit - not competition. What matters is what gets done, not who did it (although you'll get a lot of kudos along the way - we are firm believers of celebrating every win!)
- You’ll get kicks out of generating great ideas which will improve the daily lives of everyone who uses our service!
What experience would we like you to have?
(But if you’re close that’s still a conversation we would like to have!)
- Around 6-8 years, or more, of experience in professional software engineering
- Why 6-8 years.? We are a very autonomous environment, and whilst we will give you all the tools and support that you need to be successful, we need someone with the knowledge of what it takes to operate in that environment, with minimal hand-holding. But hey, if you're under this and you know you've got what it takes - send us a message!
- Adept at least one modern web/mobile framework. This could be React, Angular, Vue. or something else, but ideally you're comfortable switching frameworks and picking the right tool for the job.
- Ideally we would love you to have experience in working within AWS. We are pretty committed users of DynamoDB, SQS, S3, SES, Lambdas, API Gateway, etc
- We're not expecting you to be a graphic designer, but you should have an "eye" for aesthetics and feel comfortable designing some UI/UX yourself
Benefits
What will we do for you?
We truly believe we have a great benefits offering here in the UK Wagestream team, amp; we have tried to highlight everything here - if there is something you think we need to add - let us know!
- We will pay you what you're worth. We are fully committed to closing the gender pay gap, promoting diversity and inclusivity, and paying people what they deserve to be paid.
- We're a Remote First business - work from home or our London office - you choose! We have team members every