IT & Software

Java/Kotlin Software Engineer - London

Zopa

London · Greater London · United Kingdom

Overview

As Software Engineer in Cards Engineering, you’ll help ship impactful financial products for millions of customers. You’ll design and operate scalable microservices, own services end-to-end, and collaborate with product, design and data teams to craft resilient solutions. The role combines hands-on coding with operating systems thinking and a product-focused mindset. You’ll thrive in a fast-changing fintech environment, shaping how users interact with complex financial services.

Pay / Benefits
  • hybrid work in London (2–3 days/week)
  • flexible working
  • option to work from abroad up to 120 days a year
  • DEI-friendly culture
  • supportive work-life balance
  • growth opportunities
Responsibilities
  • Design and build modern, reliable, scalable microservices
  • Own services end-to-end from conception to production monitoring
  • Collaborate with product, design and data teams to shape solutions
  • Focus on shipping great products, not just writing code
Key requirements
  • Experience building distributed systems at scale
  • Proficiency with Kotlin, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS Aurora Postgres (or willingness to learn)
  • Test-driven development practices
  • Product-focused engineering mindset
  • Comfort operating in uncertainty and rapid change
  • Collaborative problem-solving skills
  • collaborative
  • problem-solving
  • adaptability
  • Kotlin
  • Kafka
  • Kubernetes

Reference: WJ-747_30178892

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