Backend Engineer (Ruby, Python, Java)

About Funding Circle

We ignite opportunities for businesses and investors by providing a better deal for everyone.

When Funding Circle was founded, we could see that businesses weren’t being given the finance to grow, while investors were making poor returns. We had a simple idea — let them support each other.

By lending directly to businesses through Funding Circle, investors can now earn attractive returns to better provide for their future. Businesses get fast, easy access to funding to grow, create jobs, support local communities and drive the economy forward. We believe it’s better for everyone.

Position

Prospectus:

Would you describe yourself as a creative and ambitious engineer who’s always ready to take on the next cutting edge technology? If your answer is yes, you’re going to fit right in with our global team. We’re looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Backend Engineer who will bring elegance and simplicity to the forefront of our distributed systems. We are a group of passionate engineers whose bread and butter is learning new technologies and fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment - we’re looking for partners in crime who feel the same.

Bird’s eye view of the role:

Be an automator: we are continually reevaluating our stack to improve efficiency throughout the pipeline. We practice continuous integration and have a container-based deployment workflow
Be a builder: you’ll build and expand our highly-available architecture to handle over $2 billion in loans originated through our pipeline
Be a collector: you’ll help build scalable infrastructure to collect data for real time analytics and risk modelling
Be a collaborator: you’ll be expected to forge deep bonds with your business counterparts to truly understand the needs of our Borrowers and Investors. We work in an Agile environment including pair programming and daily stand-ups
Be a teacher: be generous with your time and expertise to teach stakeholders and our fellow engineers how to answer their own questions with tools you build

Your qualification

Significant engineering experience in any language (Ruby, Python, Java, etc)
An interest in Functional Programming languages
Comfortable in a Unix/Linux environment

Will be a plus

Github or other open source code we can check out
Distributed systems experience
Experience with microservices and/or event-driven architecture
Operating at scale with low-latency systems
Familiarity with Docker, Mesos, and/or experience with distributed database systems, such as Cassandra
Professional experience working with Clojure

*The stated experience level is a guide and does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience, provided the requisite skills can be demonstrated.

What we offer

Happy employees are productive employees, that’s why we offer a hearty benefits package. From subsidized catered lunches, to a competitive salary, equity, and health benefits, we’ve got you covered! That being said, have you heard about what we're doing?! Our mission is what really motivates us to come to work each day:

We're supporting small business, the engine of economic growth
We're helping facilitate higher yields for investors and lower interest rates for borrowers
We can fund loans extremely quickly, all online!
We have a clear competitive advantage globally in areas like domain expertise and regulatory processes

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Email: contactus@fundingcircle.com