Staff Software Engineer (Platform Capabilities)

<h2><strong>We’re on a mission to back the UK’s small businesses like no one else</strong> 🚀</h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">Small businesses are the backbone of the economy, and we’re here to help them win. We’ve built a platform that uses clever data to get them the funding they need in minutes, not weeks.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">At Funding Circle, we have the restless energy of a fintech start-up with the stability of a public company. It’s a unique mix that gives Circlers the autonomy to take ownership and the scale to make an impact that truly counts.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We’re a high-performing team that chooses to lift each other up. We challenge, we champion, and we have each other’s backs - because we know that when we stand together, we move faster and build better.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>The impact is real:</strong> Last year alone, the businesses on our platform generated £7.2bn for the UK economy 📈 <strong>Come and join a mission that matters!</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">[<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.fundingcircle.com/uk/impact"><u>Read our Impact Report</u></a>] | [<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/fundingcircle.com"><u>See our Trustpilot</u></a>]</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2>The role ⚡</h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">📍 London (Hybrid) | 🤝 2 days in the office | 💰 Competitive Salary + Benefits</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We are looking for an experienced Staff Engineer with an excellent track record of building successful platforms for internal teams or as a SaaS.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">The role sits within our Platform Capabilities Engineering Group, providing technical leadership for the core platforms that enable our product teams to build business functionality fast &amp; predictably. Staff Engineers are amongst the most senior leaders we have within our Technology function and as such are responsible for raising the bar and enabling us to achieve the incredible.</p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">You take accountability for high-level solution design, standards, engineering performance, and technology decisions within your Group.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">You will have sound commercial acumen and a solid understanding of how tech drives the top and bottom line. You understand and can articulate how our platform drives customer and commercial outcomes.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">You proactively identify and leverage the latest Generative AI tools and techniques to drive innovation and transform our engineering processes, helping the organisation become fully "AI Native."</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">You understand collaboration with customer facing product teams is vital for a successful platform. Building an informed roadmap and shaping the technical direction to deliver on it. You translate this into a target system and data architecture with clear milestones to iterate towards it.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">You are able to perform deep-dives and troubleshoot issues in a hands-on capacity, but you seek to enable the teams rather than becoming a dependency for future issues.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">You have excellent stakeholder-management skills and can present technology solutions, risks and tradeoffs to any audience across Funding Circle, demonstrating the ability to influence without requiring reporting authority to do so.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">You represent Funding Circle externally at events, leveraging your network to share industry trends and insight, as well as attracting talent to Funding Circle.</p></li></ul><h2>What we’re looking for 🌱</h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">We value deep expertise, but a growth mindset and good energy are what really make our team click. We’re a group that chooses to lift each other up and think smart every day.</p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">An engineering leader who can lead on solving high-level problems, whilst also deep-diving into technical challenges in a hands-on capacity.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience operating as the technical lead for a platform domain, either as a staff equivalent or a SaaS founding/lead engineer.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Understanding of the importance and limitations of internal platforms, experienced with deciding when to invest in centralisation vs bespoke, and in driving adoption.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience in at least one major Programming language (e.g. Python, Ruby, Java).</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">True advocate for an empowered engineering team over 10x engineers, with a passion for coaching, mentoring, and sponsoring.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">A strong passion for and proven experience in adopting and applying emerging technologies, particularly Generative AI, to solve complex engineering challenges and drive transformational change across an organisation.</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"><em>We’re building a place where everyone truly feels they belong. Even if your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement, we'd still love to hear from you.</em></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2><strong>Why join us? 💜</strong></h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">We back you to build an incredible career and by joining us, you'll be part of one of <strong>The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For 2026</strong>! As a flexible-first employer, we use a "best of both" approach. We’ll see you in our London office to collaborate – with barista coffee and subsidised Just Eat lunches on us!</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Our Circler Proposition focuses on five areas:</p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Flexibility:</strong> We provide a benefit allowance you can tailor to your own life and family.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Health:</strong> This includes private medical and dental, health assessments, and access to a digital GP.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Wealth:</strong> We offer life assurance, share schemes, and financial coaching.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Development:</strong> You get a dedicated annual learning allowance to help you level up.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Lifestyle:</strong> We have electric car and cycle-to-work schemes, plus season ticket loans.</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em">We also have award-winning parental leave policies. We're here to support you through the big life moments, from fertility treatments to new additions to the family.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2><strong>Ready to join a mission that matters? We’d love to chat!</strong></h2><p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.co.uk/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in United Kingdom</a> on Arbeitnow</a>