Software Development Engineer III
London, UKFull-TimeMid-levelSoftware Engineering
Engineering at GoCardless
- The technical challenges of building GoCardless span from simplifying building banking schemes to optimising the time to render the dashboard.
- You will enjoy being a software engineer at GoCardless if:
- You’re looking to champion a great engineering culture within GC and in the wider engineering community;
- You enjoy collaborating and learning from people from various backgrounds and experiences;
- You want to feel proud of the work you’re doing and its impact on real customers.
- Our engineers contribute to the engineering culture within and outside of GoCardless: they contribute to Open Source Software projects (see our Github), and share learnings in post-mortems, conferences and on our blog.
- Our technologies: We endeavour to build simple, reliable systems and we believe in using the best technologies for each task. Technologies we use across GoCardless include: Ruby on Rails, Golang, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Postgres, BigQuery, Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, Prometheus, Google Cloud (GCP).
- You’re not expected to have expertise in all these technologies. Members of our team have picked up the tools once they’ve started working with the team. If you’re unsure, please apply.
The role
- This is an exciting and unique opportunity to join GoCardless in our London office as a Software Development Engineer III.
- You will actively shape the team's future, aiming to build robust, high-quality products. You'll be involved in planning and executing the technical vision, which includes working on some of these key initiatives.
- Joining us at this stage means your work will have an impact across the wider GoCardless organisation. This is a fantastic chance to be part of something new, innovative and truly aligned with our mission to simplify payments globally.
What excites you
- You have a growth mindset, motivated by driving concrete business outcomes.
- You adapt to new technologies and processes quickly.
- You thrive in a collaborative environment and believe the best products are built through collaboration.
- You are passionate about building and improving products by experimenting, prototyping and applying an iterative approach to validate ideas and learn.
What excites us
- You have experience building web products and services, and have an awareness of technologies across the stack.
- You adapt to new technologies and processes quickly.
- You thrive in a collaborative environment and believe the best products are built through collaboration.
- You care about building reliable, well-tested systems.
- You enjoy solving problems and are happy to take initiative to find better solutions.
Base salary range: £80,000 - £120,000
- Base salary ranges are based on role, job level, location, and market data. Please note that whilst we strive to offer competitive compensation, our approach is to pay between the minimum and the mid-point of the pay range until performance can be assessed in role. Offers will take into account level of experience, interview assessment, budgets and parity between you and fellow employees at GoCardless doing similar work.
The Good Stuff!
- Wellbeing: Dedicated support and medical cover to keep you healthy.
- Work Away Scheme: Work from anywhere for up to 90 days in any 12-month period.
- Hybrid Working: Our hybrid model offers flexibility, with in-office days determined by your team.
- Equity: All permanently employed GeeCees get equity to share in our success.
- Parental leave: Tailored leave to support your life's great adventure.
- Time off: Annual holiday leave based on your location, supplemented by 3 volunteer days and 4 wellness days.
We’re building the payment network of the future, and to achieve our goal, we need a diverse team with a range of perspectives and experiences. As of July 2024, here’s where we stand
- 45% identify as women
- 23% identify as Black, Asian, Mixed, or Other
- 10% identify as LGBTQIA+
- 9% identify as neurodiverse
- 2% identify as disabled
