Compensation
Contract type
Technologies & frameworks
Benefits & perks
- Onsite gym
- Company outings
- Agile
- Bike friendly
- Learning budget
- Macbook air/pro
- Birthday holiday
- Pension scheme
- Share options
- Coffee & snacks
- Generous maternity and paternity leave
- 25 days holiday + all bank holidays
- Hybrid
Role overview
About Kroo:
Kroo is a fintech (and soon-to-be bank) whose mission is to build the world’s greatest social bank. When money is used correctly, it can transform our daily lives and positively impact the planet. Kroo is removing the stress and social awkwardness that surrounds money by building a bank that's better for customers, their friends, and the planet.
As a Software Engineer you will:
- Report directly to the Tech Lead
- Work in a small, agile, cross-functional team comprised of a Product Manager, Product Designer, and Developers
- Implement new features and deploy them using their Continuous Delivery approach
- Be involved in the end-to-end cycle of building their product
As a Senior you will also:
- Take the lead on projects from design to implementation
- Mentor, coach, and pair with junior developers
- Use your expertise and bring forward innovative ideas to the team to improve Kroo's overall approach to product development
Technology includes:
- Clojure for backend microservices (no Clojure experience is required - any Functional Programming or JVM experience is great!)
- React Native and Redux for mobile applications
- Kafka
- AWS
- Docker
- Terraform
Members of the product team regularly contribute to Open Source libraries and encourage developers to suggest new technology that can add value to building a bank.
Ideal candidates:
- Want to grow and excel in a fast-paced, high-growth start-up
- Have experience working in or a passion for Functional Programming
- Have worked in a cross-functional team
- Have experience working with microservices
- Enjoy paired programming and test-driven development
- Have experience deploying to cloud-based infrastructure like AWS or similar
- Want to be part of an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone can succeed
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays)
- Fully remote working (or hybrid)
- Equity
- MacBook Pro
- Equipment for remote working
- A day off during the week of your birthday
- Volunteering programme
- Personal health days
- Mental health support service
- 3% pension contribution
- Access to £500 towards learning and development after 1 year of employment
- Access to Central London office
- Ethically-conscious company
Kroo values inclusivity, collaboration, and transparency and champions a non-hierarchal and ego-free culture.
Location
London is the capital of the United Kingdom, situated in the South East of the island. The world's largest financial centre, London is also often referred to the culture capital of the world. The city is well-known for its heritage, including Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, Kew Gardens, Westminster Abbey, and the historic settlement of Greenwich. London Underground is the oldest urban railway network in the world.
Technology workers in London earn 60pc more than the city average, with the figure even higher for foreign born workers, who earned 28pc more than their British counterparts in tech jobs. London can be considered as a center for professional relocation. Furthermore, there are over 100 of Europe's 500 largest companies' headquarters in London.
The city is famous for unpredictable weather. For instance, it could be cold, warm and rainy in one day and it’s often the topic of conversation across the city.
Did you know...
- 2.5M people, one third of Londoners, are foreign born
- 40% of Greater London is green space
- 50-249
Kroo is a FinTech company established in 2016, whose mission is to create a transformative banking experience that allows people to collaborate with their friends, families and communities in a natural and seamless way – making money move at the pace of life. It’s a social life and now money has caught up! Our mission is to build the world’s greatest social bank.. When money is used correctly, it can transform our daily lives and positively impact the planet. We are a UK based financial technology company developing innovative services for a new generation of customer.
Compensation
Contract type
Technologies & frameworks
Benefits & perks
- Onsite gym
- Company outings
- Agile
- Bike friendly
- Learning budget
- Macbook air/pro
- Birthday holiday
- Pension scheme
- Share options
- Coffee & snacks
- Generous maternity and paternity leave
- 25 days holiday + all bank holidays
- Hybrid
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