Senior Software Engineer

GCB 6

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as a Senior Software Engineer.

In this role you will:

• Deliver engineering outcomes across the full SDLC: design, build, test, deploy, and support.
•  Develop and integrate services/APIs to support risk and compliance workflows (e.g., case management, detection, monitoring, reporting).
•  Implement controls-by-design: logging, audit trails, access controls, data lineage, and evidence generation for audits
• Ensure non-functional excellence: performance, resilience, observability, capacity, and disaster recovery readiness.
• Automate CI/CD and quality gates (unit/integration tests, SAST/DAST, dependency scanning, code quality).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Compliance, Architecture, Data, Businesses) to deliver at pace.
• Contribute to engineering standards: reusable patterns, documentation, and mentoring of junior engineers.
• Supports Product Owner/Scrum Master for the creation of epics, writing of user stories and managing the product backlog.

To be successful ylou will need:

• 3+ years (adjust as needed) in software engineering or platform engineering in a regulated environment (banking/fintech preferred).
• Strong hands-on experience with one or more: Java, Python, Cloud, or JavaScript/TypeScript.
  
• Experience with API design (REST/gRPC), integration patterns, and event-driven architectures.
  
•  Solid understanding of security engineering: IAM concepts, secrets management, encryption, secure coding.
  
• Experience with databases (SQL and/or NoSQL) and data processing fundamentals.
  
•  Familiarity with DevOps practices: CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes).
•  Strong troubleshooting skills and experience supporting production systems.
• Clear communication skills and ability to work with non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience delivering solutions for AML/CTF, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, KYC, regulatory reporting, or surveillance is preferred

Opening up a world of opportunity

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