Software Engineer

Salary: £35,000 - 35,000 per year

Requirements

• Extensive and demonstrable background in modern software engineering and development practice
• Expertise in multiple modern software languages
• Experience working within the cloud, with AWS currently in use
• Knowledge of modern DevOps practice and writing infrastructure as code
• A security-by-design mindset
• Ability to translate complex business needs into elegant technical solutions
• Ability to influence stakeholders, senior management, and peers
• Experience coaching and mentoring junior engineers
• Experience in the financial services sector is beneficial
• Experience in a scale-up business is beneficial
• Ruby on Rails experience is beneficial but not necessary
• Experience with reactive programming is beneficial
• Experience with AI/ML engineering is beneficial
• DevOps experience: 3 years preferred
• Software development experience: 4 years required
• Ability to commute to or relocate to Edinburgh EH2 2JG before starting work
• United Kingdom work authorisation required

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, document, and maintain high-quality software
• Contribute to architecture and tooling decisions
• Share knowledge and help others grow their expertise
• Ensure the security of our software stack and applications
• Work as a key member of a small agile team
• Help imagine, design, develop, test, and deploy the software behind our key systems

Technologies

• AI
• AWS
• Cloud
• DevOps
• Rails
• Ruby
• Security
• microservices
• Embedded

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We are LendingCrowd, a leading fintech business shaping the way SMEs borrow money. Since launching in 2014, we have driven over £600M in lending to small businesses across the UK by blending technology innovation, financial expertise, and strong backing. We are re-engineering our business platforms with an event-driven microservices architecture and looking for an innovative Software Engineer with cloud-native design skills to join our dynamic, fast-growing team. This is a full-time, hybrid remote role based in Edinburgh EH2 2JG, with opportunities to work with new and cutting-edge technology and benefit from a range of perks including company events, pension, enhanced leave, gym membership, insurance options, sick pay, and work from home.

last updated 36 week of 2026