Graduate Software Developer – 2021 at FINBOURNE Technology (London, UK)
Graduate Software Developer
Location: London, UK
Salary: £40,000
FINBOURNE Technology recruits all year round for graduates to join our team and become an integral part of a growing business.
As a graduate software developer, you will be given training and support so that you can help build our LUSID platform. You will be involved with developing external client interfaces, business logic, server-side code, managing scaling challenges, enhancing quality with testing and automating everything that can be automated!
Working at FINBOURNE is fast paced and exciting. The most important qualities we look for are a hunger to learn, passion for quality and a willingness to take the time to collaborate, teach and learn from colleagues.
We want to give you exposure to all areas of what we do which means, from the start, you can get involved in:
- Evolving our APIs so they’re both powerful and easy to use.
- Implementing business logic while learning more about finance.
- Learning about and working on important parts of the system early on.
- Building scalable and robust distributed systems which can support big data, with consistently fast response times that are upgraded multiple times per day.
- Ability to deploy to production from day one.
- Learning about and working within the security and privacy constraints of the finance industry.
- Helping us nurture and progress so that as we scale it remains an enjoyable, supportive and interesting place to work.
- Give opinions on our marketing and commercial plans, which we share openly.
- Help us ensure everything we do is robust by writing tests for everything: From application, to infrastructure, to non-technical processes.
- Help us come up with innovative ways to monitor and measure our platform, so we can continually improve our customers’ experience and support them when things go wrong.
- Investigate cutting edge technologies and evaluate whether they would benefit us.
- Helping develop newer team members.
The key technologies which you will have the opportunity to learn are C# (.NET Core on Linux), Python, Go, PostgreSQL, AWS, Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, Angular… and that’s just right now!
How we will support you:
- You will be joining our existing graduates and working alongside highly experienced developers who will provide in-depth training for you on the job. These are people who have spent their careers at some of the most prestigious financial technology institutions and are eager to pass on their experience.
- During your first few weeks with us, you will attend sessions on finance and related technology such as “Introduction to Investments and Asset Management” and “Engineering Principles” given by our industry experts.
- During your first three months with us, you and your manager will form a development plan to document your training and induction so that you have clear objectives and are provided with support in areas that you require it the most.
- We run weekly sessions such as “Code Craft” (discussion of our engineering principles) and the “Finance Q&A” (past sessions have included “How does Bloomberg work” and “an overview of inflation”). Anyone is welcome to join or present and it is a great opportunity for non-Finance focused employees to learn more about the industry.
- You will have regular 1-1 meetings with your manager and receive regular feedback from them.
- You will be assigned a mentor who will work closely with you to help learn the skills required to develop the highest quality software, because you will be soon working on important parts of our system.
- Regular morning “stand up” meetings with your team will allow you to quickly understand what your colleagues are working on, to share your accomplishments and if needed, to request help. You are welcome to join stand ups in other teams to understand what they are working on.
- Monthly company-wide meetings where you will receive regular updates and insight into our business strategy. This also gives employees the opportunity to ask questions.
- Everyone at the business is happy to answer any questions you have, and to help you really understand the answer.
What skills, experience and qualifications we require:
We are looking for graduates who are genuinely passionate and curious in their approach to learning and those who are driven to solve problems and apply critical thinking to their work.
As important as your technical skills are, we are also looking for candidates who display strong communication skills and who feel comfortable working in an informal, agile environment. We want people to join who are genuinely excited about our technology and have the capability and willingness to grow and learn from their colleagues.
Why work for us:
- This is a unique opportunity to join a growing FinTech firm which has large ambitions and considers its employees central to its success.
- As well a commitment to your professional development, we offer the following benefits:
- Competitive basic salary of £40,000.
- Spacious office with plenty of natural light and high ceilings in Shoreditch – the “Silicon Roundabout” area, which is a beacon for start-ups, surrounded by companies such as Google, Amazon, Monzo.
- Competitive pension scheme.
- Performance related pay: Financial rewards which can include a direct route to a financial stake in the company via our discretionary Stock Options scheme.
- Regular social events so you can get to know everyone in the company. This includes our “Wednesday Games” club where we recently visited Bletchley Park for the afternoon.
- Cycle to work scheme (tax efficient discount on a new bike and accessories).
- 25 days holidays (+ the usual public holidays).
- Our employees have a diverse set of interests and hobbies such as climbing, running, skiing, and we have a weekly “Bake Club”.
- As an organisation we’re very proud of the mature and accommodating approach we have to our team’s work life balance. We understand and recognise the importance of an agile workforce and therefore wherever possible we will consider flexible working arrangements.
- At FINBOURNE Technology we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you like the idea of working in a supportive environment surrounded by intelligent and fascinating people, mixing in with both experienced and blossoming minds, and being in a team that cares about its cause, then we’re a good fit. An enduring focus on quality, excellent communication skills and a willingness to take the time to collaborate with, teach and learn from colleagues are key to our company culture.
For more information about us please visit our website.
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