GoCardless is a global bank payment company. Over 100,000 businesses, from start-ups to household names, use GoCardless to collect and send payments through direct debit, real-time payments and open banking.
GoCardless processes US$130bn+ of payments annually, across 30+ countries; helping customers collect and send both recurring and one-off payments, without the chasing, stress or expensive fees. We use AI-powered solutions to improve payment success and reduce fraud. And, with open banking connectivity to over 2,500 banks, we help our customers make faster, more informed decisions.
We are headquartered in the UK with offices in London and Leeds, and additional locations in Australia, France, Ireland, Latvia, Portugal and the United States.
At GoCardless, we're all about supporting you! We’re committed to making our hiring process inclusive and accessible. If you need extra support or adjustments, reach out to your Talent Partner — we’re here to help!
And remember: we don’t expect you to meet every single requirement. If you’re excited by this role, we encourage you to apply!
You will be making sure that GC has a technology stack that supports our business goals for the next 3-5 years as the overall owner for the Technical Architecture at GoCardless.
As the ultimate point of escalation for Principal Engineers across GC, you will help to identify challenges and technical interdependencies and suggest solutions to address them.
You are expected to evangelise the successful adoption and use of tooling and technologies while taking a central role in decision-making for technical, business, and organisational issues.
As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will be running Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to drive the creation of standards across Engineering, as well as teaching/mentoring/growing/advising other domain experts, individual contributors, and teams.
You will also represent GoCardless externally when speaking at public events (conferences, user groups, meetups, webinars, etc), writing for our technical blog and contributing to open source software.
Salary range: the expected base salary range for this position is between €96,000 - €144,000.
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.
Please note, this role is initially being offered through an Employer of Record (EOR), our standard benefits package will be available upon transition to direct employment.
We're an organisation defined by our values; We start with why before we begin any project, to ensure it’s aligned with our mission. We make it happen, working with urgency and taking personal accountability for getting things done. We act with integrity, always. We care deeply about what we do and we know it's essential that we be humble whilst we do it. Our Values form part of the GoCardless DNA, and are used to not only help us nurture and develop our culture, but to deliver impactful work that will help us to achieve our vision.
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:
If you want to learn more, you can read about our Employee Resource Groups and objectives here as well as our latest D&I Report
We’re committed to reducing our environmental impact and leaving a sustainable world for future generations. As co-founders of the Tech Zero coalition, we’re working towards a climate-positive future. Check out our sustainability action plan here.
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GoCardless is the easy way to collect Direct Debit. Already serving more than 20,000 businesses, perfect for recurring billing and B2B invoicing.
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