Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

• Owning complex initiatives end to end, from idea to measurable outcome 

• Designing scalable backend systems that stand up to real-world scale and complexity 

• Making architectural decisions that balance immediate delivery with long-term sustainability 

• Bringing structure and clarity to ambiguous problems 

• Influencing prioritisation and trade-offs across teams 

• Raising the bar for engineering quality, reliability and accountability 

• Mentoring engineers and strengthening overall team capability 

• Driving continuous improvement in how we build and operate systems 

• A track record of delivering high-impact, complex systems in production environments 

• Strong systems thinking and architectural judgement 

• The ability to navigate ambiguity and turn complexity into clear, actionable plans 

• Confidence making data-informed technical decisions with long-term consequences in mind 

• Experience influencing beyond your immediate team 

• A deep customer focus and a bias toward measurable outcomes 

• A genuine commitment to engineering quality and raising standards 

• Experience mentoring others and amplifying team impact 

• Ownership beyond your own output 

We’re intentionally technology agnostic. What matters to us is how you think, how you solve problems and the scale of what you’ve built. 

Why Zopa 

• You’ll work on products used by millions of customers 

• You’ll build systems where reliability truly matters 

• You’ll have real influence over technical direction 

• You’ll join a team recognised as one of the UK’s Most Loved Workplaces 

• You’ll be part of a bank that is still growing, still ambitious and still challenging the industry 

We don’t just build software. 
We move finance forward. 

If you’re ready to operate at a level where your decisions shape systems, standards and outcomes, we’d love to talk.