Head of Software Engineering, Current Accounts

Our Story

Hello there. We’re Zopa.

We started our journey back in 2005, building the first ever peer-to-peer lending company. Fast forward to 2020 and we launched Zopa Bank. A bank that listens to what our customers don’t like about finance and does the opposite. We’re redefining what it feels like to work in finance. Our vision for a new era of banking puts people front and centre — we’ve built a business that empowers everyone to aim high, every day, to move finance forward. Find out more about our fantastic offerings at Zopa.com! 

We’re incredibly proud of our achievements and none of it would be possible without the amazing team here. It’s not just industry awards we’re winning, we’ve also been named in the top three UK’s Most Loved Workplaces. 

If you embrace unconventional challenges, are unafraid to think differently and are driven to make an outsized impact, you’ll thrive here at Zopa, so join us, and make it count. Want to see us in action? Follow us on Instagram @zopalife

The team:

The Current Accounts team have been working hard building a new Current Account product from scratch. Made up of four squads this team have built an innovate product currently being tested by over 35k customers and have big plans to fully launch in summer 2025.

The role:

This is an opportunity to build an entire new product in Zopa Bank’s portfolio. The role will lead all engineering for Current Accounts – from the in-house build of all services to the integration of any third-party vendors. The role will work in collaboration with other engineering peers and be accountable for the delivery and launch of the product, as well as its full integration into the Zopa platform. Experience in the domain of Current Accounts or payments is a big advantage.

You will work directly with other senior roles and stakeholders in the same tribe and across the company, leading a team of Backend Engineers and Mobile Engineers organised in multiple squads. Reporting directly to the VP of Engineering you will play an important part in shaping the strategy for your area and across the engineering function at Zopa. As well as this, you will be responsible for leading and developing your team, supporting their career, and charting a path for their success. This role will be based 2-3 days a week in our London Bridge office.

The tech:

Zopa uses a modern tech stack to deliver the reliability and performance our customers expect from their bank. The backend stack comprises Kotlin, Apache Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS Aurora Postgres and Jenkins. We don’t expect you to have expertise in all of these technologies, but you should know enough to make strategic choices and challenge team decisions.

A day in the life:

• Lead the technical strategy for the domain
• Provide clear team objectives and help your team create a roadmap for the work they do
• Collaborate with Product stakeholders to make sure the team’s work aligns with company priorities
• Directly manage several Engineering Managers, and make sure they lead productive and successful teams
• Support your direct reports through 1:1s, personal objectives, coaching and guidance
• Participate in company-wide initiatives with your peers (other Heads of Engineering and Technical leaders) to evolve, develop and improve the way the whole technology organisation operates
• Hold a high bar for engineering excellence and assess how your team can achieve it
• Ensure the team strikes a healthy balance between feature development, technical debt, and non-functional requirements

About you:

• You have a background with Software Engineering.
• Proven track record of success in building and leading the development of software solutions
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment
• You embrace uncertainty and always seek opportunities to change the status quo
• Passionate about engineering leadership and take pride in developing others
• Leading with empathy and care, but you challenge the people around you to perform at their best and always strive for excellence
• You are ambitious and results focused
• Focused on achieving the best possible customer outcomes, taking a robust but pragmatic approach to engineering challenges
• Excellent communicator with a track record of successful collaboration with non-technical stakeholders
• Promote a culture of learning, collaboration and open communication

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We're on the move! 

Towards the end of 2025 Zopa will be relocating to a brand-new headquarters at 20 Water Street in Canary Wharf. The 44,000 square foot workspace will foster collaboration and inspire creativity for our 900 employees amidst our 2025 growth blitz.

At Zopa we value flexible ways of working.

We value face-to-face collaboration and a good work-life balance. This hybrid role requires you to come to our London office 2-3 days a week.

You'll also have the option of working from abroad for up to 120 days a year!* But no matter where you are, we’ll make sure you’ve got everything you need to thrive, both in your work and home life, from day one.

*Subject to having the right to work in the country of choice

Diversity Statement

Zopa is proud to offer a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to better products for our customers and a unique company culture for our people. We are made up of nearly 50 nationalities, have a DE&I forum made up of Zopians wanting to make a difference and we are proud of our culture where everyone can bring their full self to work. Our approach to DE&I is reflected in our hiring process so please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.