Staff PHP Engineer

Lendable is on a mission to build the world's best technology to help people get credit and save money. We're building one of the world’s leading fintech companies and are off to a strong start:

• One of the UK’s newest unicorns with a team of just over 700 people

• Among the fastest-growing tech companies in the UK

• Profitable since 2017

• Backed by top investors including Balderton Capital and Goldman Sachs

• Loved by customers with the best reviews in the market (4.9 across 10,000s of reviews on Trustpilot)

So far, we’ve rebuilt the Big Three consumer finance products from scratch: loans, credit cards and car finance. We get money into our customers’ hands in minutes instead of days.

We’re growing fast, and there’s a lot more to do: we’re going after the two biggest Western markets (UK and US) where trillions worth of financial products are held by big banks with dated systems and painful processes.

1. Take ownership across a broad remit. You are trusted to make decisions that drive a material impact on the direction and success of Lendable from day 1

2. Work in small teams of exceptional people, who are relentlessly resourceful to solve problems and find smarter solutions than the status quo

3. Build the best technology in-house, using new data sources, machine learning and AI to make machines do the heavy lifting

About the role

We're looking for a Staff PHP Engineers to join our Zable Card, Autolend, Lendable Loans, and Internal Tools teams!

Our engineering organisation is home to over 140 talented engineers across backend, frontend, mobile, and platform disciplines.

You'll have the opportunity to work on everything from building and integrating new APIs to enhance the customer journey, to optimising our lending platforms, and engaging in deep architectural discussions. There's plenty to tackle, and we're excited to find the right people to take on the challenge.
Our Tech Stack

Backend

• PHP 8

• Symfony

• AWS

• MySQL

• RabbitMQ

• Docker

• Kubernetes

Other

• Jenkins and Github Actions - we deploy to production as soon as we finish a feature 

• Behat, PHPUnit, Jest, Selenium and Detox for automated testing

What we’re looking for

• Strong, modern PHP development experience (PHP 8.0+ is a must)

• A good understanding of a modern PHP framework like Symfony or Laravel

• Any experience with Domain Driven Design, Message-Driven Systems and Event Sourcing would be a plus

• Experience with microservices would be a plus

• Strong automatic testing skills (unit, integration, functional)

• A keen desire to want to learn and input into a highly collaborative team 

• If you’ve worked in a cross functional environment, it would be a plus but not needed
  

Interview process

• A quick phone call with one of the team

• A short coding exercise to complete in your own time  

• Onsite or Video Interview 

  • Discuss the exercise you completed

  • Meet the team you’ll work with daily 

• Winning team: the opportunity to scale up one of the world’s most successful fintech companies

• Flexible working: flexible approach tailored to each role. Hybrid roles require three days in-office weekly; fully remote roles include regular opportunities for in-person connection through socials and off-sites

• Socials & connection: opportunities and events to come together, socialise, and get to know each other beyond the office walls

• Health coverage: support for your physical and mental wellbeing, including private health cover

• Retirement & savings: long-term financial wellbeing through retirement savings plans

• Employee referral programme: earn a competitive bonus when you refer successful new team members

• Office meals & snacks: enjoy a fully stocked kitchen, plus complimentary lunches prepared by in-house chefs on in-office days at select locations

• Sustainable commuting: cycle-to-work and electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes available in select locations

Please note: The availability and details of specific benefits vary by location and role. For more information, please speak to your Talent Partner.

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