Thought Machine
banking
BackEndEngineer
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“Back End Engineer at Thought Machine. Skills: Back End Engineering, core banking technology, payments technology, cloud native development, microservices, Python, Golang. Design, implement and develop scalable, performant microservices using best practices. Write automated unit tests, integrate tests, etc.”
Industry & Context.
solve complex engineering problems that have not been solved before; converting it into an engineering design
four days a week onsite
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience with either Python or Golang, Experience in developing automated tests as an integral part of the development cycle, Interest in working on client-facing projects, conducting scoping and defining deliverables
Nice to Have
Knowledge of banking / finance, Experience with AWS or other cloud providers, Familiar with databases (SQL or noSQL), Experience with client/server software architectures & networking, or microservice architectures, Experience using orchestration tools such as Kubernetes or Mesos, Experience developing and deploying AI-powered applications, Experience with user-centered design principles with a proven ability to build self-service platforms that enhance developer productivity and autonomy
What You'll Do.
implement and develop scalable
performant microservices using best practices
Write automated unit tests
Managing and debugging your deployments from testing environments all the way to production
Translating customer requirements into trackable tickets
lead the development of Thought Machine’s Vault product
development at Thought Machine is fast paced
develop code to a high standard and production ready state
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Interfacing with other engineering teams to ensure that features are added in a structured and coherent way; A talented and experienced team as your colleagues
Process & Methodology
task breakdown
Full Job Description
Thought Machine's mission is bold – to properly and permanently rid the world's banks of legacy technology. To achieve this, we have developed the foundations of modern banking through core and payments technology which run natively in the cloud. What we are attempting is hard and means we need great people working together to build great technology. We have grown rapidly in the past few years – growing our team to more than 550 individuals across offices in London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and our newly established Engineering Hub in Lisbon. We have raised more than £500m in funding and our investors include Molten Ventures, Eurazeo, Intesa Sanpaolo, Temasek, Nyca Partners, JPMorgan Chase Strategic Investments, Standard Chartered Ventures, and more. We have created a culture that enables our team to produce the best work in the industry while ensuring we have fun along the way. We're regularly cited as having a fantastic workplace culture and have been recognised by Sifted magazine as having one of the highest Glassdoor ratings for a UK fintech company and the industry's most generous employee share package. Named one of the world's most innovative fintechs by Global Finance Magazine, we were also recognised by the Financial Times as one of Europe's fastest-growing companies for two consecutive years—and a UK Best Employer for 2026. Software Engineering is a key role within Thought Machine. As an engineering-focused company, we take pride in our engineering excellence, adopting best practices, and utilising modern technologies. Thought Machine software engineers work across the stack to solve complex engineering problems that have not been solved before. As a result, while development at Thought Machine is fast-paced, you will be expected to develop code to the highest standards that scales, is secure, performant, and provides a great user experience. Software Engineers will take complete ownership of a requirement, converting it into an engineering design, task
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