Associate Backend Engineer (Remote within the UK) Engineering · Shoreditch ·

We are looking for talented and dedicated 2x Associate Backend Engineer to help us build out a world beating feature set. Joining our engineering team you’ll be responsible for developing new features and services to help us continue to deliver a great product to our customers that helps our company and their money grow.

What you can expect to be doing:

You will be working with a team to deliver new API capabilities that provide features for Chips customers intended to grow our user base and retain them in the long run. This will be achieved by working on the development of new microservices that will be deployed across our AWS estate. You will regularly be involved in show & tell sessions with the goal of helping enable not just the engineers but the whole company in understanding what it is to be an engineer at Chip.

What we’re looking for:

• Programming language experience in PHP with an interest to learn GO
• Experience with a PHP framework such as Laravel or Symfony
• Some knowledge of design patterns (bus, repository, decorator, etc)
• An understanding of mutable vs immutable databases
• Experience with manipulating data structures and performing performance audits of codebase and database.
• Development locally with Containers (Docker) through to production.
• Strong understanding of branching strategies and where best to use them.
• An understanding of Microservice architecture and how to develop microservices / working on the development of microservices deployed across AWS estate.

What we’re really looking for:

Someone with a genuine interest in Chip and is excited about being part of a fast-growing company and our mission to build the investment super app of the future.

At the interview stages, we will be looking for empathy, eq, fun stories, and the ability to smile even when things are tough.

Working Hours

• Monday to Thursday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Start your weekend early!)

Enjoy a structured yet balanced workweek, with an early Friday finish to kickstart your weekend!

PERKS

• £41,000 - £45,000 per annum
• Discretionary Performance-Related Bi-Annual Bonus of up to 10% (Cash) and 5% (Shares) based on your gross annual salary.
• Workplace pension scheme - We invest in your future with a workplace pension scheme, contributing 5% on earnings up to £50,000.
• Fully comprehensive private medical insurance (medical history disregarded)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Free ChipX subscription for UK-based employees
• We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity
• Flexible working arrangements
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, plus the days between Christmas and New Year
• Annual training budget for courses, workshops, or conferences to help you advance your career.
• £30 per month Chip Fitness Benefit to suit your Mental/Physical Wellbeing
• Company laptop
• Opportunity to have a huge impact on our product while fast-tracking your knowledge, responsibility and skills in a high-growth fintech startup

Our Interview Process:

1. Video screen with someone from our Talent team
2. Short take-home test
3. Video interview with the hiring manager
4. Final interview with Product Manager

About Chip

Our mission is to make our customers wealthy. We're building the wealth super app of the future. An app to build your long-term wealth across savings, investments and pensions. We use technology to break down barriers so users can invest like the ultra-wealthy, giving them one simple place to manage, grow and protect their wealth. Chip serves over 300,000 active customers and looks after over £5 billion in assets.

Our vision

We know planning for your future can be a tedious, daunting task often avoided, so we want to change that. We're building the wealth app for our community, giving them one place for saving and investing.

Who we are

Chip has a creative and diverse team of 180, from all different backgrounds and industries. We’re driven and passionate people, but no one takes themselves too seriously.

Our Values

Be ACCOUNTABLE: Everything you do matters, Care about the end result, Challenge the norm, Disagree, yet commit to making it happen once a decision has been made, Do the best job possible.

Be BOLD: Share our Ambition and do your bit to achieve it, Innovate: challenge the norm, break the mould and make it happen, Set goals that truly align with our mission, Do your best for our customers.

Be COLLABORATIVE: Work cross-functionally - we win as a team, Build strong relationships based on trust, Treat others fairly and respectfully, Hold others to account, Be supportive and inclusive, Have fun together.

Equal Opportunities

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work.