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Lendable is a UK-based fintech unicorn on a mission to build technology that helps people get credit and save money. The company has rebuilt consumer finance products (loans, credit cards, car finance) from scratch, delivering money to customers in minutes instead of days. With over 800 employees, strong backing from investors like Balderton Capital and Goldman Sachs, and profitability since 2017, Lendable is among the fastest-growing tech companies in the UK and is expanding into the US market.
As a Senior Product Engineer, you will be a key player in the engineering organization, working across backend, frontend, mobile, and platform disciplines. You'll take ownership of impactful projects from day one, including building and integrating new APIs, optimizing lending platforms, and participating in deep architectural discussions that shape the product's future. This role offers significant opportunity to grow, contribute, and make your mark within a small team of exceptional, resourceful engineers.
The tech stack is modern and purpose-built: PHP 8 and Symfony on the backend, AWS and PostgreSQL for infrastructure, RabbitMQ for messaging, Docker and Kubernetes for orchestration, GitHub Actions and ArgoCD for CI/CD, and Behat and PHPUnit for testing. The company deploys to production as soon as features are complete, emphasizing rapid iteration and quality.
You'll work in a collaborative, cross-functional environment where you're trusted to make decisions that drive material impact. The culture emphasizes learning, ownership, and autonomy. Benefits include flexible working arrangements (fully remote with regular in-person socials and off-sites), private health coverage, retirement savings plans, employee referral bonuses, office meals and snacks at select locations, and sustainable commuting schemes.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Strong, business-oriented engineer with modern PHP development experience (PHP 8.0+ is mandatory)
- Fluency in latest PHP features and best practices
- Solid grasp of Symfony or Laravel
- Experience with Domain Driven Design, CQRS, Message-Driven Systems, and Event Sourcing
- Excellent automated testing skills (unit, integration, functional)
- Genuine desire to learn, collaborate, and contribute ideas
- High degree of ownership and autonomy
- Bonus: familiarity with microservices architecture and financial systems experience
- Bonus: experience in cross-functional environments
