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Thought Machine is on a mission to modernize global banking by replacing legacy technology with cloud-native core and payments systems. The company has grown to 550+ employees across London, New York, Singapore, Sydney, and Lisbon, backed by £500m+ in funding from top-tier investors including JPMorgan Chase, Standard Chartered, and Temasek.
As a Backend Software Engineer, you will be a core contributor to Thought Machine's Vault product, designing and implementing scalable, performant microservices that power modern banking infrastructure. You'll work in a fast-paced environment with high standards for code quality and production readiness, adopting best practices in continuous deployment and monorepo-style development.
Key responsibilities include:
- Design, implement, and develop scalable microservices using industry best practices
- Write comprehensive automated unit and integration tests as part of the development lifecycle
- Collaborate with other engineering teams to ensure features are integrated coherently
- Manage and debug deployments across testing and production environments
- Translate customer requirements into actionable, trackable tickets
- Interface with client-facing projects to scope work and define deliverables
You should have solid experience with Python or Golang, a strong track record developing automated tests, and genuine interest in client-facing project work. Desirable skills include banking/finance domain knowledge, AWS or cloud provider experience, SQL/NoSQL databases, microservice architectures, and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
Thought Machine offers competitive compensation, generous benefits (25 days holiday, 5% pension match, 6 months paid maternity leave), flexible working, learning stipends, and a strong culture recognized by Sifted and Financial Times as one of Europe's fastest-growing and best-employer companies.
