Staff Software Engineer (Platform Capabilities)
Fundingcircle
| Company | Fundingcircle |
| Category | Engineering |
| Location | London |
| Remote | Hybrid |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Not stated |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Last verified | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Source | Employer career page (ashby) |
Description
WE’RE ON A MISSION TO BACK THE UK’S SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE NO ONE ELSE 🚀
Small businesses are the backbone of the economy, and we’re here to help them win. We’ve built a platform that uses clever data to get them the funding they need in minutes, not weeks.
At Funding Circle, we have the restless energy of a fintech start-up with the stability of a public company. It’s a unique mix that gives Circlers the autonomy to take ownership and the scale to make an impact that truly counts.
We’re a high-performing team that chooses to lift each other up. We challenge, we champion, and we have each other’s backs - because we know that when we stand together, we move faster and build better.
The impact is real: Last year alone, the businesses on our platform generated £7.2bn for the UK economy 📈 Come and join a mission that matters!
[Read our Impact Report https://www.fundingcircle.com/uk/impact] | [See our Trustpilot https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/fundingcircle.com]
THE ROLE ⚡
📍 London (Hybrid) | 🤝 2 days in the office | 💰 Competitive Salary + Benefits
We are looking for an experienced Staff Engineer with an excellent track record of building successful platforms for internal teams or as a SaaS.
The role sits within our Platform Capabilities Engineering Group, providing technical leadership for the core platforms that enable our product teams to build business functionality fast & predictably. Staff Engineers are amongst the most senior leaders we have within our Technology function and as such are responsible for raising the bar and enabling us to achieve the incredible.
- You take accountability for high-level solution design, standards, engineering performance, and technology decisions within your Group.
- You will have sound commercial acumen and a solid understanding of how tech drives the top and bottom line. You understand and can articulate how our platform drives customer and commercial outcomes.
- You proactively identify and leverage the latest Generative AI tools and techniques to drive innovation and transform our engineering processes, helping the organisation become fully "AI Native."
- You understand collaboration with customer facing product teams is vital for a successful platform. Building an informed roadmap and shaping the technical direction to deliver on it. You translate this into a target system and data architecture with clear milestones to iterate towards it.
- You are able to perform deep-dives and troubleshoot issues in a hands-on capacity, but you seek to enable the teams rather than becoming a dependency for future issues.
- You have excellent stakeholder-management skills and can present technology solutions, risks and tradeoffs to any audience across Funding Circle, demonstrating the ability to influence without requiring reporting authority to do so.
- You represent Funding Circle externally at events, leveraging your network to share industry trends and insight, as well as attracting talent to Funding Circle.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR 🌱
We value deep expertise, but a growth mindset and good energy are what really make our team click. We’re a group that chooses to lift each other up and think smart every day.
- An engineering leader who can lead on solving high-level problems, whilst also deep-diving into technical challenges in a hands-on capacity.
- Experience operating as the technical lead for a platform domain, either as a staff equivalent or a SaaS founding/lead engineer.
- Understanding of the importance and limitations of internal platforms, experienced with deciding when to invest in centralisation vs bespoke, and in driving adoption.
- Experience in at least one major Programming language (e.g. Python, Ruby, Java).
- True advocate for an empowered engineering team over 10x engineers, with a passion for coaching, mentoring, and sponsoring.
- A strong passion for critically assessing and applying emerging technol
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