Senior Software Engineer
About the role
About Blenheim Chalcot
Blenheim Chalcot is a global venture builder headquartered in London. With over 26 years of innovation, we've been at the forefront of creating some of the most groundbreaking GenAI-enabled companies. Our ventures lead the charge in digital disruption across a spectrum of industries, from FinTech to EdTech, GovTech to Media, and beyond. Our global presence spans the US, Europe, and Southeast Asia, with a portfolio that employs over 3,000 individuals, managing assets exceeding £1.8 billion, and boasts total portfolio sales of over £500 million.
SalaryFinance and Blenheim Chalcot
SalaryFinance was founded and is backed by Blenheim Chalcot, the UK's leading digital venture builder. This powerful partnership provides us with a unique advantage, combining our deep expertise in financial wellbeing with the strategic support of a company renowned for building and scaling disruptive digital businesses. As a key part of the Blenheim Chalcot portfolio, we benefit from a vibrant ecosystem of collaboration and innovation, placing us at the forefront of the FinTech revolution.
About SalaryFinance
SalaryFinance is an award-winning FinTech business with a social purpose: to help employees take control of their finances. We launch with employers as an employee benefit and help people understand their money better, get out of debt faster, and save for their future.
Launched in 2015, we are scaling fast and moving in exciting directions. We have been included in KPMG’s Global Fintech 100, listed at the top of Forbes' list of socially-responsible startups, and profiled by the Financial Times and The Times. Co-founded by entrepreneurs Asesh Sarkar, Daniel Shakhani, and Dan Cobley (former Head of Google UK & Ireland), we are proud to be authorised by the FCA and making a meaningful impact on people’s lives.
The Role
We’re looking for an exceptional Senior Software Engineer to join us. You will be responsible for building and maintaining the SalaryFinance Platform, playing a pivotal role in shaping a market-leading, API-enabled payroll lending business.
As a thoughtful, outgoing, and positive Senior Developer with a .NET focus, you will be an integral part of our wider team, ensuring our platform is robust, secure, and scalable. This is a "hands-on" role where you will balance new feature development with platform architecture and mentor others in the latest technology frameworks.
Key Responsibilities
- Platform Architecture & Development: Lead the design and development of new features while maintaining and enhancing the current feature set through world-class, tested, and secure code.
- Agile Collaboration: Work cross-functionally within a SCRUM team to translate business requirements into technical specifications and scalable solutions.
- Innovation: Research, review, and recommend future application innovations and technical solutions to keep SalaryFinance at the cutting edge.
- Defect Resolution: Collaborate with the Operations team to diagnose and resolve complex defects identified during the application lifecycle.
- DevOps & Security: Assist in application lifecycle management, including CI/CD, scalability, and application security (OWASP practices).
- GenAI Integration: Explore and implement new ways of working utilizing our GenAI hub to drive