Software Engineer

The role: To succeed in this role, you must excel in a fast-paced, high-execution culture, and maintain exceptional standards at a critical stage. In particular, you will:

• Own the design, development, and deployment of key features, while setting technical direction and standards.
• Build scalable, maintainable, and high-performance systems from the ground up.
• Collaborate closely with the Founders, Senior Leadership Team, and Data Team, to shape the product roadmap.
• Make technical decisions that balance speed, quality, and long-term scalability.
• Follow secure development practices and uphold the highest standards as it relates to IT security.
• Take initiative in solving challenging technical problems with minimal oversight.
• Be a self-starter who can take real ownership and responsibility for their work and objectives, be highly organised and have excellent communication & time management skills.

Tech stack:

• AWS - essential
• React / Next JS frontend with Material UI - essential
• NestJS backend with Typescript - essential
• PostgreSQL database - essential
• Firebase Auth - essential
• Drizzle ORM - desirable
• Flutter - desirable

• 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer utilising essential current tech stack.
• Relevant degree, e.g., Computer Science.
• Database management and database optimisation.
• Domain relevant experience, e.g., have worked at an FCA/PRA-regulated firm, including banks, lenders, financial data companies, credit risk companies, Credit Reference Agencies.
• Comfortable with AWS and Cloud Infrastructure.

• There are significant opportunities for progression and pay increases throughout the year, depending on performance, contribution and impact.
• Learning and development opportunities, where relevance is evidenced, can be paid for by the company.
• 22 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Company-wide bonuses should commercial targets be hit.

Noggin HQ is a VC-backed financial technology company based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Noggin's core technology helps companies accept more creditworthy individuals. Today, we do this by automatically categorising and enriching Open Banking data collected as part of credit applications.