Mid Level Backend Engineer; Node.js

About the Company

Emma is the app to manage all things money. Our mission is to empower millions of people to live a better and more fulfilling financial life. Emma was founded by engineers, focused on coding, product, and data. These are the three pillars on which we build our tech culture and aim to fix personal finance once for all. 💪 We have raised more than $8m+ to date to build the one-stop shop for all your financial life.

Our investors include Connect Ventures, Kima Ventures, Aglaé Ventures, and several angel investors. 🚀

• Bold
• Determined
• Focused
• Autonomous

We are a high-performance team and run the company like a professional sports team. We expect each team member to move fast, own their work, and hold each other to a high standard. If you’re not driven to own your work, execute swiftly, and innovate constantly, this isn’t the right place for you.

You will work directly with the CTO and focus on backend infrastructure, tackling scaling and data processing challenges. Your role will be integral to our intense roadmap, including numerous new features and integrations.

• Languages:
  
  Type Script, Java Script
• Libraries and frameworks: gRPC, Redux, React Native, Next.js
• Data stores:
  Vitess, MySQL, Cockroach
  
  DB, Big Query, Redis
• Infrastructure:
  Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Docker, Pub/Sub, Terraform
• Monitoring:
  Grafana, Prometheus, Sentry, Metabase

• Product:
  Building the first finance app in the UK, shipping an average feature per week and many micro‑improvements.
• Machine Learning:
  Using transaction data to provide better insights, predict overdrafts, anticipate card payments, and cluster subscriptions.
• Scaling:
  Keeping services up and running for millions of users.
• Speed:
  Prioritizing rapid delivery in a competitive Fin Tech industry.

• Software developer with at least 2 years of professional experience.
• Excited by what Emma is building.
• Thrives in environments offering high responsibility and autonomy.
• Holds yourself and teammates to high standards.
• Driven to grow as an engineer.
• Initiative to learn new skills.
• Behaves like an owner, considering the bigger picture.
• Results‑oriented and avoids unnecessary tasks.
• Strong opinions, weakly held, and humble enough to change.

🚀 Stock options available
⚕️ Private medical insurance and perks with Vitality
💰 Pension contribution
👫 Employee referral scheme
📱 Emma Ultimate subscription
💻 Mac Book and Cursor AI
🚲 Cycle-to‑work scheme
🏝️ One‑month sabbatical every 5 years
🍻 Regular socials

We work from the office Monday to Friday; this is not a hybrid role. Please apply only if you can meet this requirement. Our office address is: 1st Floor, Verse Building, 18 Brunswick Place, London N1 6DZ
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May the gummy power be with you!