Mintago is looking for a talented Senior Backend Developer to join our growing team. As part of our innovative company, you will have the opportunity to work on building high-performance NodeJS services utilising cutting-edge technologies and frameworks, all underpinned with TypeScript. In this role, you will collaborate closely with our frontend developers, product owners, and other stakeholders to deliver scalable and reliable solutions. If you are passionate about backend development and eager to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where your contributions will make a significant impact, we would love to hear from you.

You will join Mintago as our first permanent Senior Backend Developer and therefore make fundamental decisions regarding our databse architecture. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of technology within our company, working in a fast-paced, high-performance environment. This role provides you with the chance to significantly influence the direction of the technology stack in a well funded startup.

We are committed to delivering robust and reliable software solutions, prioritising secure development practices at every stage of our software development lifecycle. We are looking for a talented developer who understands the importance of incorporating security measures into their code from the outset. Additionally, you will work closely with our security team to stay updated on emerging threats and implement appropriate security controls to safeguard our systems and data. Your contributions will play a crucial role in ensuring the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of our software applications, providing our customers with a secure and seamless user experience.

What you’ll be doing

• Making fundamental changes to our Postgres database: As a Senior Backend Engineer you will be making key changes to our database to ensure that our data architecture is optimised for scalability, performance, and reliability, enabling seamless integration with our application services and enhancing the overall efficiency of our system.
• Develop our backend services: You’ll be responsible for delivering high-performant APIs which are key to delivering our product vision
• Leading technical discussions: You will be instrumental to Mintago’s technical decisions, influencing technology selection, architectural changes and pushing the boundaries of engineering.
• Collaborating cross-functionally: You will work closely with the product and engineering team to create features that delight our users.

Skills we’d like you to have

• Expert JavaScript engineer with a strong understanding of TypeScript
• Professional experience building REST APIs using NodeJS
• Production experience working with AWS and Kubernetes
• You consider unit testing a key part of software delivery
• A drive to collaborate with the team and share your opinions to push our technology forwards

Why join Mintago?

Mintago is an innovative financial wellbeing platform that helps both employers and their employees with their financial health. We are on a mission to help both employers and employees live happier and financially healthier lives.

One in four UK workers reported to the CIPD that money worries have affected their ability to do their job. We believe that pension wellbeing and financial literacy are crucial for a happy retirement, which will ultimately mean a more productive workforce, a more positive workplace culture and increased savings for the employer.

Mintago is a young company getting ready to scale post Series A funding. There is great demand for our product and we are excited to partner with the best employers in the market to bring financial wellbeing to millions of people.

Benefits

• Your choice of work kit (ThinkPad or MacBook Pro).
• Hybrid work (2 days in office)
• Budget for equipment to set up your home office.
• A flexible company discretionary unlimited leave policy + your birthday off.
• Flexible company hours so you can fit your life commitments - no company fixed hours as we trust you to manage your time and focus on outcomes delivered.
• A £300 yearly budget for your own learning and development.
• Mintago matches your pension contributions up to 4%
• Private medical insurance (provided by Vitality)
• Life insurance (provided by MetLife)
• Cash plan (provided by Medicash)
• Access to retail & travel discounts
• Access to salary sacrifice benefits across cycle to work, mobile, gym, tech, groceries and EV
• Many other perks added as requested