What We’re All About at Kroo

Kroo has a big vision. To be the first bank that is both trusted and loved by its customers. We’re helping people take control of their financial future and achieve their goals, whilst making a positive impact on the planet. Here at Kroo, doing what is right is in our DNA. We act with integrity, transparency and honesty. We think big, dream big, and relentlessly pursue our goals. We like to be bold, break new ground, and we never stop learning. But most importantly, we are on this journey together.

How You’ll Contribute

Reporting into a Tech Lead, you’ll be embedded in one of our multidisciplinary Product Squads and will:

• Implement new features and deploy them using our Continuous Delivery approach
• Contribute to our product vision
• Work in an Agile cross-functional team of a Product Manager, Product Designer and Developers (We use a blend of processes that work for us inc. SCRUM, Kanban and Pair Programming)
• Be involved in the end to end cycle of building our product
• Champion quality code while being pragmatic
• Work in an inclusive, collaborative, transparent, non-hierarchical and ego-free culture where your talent is valued over your job title

You’ll get to work with a variety of new and interesting technology:

We mainly use the following tools and technology but you don’t need to have experience with all of them. Many of us didn’t when we joined! Our focus is always on finding the right technology for the job, if you’re willing to learn, we are interested in speaking with you.

•  Clojure to write our backend microservices (please apply if you have experience with any Functional Programming language)
•  React Native and Redux for our mobile applications
•  Kafka for our asynchronous message queue
•  AWS for our infrastructure
•  Docker to run our services
•  Terraform for our infrastructure provisioning and deployment

We regularly contribute to Open Source libraries and encourage our Developers to suggest new technology that can add value to building a bank.

About You

• You have previous experience with or are excited about Functional Programming
• You’ve worked in a cross-functional Agile team
• You’d like to be part of a team that does Pairing Programming and Test Driven Development
• You have experience working with microservices
• You want to work in a product focused team that thinks about customers and user behaviour and builds sublime experiences for them
• You have experience deploying to cloud based infrastructure like AWS or similar
• You want to deliver a product using the principles of Hypothesis Driven Development
• You’d like to develop with mobile first design principles and build cross-platform Android and iOS applications with React Native
• You’d like to be part of building an inclusive and diverse culture in which everyone can succeed.

About Our Process

We understand that competency is contextual, so throughout the process, we aim to gain an understanding of your experience and, if successful, to provide you with a role reflective of your demonstrated seniority. Our general interview process is as follows, but if your circumstances or timescales require, we can be flexible with its structure:

• 30-minute meet and greet with our Talent Acquisition Specialist via Google Hangouts
• 1-hour live coding exercise to work through a coding challenge with members of our development team via Google Hangouts
• 1-hour system design. This is an opportunity to showcase a system you’ve worked on in the past via Google Hangouts
• 30-minute opportunity to meet with our Head of Engineering and executives via Google Hangouts

Please let us know if you have any specific requirements or need assistance so we can be as accommodating as possible for you.

What We Offer

At our cutting-edge fintech company, we know that attracting and retaining the best talent means offering top-notch benefits that help our employees thrive both in and outside of work. Check out what we currently offer:

• Generous holiday time: 25 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, 1 Kroo bank holiday (June 24th), and 1 day off during the week of your birthday.
• Personal days: We know that life can be unpredictable, so we offer 3 personal days to use as needed.
• Employer-sponsored volunteer program: We're passionate about giving back to our community, and we support our employees in doing the same with up to 4 hours per month of employer-sponsored volunteer time.
• Mental health support: We care about the mental health of our team members and offer access to Spill, our mental health support partner.
• Workplace pension: We want you to feel secure about your future, so we offer a workplace pension with a 5% employee contribution and a 3% employer top-up.
• Top-notch equipment: We provide top-of-the-line equipment necessary for smooth hybrid work, including a MacBook laptop. Additionally, we also offer support in establishing your home office by contributing towards your setup if required.
• Modern office: When you're in the office, you'll enjoy access to our modern, bustling workspace in Farringdon, Central London.
• Cycle to Work scheme: We encourage sustainable transportation with our Cycle to Work scheme.
• Electric Car scheme: We're committed to reducing our carbon footprint, and our Electric Car scheme makes it easy for our employees to do the same.
• Enhanced parental leave: We know that family comes first, and we offer an enhanced parental leave policy to support our employees in starting and growing their families.
• Room for growth: As a fast-paced, high-growth start-up, we're dedicated to providing our employees with room to grow and excel.
• You get full healthcare for you and your nuclear family via Vitality.

Hybrid Working:

At Kroo Bank, we have a hybrid policy that gives both individuals and teams a lot of freedom when it comes to using the office space to boost productivity. Our London office is a great resource when used effectively. So, employees who can occasionally come to the office are a good fit for how we work right now. Keep in mind that this job involves working from Monday to Friday, with a mix of remote and office work, so you won't need to be on-site all the time.

Diversity and Inclusion:

We wholeheartedly uphold our commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. Every employee is highly regarded, respected, and supported without any form of judgement or prejudice. We consider Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion as fundamental pillars guiding our path in all aspects of our bank. We also ensure that reasonable adjustments are made available to all candidates throughout the recruitment process.

To all Recruitment Agencies:

At Kroo Bank, agency resumes are strictly prohibited. Do not submit agency resumes or forward them to our job advertisements or Kroo Bank employees. Be aware that Kroo Bank will not assume any responsibility for fees incurred due to unsolicited resumes.

To ensure a fair and efficient application process, all candidates are kindly requested to submit their applications directly through the advertised platform. We kindly ask that you refrain from reaching out to the company or its employees via email, LinkedIn, or any other communication channels for inquiries or updates. Please note that any attempts to contact us through these channels will not receive a response. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.