Senior Full-Stack Engineer - Labyrinth Screening

Ripjar specialises in the development of software and data products that help governments and organisations combat serious financial crime. Our technology is used to identify criminal activity such as money laundering and terrorist financing, and enables organisations to enforce sanctions at scale to help combat rogue entities and state actors.

Team mission:

Our engineering team builds software that makes the world a safer place. We work collectively to use technology, creativity and engineering best practice to solve problems that nobody else can.

What you'll be doing:

You'll join a diverse team of talented engineers building Labyrinth Screening: a sophisticated AI-powered solution at the forefront of the fight against financial crime. You'll contribute to our customers' success by designing, developing and shipping features to prevent money laundering, fraud and terrorist financing.

Some of the key technology challenges facing the team this year include:

1. Developing our scalable, multi-tenant, cloud-based SaaS-first architecture.
2. Upgrading our DevOps tooling to ship code fast with certainty.
3. Automating end user and system actions with our Labyrinth RPA Workflow Engine.
4. Harnessing the power of Labyrinth Screening to work with arbitrary data at any scale within wider financial crime, cyber crime and national security solutions.

Key tasks:

1. Develop innovative software with a global impact. You'll work across the software development lifecycle to build and deliver technology in a cross-functional agile team.
2. Collaborate with engineers, product managers, architects, UX and QA specialists as part of the wider Ripjar engineering team.
3. Work with our Delivery team to provide deep support expertise for our growing customer base.
4. Contribute to the continuous improvement of Ripjar's technology stack and development process.

The successful candidate should have these skills:

We recognise that demonstrable skills in all these technologies is not easy to find. Don't let that stop you from applying! We can work in partnership to identify your strengths and provide you with the training necessary to fill any gaps.

1. You will ideally have worked with some of our core technologies: Node.js, React, Elasticsearch, Kafka, MongoDB, Redis. You'll be proficient in at least one programming language and be used to evaluating new technologies.
2. Building and maintaining production software. It's great if you've worked with large scale data processing systems and complex JavaScript or Python codebases.
3. You will be technically proficient with each stage of the software development lifecycle. Your strengths will include designing and developing high quality software, finding and fixing bugs and providing maintenance for production systems.
4. Strong communication skills. You'll be able to explain complex concepts, write clear and concise code reviews, pull requests and documentation.
5. Must be able to work Hybrid from either Cheltenham, Bristol or London 2 days per week.

Why we think you'll love it here:

1. Competitive salary DOE
2. 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service.
3. Hybrid working - 2 days in the office and 3 days at home
4. 35 hour working week only
5. Company Share Scheme.
6. Private Family Healthcare.
7. Employee Assistance Programme.
8. Company contributions to your pension.
9. Enhanced maternity/paternity pay.
10. Free food and drink.
11. The latest tech including a top of the range MacBook Pro.

Ripjar's Commitment to Diversity:
"Diversity is essential in the way we operate. Having people from different backgrounds, genders and experiences ensures that we make decisions with a truly global perspective. Diversity gives us strength in our technology, analysis and relationships." - Maria Cox, Head of People Operations