Investa - Software Engineer
Requirements
• Investa is building the UK’s first zero-commission Options and Stocks trading platform. Legacy platforms typically feature high fees and complex interfaces that cut out the majority of retail investors. We are building a streamlined alternative to fix that. • So far, we have successfully raised £3.5 million in funding, secured direct regulatory approval from the FCA, and won two major awards in 2026: Best Options Trading App (Good Money Guide) and Best App for Options Trading (ADVFN). We are live on iOS with 1,500 users, launching Android very soon to double our market, as we move toward our next growth targets of 10,000 users, then 100,000 and beyond. Our goal is straightforward: Think Options, Think Investa. • We are a lean, agile team where every employee directly shapes the business. We don't have a corporate way of working. Instead, we look for people who want high autonomy, care about making a visible impact, and align with our core values of being Collaborative, Curious, and Creative. • Experience: +3 years of commercial software engineering experience, ideally with experience building or maintaining distributed systems or backend APIs. • Hands-on Coder: You are a strong practitioner who loves shipping clean, readable code and takes pride in seeing features go live. • Hands-on Coder: • Tech Stack Proficiency: Proficient in at least one modern language (e.g., Python, TypeScript, Java, Go) and comfortable working within cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP). • Pragmatic Mindset: You understand the balance between elegant code and delivering real value to users in a fast-moving startup environment. • Pragmatic Mindset: • Curious & First-Principles Thinker: You enjoy dissecting how systems work under the hood and are ready to quickly pick up domain concepts like options pricing, execution mechanics, and financial regulations. • Curious & First-Principles Thinker: • On-call • On-call • All engineers at Investa participate in supporting our production applications. This involves responding to critical system events outside of working hours and ensuring our platform stays dependable.
Benefits
• £60K – £85K • 0.1% – 0.2% • Office Location: Temple, London - Hybrid (3 days/week in office) • Office Location: • Experience Level: +3 years commercial software engineering experience • Career Ownership & Impact: While we provide clear levels to grow into, you also have autonomy over your execution and your career trajectory. Your work impacts the business immediately without corporate red tape. You can choose whether you want to pave a path as a high-level individual contributor or step into management as we scale - you shape your career. • Career Ownership & Impact: • Collaboration & Proximity: You’ll work directly alongside our Co-Founders, Alec and Ross, and our founding engineers to co-author both the product roadmap and our engineering architecture. Because of our size, our culture is extremely personal. Everyone has firsthand insight into top-level strategy, cross-departmental exposure, and a direct voice in how we solve deep technical issues as we scale. • Collaboration & Proximity: • Creativity & Speed: We prioritise innovation through speed, agility, thinking outside the box, and resource-efficient solutions. • Creativity & Speed: • The Package and Perks: Competitive base salaries, private medical insurance, team socials chosen by you, milestone celebrations, and hybrid flexibility. • Financial Growth 💸 • Financial Growth 💸 • Base Salary: £60,000 - £85,000 per annum, commensurate with experience. • Equity: Initial grant of 0.1% - 0.2% in stock options. We reward impact with additional performance-based grants and milestone-linked top-ups. • Annual Review: Structured salary and performance reviews conducted every year to ensure your growth stays on track. • Health & Wellbeing 🌴🦷 • Annual Leave: 30 days (including bank holidays) + your birthday off. • Premium Coverage: Private medical and dental insurance via Bupa. • Office Environment & Lifestyle ☕ • The Office: Work from a vibrant, spacious office featuring a private gym and a rooftop terrace for fresh-air breaks. • Fuel & Socials: Enjoy tea, coffee and snacks daily. Every last Wednesday of the month, we host a Team Lunch where the menu is chosen by you. We also run regular team socials, alongside company and individual milestone celebrations. • Tech 💻 • Tech 💻 • Custom Setup: You’ll receive a high-spec MacBook Pro and £150 toward a mouse and keyboard of your choice.
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