Job Description

About Lendable

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Lendable is on a mission to make consumer finance amazing:

faster, cheaper, and friendlier.

We're building one of the world's leading fintech companies and are off to a strong start:

One of the UK's newest unicorns with a team of just over 600 people Among the

fastest-growing tech

companies in the UK Profitable since

2017

Backed by top investors including

Balderton Capital

and

Goldman Sachs

Loved by customers

with the best reviews in the market (4.9 across 10,000s of reviews on Trustpilot)

So far, we've rebuilt the Big Three consumer finance products from scratch:

loans, credit cards and car finance

. We get money into our customers' hands in minutes instead of days.


We're growing fast, and there's a lot more to do: we're going after the two biggest Western markets (UK and US) where trillions worth of financial products are held by big banks

with dated systems and painful processes.

Join us if you want to

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Take ownership

across a broad remit. You are trusted to make decisions that drive a material impact on the direction and success of Lendable from day 1

Work in small teams of exceptional people,

who are relentlessly resourceful to solve problems and find smarter solutions than the status quo

Build the best technology in-house

, using new data sources, machine learning and AI to make machines do the heavy lifting

About the Role

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As a Senior PHP Engineer, you'll be a key player in our engineering organisation, a vibrant community of over 160 talented engineers spanning backend, frontend, mobile, and platform disciplines. This isn't just about maintaining; it's about innovating. You'll dive into a wide range of exciting projects, from

building and integrating new APIs

that elevate the customer journey to

optimising our cutting-edge lending platforms

. You'll also engage in

deep architectural discussions

, shaping the future of our products. There's ample opportunity to grow, contribute, and truly make your mark.


We are hiring across all our UK, US and International Expansion product teams,

Zable Card

,

Autolend

,

Lendable Loans

, and

Internal Tools teams

!

Our Modern Tech Stack

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We believe in using the right tools for the job, and our stack reflects our commitment to modern, efficient development:

Backend:

PHP 8, Symfony, AWS, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, Docker, Kubernetes

CI/CD:

GitHub Actions and ArgoCD (we deploy to production as soon as a feature is complete!)

Testing:

Behat, PHPUnit for robust automated testing

What We're Looking For

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We're seeking passionate engineers who are excited to contribute and grow with us:

Strong, business oriented, engineer with modern PHP development experience (PHP 8.0+ is a must).

You're fluent in the latest PHP features and best practices. A solid grasp of a modern PHP framework like

Symfony or Laravel

. Experience with

Domain Driven Design, Message-Driven Systems, and Event Sourcing

is a significant plus. Familiarity with

microservices

architecture and working on

financial systems

is a bonus. Excellent

automated testing skills

(unit, integration, functional) - you believe in quality code. A genuine desire to learn, collaborate, and contribute your ideas within a

highly collaborative team

. High degree of ownership and autonomy Experience in a

cross-functional environment

is a plus, but not essential.

Interview Process

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We value your time and have designed an efficient process to get to know you:

A quick

chat

with one of our team to see if the role is a good match. A practical take-home

coding exercise

for you to showcase your coding skills. A

technical interview

to discuss your coding exercise and dive deeper into your skills. A

culture-add interview

to assess how you'd thrive within our team and organisation.

Life at Lendable

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The opportunity to scale up one of the world's

most successful fintech companies

.

Best-in-class compensation

, including equity. You can work from home every

Monday and Friday

if you wish - on the other days, those based in the UK come together IRL at our

Shoreditch office in London

to be together, build and exchange ideas. Enjoy a

fully stocked kitchen

with everything you need to whip up breakfast, lunch, snacks, and drinks in the office every Tuesday-Thursday. We care for our

Lendies' well-being

both physically and mentally, so we offer coverage when it comes to private health insurance We're an

equal-opportunity

employer and are looking to make Lendable the most inclusive and open workspace in London

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