Thought Machine is solving one of the biggest problems in banking – modernising core systems. Since launching in 2014, our mission has been to liberate banks from outdated, legacy technology which stifles their ability to innovate. Thought Machine's product, Vault, is a cloud native, core banking engine built to run any type of bank – from established Tier 1 banks to new challenger banks.

To move closer to achieving our mission, we are looking for highly talented individuals to join the fast growing team. With a founding team drawn from Google, we have a deep culture of engineering excellence and we believe our product focus and pursuit of excellence will engender a seismic shift in the banking industry.

Thought Machine was ranked as the most desirable London fintech to work at by Sifted when comparing employee reviews on Glassdoor. AltFi also named us one of the best European Fintechs to work in 2021. We have been awarded the Fintech 50 award by FintechCity and recently named in IDC’s Top 100 Fintech companies. We pride ourselves on having an excellent internal culture, where we consider cultural fit as important as technical fit when we make new hires. At Thought Machine, we strive hard to create a fast-paced, supportive and fun working environment to enable the team to produce the best technical work in the industry. About the role:

This is an essential role within Thought Machine, operating at a comprehensive technical level, engaging with engineering to understand the impact of technical changes and ensuring the successful delivery of our clients’ requirements.

The Client Engineer interacts with Clients, Business Analysts and Backend Engineers, performing the crucial task of translating business requirements into detailed software solutions and specifications.

The Client Engineer role lays at an intersection between integration consulting, software engineering and technical analysis. Duties:

• Analyse and validate business requirements, translating into technical specifications/requirements
• Evaluate core platform changes versus client specific requests
• Implement Vault workflows and Python smart contract code from client requirements (Software Engineering)
• Implement helper libraries, tooling and software around Vault Configuration
• Design client solutions / architecture
• Collaborate with engineering, obtaining a deep technical understanding of Vault and associated roadmap
• Co-ordinate impact and requirements across projects
• Support client staging and development instances
• Understand, investigate and resolve client technical queries
• Prioritise and manage backlog and sprint planning
• Conduct post mortems and defect management on technical issues
• Participate in testing, release cycles and QA processes relating to client deployments
  

Thought Machine is committed to making a measurable positive impact on our employees everyday lives both inside and outside of work.

• Highly competitive salary
• Pension plan (match up to 7%)
• Life Insurance- 3 times annual salary
• Competitive Maternity and Paternity leave
• Shared parental leave
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Private health insurance with Bupa for you and your family
• Health cash plan (including dental&optical)
• Flexible working hours
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Access to exceptional learning materials and courses
• Sports and hobby clubs, subsidised by Thought Machine
  
• All the latest tech you need
• Start the day properly with fresh fruit and cereals
• Huge range of healthy (and not so healthy) snacks, smoothies and drinks
• A talented&experienced team as your colleagues
• An environment where we encourage learning and progress

Health and wellbeing

We are committed to the health and wellbeing of our people and offer all employees a comprehensive private health insurance package with dental and optical cover. We understand that our team needs to take breaks to fuel their brain so we have an onsite gym with a generous discount. We also offer a comprehensive pension plan, where we match employee contribution’s up to 7%.

In the office

Enjoying time away from your desk is key to happiness in the workplace. We provide breakfast with your favourite cereals and fruit. Throughout the day we offer a wide selection of snacks and drinks. Our fridges are stocked with soft drinks and our hot drinks machines make everything from an espresso to an oat flat white.Every Friday, we bring in a different catering popup store so our team can wind down before the weekend. And on the last Friday of every month, we haul in the arcade machines ranging from Mario Kart to Pac-Man to unleash our competitive spirit.

Out of office

Thought Machiners have set up a wide range of sports and hobby clubs anyone can get involved in - ranging from football to movie club - all subsidised by Thought Machine. Once a year we take over a mystery location for our annual Thought Machine Away Day. Last year it was Margate’s theme park, Dreamland!

Learning and development

Joining Thought Machine will enable you to learn valuable skills so you can progress in your career. New joiners all embark on a Thought Machine Training Academy, where you learn from our experts in technology, design and banking. As your career develops at Thought Machine we continue to offer training to build your skills in sessions ranging from giving effective feedback to building grit, and many more.

• Take Home Tech Challenge
• Final Interview