At Engine by Starling, we are on a mission to find and work with leading banks all around the world who have the ambition to build rapid growth businesses, on our technology.

Engine is Starling's software-as-a-service (SaaS) business, the technology that was built to power Starling Bank, and two years ago we split out as a separate business.

Starling has seen exceptional growth and success, and a large part of that is down to the fact that we have built our own modern technology from the ground up. This SaaS technology platform is now available to banks and financial institutions all around the world, enabling them to benefit from the innovative digital features, and efficient back-office processes that has helped achieve Starling's success.

We draw upon our experience as knowledgeable bankers, and best in class technologists to become the chosen option for these banks, and preferred partners for leading consultancies.

As a company, everyone is expected to roll up their sleeves to help deliver great outcomes for our clients. We are an engineering led company and we’re looking for someone who will be excited by the potential for Engine’s technology to transform banking in different markets around the world.

Hybrid Working: We have a Hybrid approach to working here at Engine - our preference is that you're located within a commutable distance of one of our offices so that we're able to interact and collaborate in person. Some travel (including international) will be necessary, depending on the client and nature of the engagement.

About The Role

As a Solution Architect (SA) you will use your understanding of the Engine technology and architecture to explain the Engine product, uncover client requirements and support the design of client solutions. You will be involved in both the sales and delivery phases of a project as well as ongoing client success, working across Engine, collaborating with Engineering, Delivery, Product, Client Success and Business Development teams.

What You'll Get To Do

This role blends deep technical expertise with strong communication and collaboration skills. You'll become an Engine expert, understanding its architecture, technology, and functionality, allowing you to effectively communicate its capabilities and value to both technical and non-technical audiences, including prospective clients.

Requirements

• Experience of end-to-end software engineering / solution architecture across the software delivery lifecycle
• Experience with software service design and integration, such as RESTful APIs, OpenAPI specification and sequence diagrams
• Experience working in a client-facing role and building relationships with stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal communication and collaboration skills. Experience delivering complex messaging to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to Have

• Experience relating to retail or business banking, core banking, card processing or payments.
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure and large-scale cloud applications
• Experience of delivery and implementation of core banking or large-scale digital transformation programmes, application migration and solution integration
• Experience of rapidly understanding client problems and presenting technical solutions in a structured and informative manner
• Experience with AWS or GCP, Microservices, RESTful APIs, Java & PostgreSQL

About You

• You are collaborative and self motivated
• You have a focus on delivery and getting things done for a client
• You have the ability to work well with people from a variety of levels, roles and technical backgrounds
• You’re able to communicate clearly about technical subjects
• You’re comfortable working in a varied role, collaboratively in a team, with a flat structure
• You’re comfortable travelling nationally to our London office
• You’re comfortable travelling internationally

Interview process

• First interview (30/45/60 mins) - Phone.
• Second Architecture interview, including small presentation/system design (90 mins)
• Final interview (30 mins)

Benefits

• 33 days holiday (including public holidays, which you can take when it works best for you)
• An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
• Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
• 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
• Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
• Life insurance at 4x your salary & group income protection
• Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care.
• Generous family-friendly policies
• Incentives refer a friend scheme
• Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
• Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work, Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing

Engine by Starling is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace.