Shuffle is redefining rewards and hospitality, building a product that moves fast, iterates faster, and scales efficiently. We’re an early-stage fintech startup on a mission to become a unicorn, and engineering is at the heart of everything we do.
Below covers everything you need to know about what this opportunity entails, as well as what is expected from applicants.
Our values represent the things we find important:
1. We don’t just work at Shuffle—we own it
2. We work smarter, otherwise we work harder
3. Winning is the goal, and we play to win
4. Understanding others makes us stronger, sharper, and better together
We believe in building a small team of A-players—high-performing individuals who drive impact. In return, we offer competitive compensation, including both salary and equity, reflecting the value you bring to Shuffle.
We foster an in-person culture, with four mandatory office days each week. Wednesdays are optional for remote work, giving you flexibility while maintaining the collaboration that drives our success.
The Tech StackJob Description:
Build, lead, and actively contribute to a high-performance engineering function that rapidly delivers high-quality code. As an early-stage startup, you’ll play a critical role in shaping our engineering culture and infrastructure, having a massive impact on our ability to scale and succeed. Balance hands-on development with leadership to enable fast iterations in our build-test-learn cycle—crucial for our early-stage growth and future success.
Responsibilities - What you’ll be doing
1. Maintain a high performance engineering team - Foster a culture of ownership, autonomy, and continuous learning to enable A+ engineers to succeed at Shuffle.
2. Increase Shipping Speed Without Compromising Quality - Implement engineering processes that improve velocity and reliability. Reduce cycle time by 75% within 12 months.
3. Be Hands-On & Deliver Exceptional Code – We expect you to be a top-tier engineer, writing high-quality, efficient code that ships to production every week. You'll play a key role in major technical projects, owning and implementing critical architecture improvements that push our platform forward.
4. Strengthen the Build-Test-Learn Loop - Enable faster experimentation with A/B testing and rapid iteration. Work closely with Product & Design to speed up feature delivery, all while enabling data-driven decision-making through integrated analytics.
5. Ensure Scalability & Reliability - Maintain 99.9% uptime while preparing for 100k+ customers.
6. Establish Shuffle Finance as a top-tier engineering brand (thought leadership, open-source, events).
7. Implement security and data protection measures in line with payment and financial services standards.
8. Work closely with the rest of the founders to build the best possible product for millions of financially savvy consumers in the UK.
Skills and qualifications
1. Technical Excellence – Builds scalable, high-quality systems while coding hands-on. Extensive experience in our tech stack (Node.js, Typescript, AWS).
2. Execution & Speed – Moves fast, balancing rapid iteration with long-term stability.
3. Ownership – Takes full responsibility for engineering outcomes and team performance.
4. Team Leadership – Hires, mentors, and retains A+ talent while fostering a high-performance culture.
5. Problem-Solving – Thrives in ambiguity, adapting quickly to changing priorities.
6. Business & Product Mindset – Aligns technical decisions with business impact.
7. Collaboration & Communication – Works seamlessly across teams and simplifies complex ideas.
8. Proactivity – Identifies and solves problems before they become blockers.
And ideally you…
1. Work independently and have a preference for action-oriented behaviour with just enough analysis, as compared to too much time spent doing analysis with no action.
2. Are passionate about the impact of your work.
3. You have started a project from scratch. You might have led a project, been a founder previously, or built an impressive side project.
What is the hiring process?
We are trying to make the hiring process as transparent as possible. Our aim is to make sure we’re the right place for you to do amazing things. Our interview process normally involves 4 main stages:
1. Initial call with Co-founder (30 mins) - First off we’d love to chat to find out more about you and to tell you more about us. This usually happens over a video call.
2. Technical Interview (60 min) - We'll work through a technical interview which often involves a take-home exercise or a pair coding exercise. This will be over zoom.
3. Experience and Value based interview (60 min) - We’ll deep dive into your CV and talk about your past experiences & your technical knowledge. We also want to learn more about how you work - we’ll ask you questions related to our principles.
4. Get some food or drinks - To close off the interview process we want to first off thank you for all the time you’ve invested in getting to know us.
Visa sponsorship available for the right candidate.
Interested? Just send an email to talent@shuffle.finance with your CV and I’ll get back to you within a few days.
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