Software Engineer

As a Software Engineer at 10x, you are passionate about working with cutting-edge technologies, and bring deep technical knowledge and proven experience with data systems to deliver scalable solutions. This role offers deep design and implementation work on complex distributed systems, with exposure to all parts of the banking backend.

In addition to the technical side of the role, you bring experience proven experience in the challenges of delivery of high-quality software in a high-performance and fast paced development environment.

About 10x Banking

We’re on a mission to make banking 10x better.

At 10x Banking ("ten-_ex_ banking") we’re transforming the financial industry with our cloud-native core banking platform. 10x's platform powers global banks and financial institutions including Chase UK, Old Mutual and Westpac.

We offer a diverse, global community that thrives on innovation and collaboration. Tackling exciting challenges with the utmost integrity, we aim to make a positive impact through our work for our clients, their customers and the communities we work in.

Be part of something bigger – join us and transform and industry.

Discover what life is like at 10x over on Instagram and find out what the company is up to on LinkedIn.

At 10x, we are passionate about our people and are committed to fostering a more diverse and inclusive culture. We are building a community where every 10xer can bring their authentic self to work and feel empowered to reach their full potential. Our many employee networks help amplify this vision.

Responsibilities

• Java / Spring Boot ecosystem (and some Kotlin)
• Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Terraform, AWS

Requirements

• You will be keen to solve problems beyond the borders of your immediate team and demonstrate that you can think on multiple levels; from strategic and tactical to driving operational excellence and system availability.
• You are adept at reading code and designing and delivering systems that can exceed the exacting demands of our clients.

Kafka, Redis, PostgresSQL , Spring reactive, Quarkus

• Ideally you will have...
• Solid Java software development skillset, ideally utilising Java 21 or higher and the Spring framework, in particular Spring Boot 3.x.x.
• A demonstrable Test-driven-development mindset, with good experience in writing unit, integration, and functional tests specifically for web services.
• Experience with Kafka and event-driven architecture.
• Prior experience working with SQL databases, strong knowledge around PostgreSQL
• A keen interest in Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment, experience with build tools such as Gradle / Maven.
• A keen interest on development lifecycle process, best practices and operating distributed cloud-based microservices.
• Strong knowledge of designing and building RESTful APIs.
• Experience building and deploying production level Microservices using Docker / Kubernetes / Helm.
• Proven experience developing JVM-based microservices running in Kubernetes, and taking them through all stages of the development life cycle.
• Proven experience building cloud-based solutions using AWS.
• Applicable knowledge of event streaming technologies (e.g. Kafka).
• Excellent communication skills, solid work ethic, and a strong desire to write production-quality code
• Good experience of delivering software in an Agile manner, working as part of a Scrum team.
• You write high quality, clean code that’s reliable, maintainable and performant.
• You can assess the technical trade-offs and deliverables needed to create optimal solutions.

Benefits

• At 10x Banking, we believe in empowering you to get the job done! Our benefits are here to support you be the best you can be.
• 25 days of holiday in addition to Bank/Public Holidays (with the option to swap some public holidays for alternative dates such as Diwali or Eid)

1 day off on or around your birthday

• 4 wellbeing days (1 additional paid day off per quarter, aimed at supporting you to maintain your personal wellbeing)
• Remote enabled working: scroll down to see the office requirements for this role
• Enhanced parental policies, including time off for fertility treatment
• Regular social gatherings and affinity groups
• Work from anywhere outside your typical working location – up to 4 weeks a year
• Career progression and learning pathways
• 1 paid volunteering day a year
• Sabbatical leave
• Options pool
• Private health insurance, with the option to add your family
• Pension scheme
• Enhanced company sick pay
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Subscription to Headspace wellbeing app
• Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
• More about 10x
• We are driven by the belief that whatever we do as a business has to be done in the right way. Our three core values of: Transformation, Integrity and Impact support this.

10x Ways of Working

• We recognise that a better work/life balance can improve people’s motivation, performance and overall wellbeing. That’s why if there’s scope in the working day, we have flexibility around our core hours to do the things that matter to you.
• We also know some work is done better at home and some is done better in the office, and that a one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t enable high performance. That’s why 10x is a remote-enabled organisation and supports agile working. This role has an office attendance requirement of approx. 2 days per quarter, in agreement with your line manager.
• Additionally, everyone comes together at our quarterly 10x Together Days to collaborate, align on strategy, and socialise. As all employees are employed on London-based contracts, commuting costs to the office are covered by employees and not by 10x.

Software Engineer

10x Banking · London, United Kingdom (Hybrid) · — · Posted 2026-10-27

Workplace: hybrid

Department: FT03 Subscriptions and Financial Tools

Our tech stack

Gradle, Jenkins, SonarQube, Checkmarx

Equal opportunities for all

Alongside assessing technical capabilities to do the role, our assessment process will identify what you can uniquely bring to our 10x teams, and the potential you have to thrive here ([learn more about our approach to assessment](https://www.10xbanking.com/community/be-something-hiring-framework)). Common to every role that 10xers perform, are 3 core competencies that we look for in our future 10xers – Business Impact, Change Driver & Delivery Excellence.

We are committed to ensuring all job applicants are treated equally and fairly and encourage applicants of all ethnicities, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, age, neurodiversity or disability status.

Accommodations

We recognise not everyone is the same. In fact, we embrace difference. If you require any form of accommodation during the interview process, please tell us so we can make arrangements to support. Any information that you provide will be recorded and maintained confidentially.

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[Apply at 10x Banking](https://apply.workable.com/10xbanking/j/FE37F1C1B0/apply)