Associate Software Engineer

Summary

Join Pleo as an Associate Engineer and embark on a challenging and rewarding career journey. Work on impactful projects with a sense of ownership and autonomy, learning from experienced engineers in a fast-paced Fintech environment. Collaborate with a customer-focused team, contributing to high-performing, large-scale systems. The role requires coding experience (internship or bootcamp) and proficiency in RESTful APIs, server-side languages (e.g., Kotlin), relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL), and testing (e.g., JUnit). Pleo offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a Pleo card, catered lunches or allowance, private health insurance, generous paid time off, wellbeing days, access to LinkedIn Learning, paid parental leave, and an equity grant scheme.

Requirements

• Have done some coding before – an internship or bootcamp, for example
• Be excited to jump in and learn quickly
• Know your way around RESTful API design best practices
• Be proficient in Server-side languages (e.g. Kotlin)
• Be proficient in Relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL)
• Be proficient in Testing (e.g. JUnit)
• Work in English with ease (it's our company language)
• Be available to join full time on the 1st of May/ 1st of June

Responsibilities

• Work on exciting projects that directly impact the customer and Pleo’s overall company trajectory
• Work alongside and be mentored by our talented team of engineers
• Bring a customer focus to what you build
• Collaborate with others in how you build

Preferred Qualifications

• Never stop being curious and love learning about new tech
• Seek feedback so you can learn and grow
• Think about the customer and help to design the overall solution

Benefits

• Your own Pleo card (no more out-of-pocket spending!)
• Lunch is on us - with catering in our Lisbon, and London offices or a monthly lunch allowance paid directly together with your salary in other markets 🍜
• Private health insurance to ensure you’re fit in body and mind to do your best work
• We offer 25 days of holiday + your public holidays (Subject to location sometimes)
• Option to purchase 5 additional days of holiday through a salary sacrifice
• Wellbeing days - fully paid days off designed for a slower pace, allowing you to take time to recharge and prioritise self-care
• We’re trialling MyndUp to give our employees access to free mental health and wellbeing support with great success so far ❤️‍🩹
• Access to LinkedIn Learning - acquire new skills, stay abreast of industry trends and fuel your personal and professional development continuously
• Paid parental leave - we want to make sure that we're supportive of families and help you feel that you don't have to compromise your family due to work 👶
• All of us have a stake in Pleo’s success - ask us about our equity grant scheme