- Location
- London · London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Workplace
- Remote, Hybrid
- Department
- IT
- Seniority
- Lead
- Source
- Greenhouse
Description
We’re Capital on Tap 👋
💳 Capital on Tap was founded with the mission to help small business owners and make their lives easier. Today, we provide an all-in-one business credit card & spend management platform that helps business owners save time and money. Capital on Tap proudly serves over 200,000 businesses across the world and our goal is to help 1 million small businesses by 2030.
🏡🏢This is a Hybrid role, the Engineering team work from our London (Moorgate) Offices 2 days per week.
What You’ll Be Doing
As a Lead Software Engineer, you’ll play a key role in driving technical excellence across multiple teams while remaining hands-on in software development. You’ll lead high-impact projects from concept to delivery, shape architecture, and align technical direction with business strategy. Working closely with Technical leaders, Product Managers and the wider Engineering Group, you’ll set the standard for quality, mentor engineers across teams and champion initiatives that raise the engineering bar including the adoption of AI tools and automation.
- Provide mentorship, constructive feedback and foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement
- Work closely with Product, QA, and Team Leads to align on strategy and execution
- Shape product decisions alongside Product Managers and Designers
- Ensure clear, open communication in remote, hybrid, and in-person settings
- Establish and uphold coding standards and best practices
- Identify and mitigate risks, addressing challenges proactively
- Stay hands-on in software development, guiding engineers at a technical level
- Work with fellow Technical Leaders to ensure alignment on technical direction and innovation
We’re Looking For 🔎
- Proven experience in technical leadership
- Extensive commercial experience with C#/.Net/.Net Core/React
- Experience with RESTful API design and Azure cloud development (cloud-first approach)
- Proficient in SQL and dedicated to maintaining high code quality through comprehensive unit and integration testing
- Strong technical background in modern software development practices and scalable system architecture
- Ability to manage cross-functional projects, collaborating effectively with Product, QA, and other stakeholders
Diversity & Inclusion 🌈
We welcome, consider and encourage applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusivity. Join us in creating a space where authenticity thrives, and everyone can do their best work.
Great Work Deserves Great Perks
We try not to take ourselves too seriously (all the time) so we make sure our office is decked out with a pool table, arcade machine, beer tap, and a couple of office dogs thrown in for good measure. Check out our benefits:
🏥 Private Healthcare including dental and opticians services through Vitality
✈️ Worldwide travel insurance through Vitality
🎁 Anniversary Rewards (£250, £500, £750, 4-week fully paid sabbatical)
👛 Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme up to 7% match
🏖️ 28 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
📖 Annual Learning and Wellbeing Budget
👪 Enhanced Parental Leave
🚲 Cycle to Work Scheme
🚂 Season Ticket Loan
💬 6 free therapy sessions per year
🐶 Dog Friendly Offices
🍫 Free drinks and snacks in our offices
Check out more of our benefits, values and mission here.
Interview Process 🤝
- First stage: 30 minute intro call with Talent Partner
- Second stage: 45 minute "Tech Chat" & Values Interview with an Engineering Managers & People Partner
- Third stage: 60 minute Code Pairing with 2x members of our engineering team
- Final stage: 60 minute Case Study with Product & Engineering + 60 minute Good to Great Interview with our CTO (onsite)
Other Info
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📧Email [email protected] if you have any questions.
Excited to work here? Apply!
If you’d like to progress your career within our fast growing, profitable fintech then click apply and we will aim to get back to you within 3 working days (during busy periods this could take up to 5 working days.)
