Lendable is hiring a Senior Platform Engineer to join the Zable Card Platform engineering pod. You will help define and be part of plans to grow the business forward, working on tasks from building APIs to improving customer journeys and architectural discussions.
What You'll Do
- Build and integrate new APIs
- Further improve the customer journey
- Optimise the lending platform
- Participate in deep architectural discussions
- Help define and be part of plans to grow the business forward
What We're Looking For
- 6–8 years in PHP, including 2–3 years scaling large platforms
- Mastery of PHP 8.0+ and modern frameworks (Symfony or Laravel)
- Proven experience designing and running distributed, asynchronous systems
- Hands-on skills in auto-scaling infrastructure & architecture
- Confidence with Domain-Driven Design, Event Sourcing, and automated testing
- A collaborative mindset with a passion for learning and sharing knowledge
Nice to Have
- Experience with event-driven and message-driven systems
- Knowledge of microservices and Site Reliability Engineering
- Familiarity with AWS, observability tools, and CI/CD optimization
- Hands-on debugging skills at the infrastructure level
- Success working in cross-functional, fast-paced teams
Technical Stack
- PHP 8, Symfony, AWS, MySQL, RabbitMQ, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka
- Jenkins and Github Actions
- Behat, PHPUnit, Jest, Selenium and Detox for automated testing
Team & Environment
You'll join the Zable Card Platform engineering pod, which is comprised of 22 engineers (backend, frontend, platform), within a broader engineering function of 150 engineers. You'll take ownership across a broad remit within small teams of exceptional people.
Benefits & Compensation
- Best-in-class compensation, including equity
- Private health insurance
- Fully stocked kitchen for breakfast, lunch, snacks, and drinks in the office Tuesday-Thursday
Work Mode
This role is based on a hybrid work model in London, UK.
We're an equal-opportunity employer and are looking to make Lendable the most inclusive and open workspace in London.
