Senior Scala Engineer, Yonder
£90-105k
+ £81,000 - £94,500 in options
3-5 days a week in office (Old Street, London )
Credit rewards card
Job no longer available
Credit rewards card
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
£90-105k
+ £81,000 - £94,500 in options
3-5 days a week in office (Old Street, London )
21-100 employees
Company mission
To make money rewarding and credit empowering through products people understand and love.
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Company mission
To make money rewarding and credit empowering through products people understand and love.
Otta's take
Xav Kearney
CTO of Otta
Two of Yonder's founders moved to the UK from Australia and despite having a stable income and a mortgage back in Australia, struggled to access to high quality credit products. After realising this was the case for over 8.3m people in the UK, they wanted to make money rewarding and credit empowering; thus, Yonder was born.
The company promises to offer a modern rewards credit card with no foreign exchange fees, worldwide travel insurance, and more. The team has significant experience in this space, having worked for multiple years at ClearScore, one of the UK's largest consumer credit marketplaces. By prioritising the customer, not the bank, Yonder offer a highly appealing alternative to traditional credit card options.
The company's partnership with Ophelos, a tech firm building fairer debt resolution for businesses, is another step in the direction of the customer. Further, the company has secured significant additional funding to expand into new verticals and launch in new UK cities. As over 30 million people use a credit card just in the UK, Yonder's market potential is huge.
Benefits
- Free breakfast, snacks, and stocked drinks fridge
- Office in Old Street (with plenty of room to nap)
- Equity packages
- 35 holidays a year (27 + 8 public holidays)
- Financial coaching with Octopus Money
- £500 learning and training allowance every year
- Monthly team breakfast and team events
Company values
- Obsess over customers - We sweat the details and make every moment so seamless; it feels magical. We’re famous for how we go above and beyond for our customers.
- Act like an owner - We take accountability for our successes and failures and set high standards. We always act in the best interests of Yonder and society.
- Move quickly and learn - We move quickly to deliver high impact results and aren’t afraid to learn from mistakes. We don’t wait for someone else to do it; we step up when we see a gap.
- Embrace the challenge, together - Great work is always done by great teams. We ask for help and generously support each other. We empower each other by challenging directly and caring personally.
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Apr 2023
$16.2m
SERIES A
Mar 2022
$25.8m
SEED
Total funding: $43.1m
This company has top investors
Founders
Tim Chong
(CEO)Previously Head of Product at ClearScore, where he worked for 3 years. Prior to that, spent 6 years at Accenture where he was a Growth Strategy Manager & Australia Lead. Also has an MBA from LBS.
Harry Jell
(CTO)Previously Lead Developer at ClearScore, where he spent 4 years. 2 years of experience at OpenMarket prior to that.
Theso Jivajirajah
(Chief Risk Officer)Previously Data Science Lead at ClearScore for 3 years. Prior to that, built up 10 years of experience in finance & credit at Commonwealth Bank, Deloitte, and Vanquis Bank.
Diversity & Inclusion at Yonder
Tim Chong (Co-founder and CEO)
- Our founding team are 2/3 BAME and 2/3 aren't from the UK.
- We genuinely believe diverse teams create better outcomes for customers, teams and businesses - we're not interested in tickbox exercises.
- I've personally lived in 5 different countries (Australia, Kenya, Cambodia, US and UK) and love bringing together people from different background and world views.
- We know there's still a lot more we need to do - and we want you to be part of helping us on our D&I journey!
- Our team is currently >35% female and >35% BAME, and our goal is to get as close to 50/50 as possible!
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The people at Yonder are GREAT. The atmosphere in the office is always fun, people are genuinely excited to help you, and we all actually really like each other. Makes coming to work every day a joy (something I've never experienced before!). We also have an office dog who comes in a couple days a week, which makes the atmosphere even better.
Operations & Strategy
Nice people
Jul 2022
At Yonder we are genuinely trying to disrupt the credit industry - first with a rewards card that actually works for the customer, and longer-term by making money rewarding and credit empowering for everyone. There's a huge opportunity to make a difference to people's lives, and the team are all super inspired both by the cool product we have today, and by our longer-term mission.
Operations & Strategy
Innovative product
Jul 2022
We talk about "extreme ownership" and "bias to action" as two of our core values, and this is really true in practice as well. I'm the newest member of the team and was able to make major, budget-impacting decisions in my first week. It's great to work at a company that genuinely trusts me to make decisions and learn from any mistakes.
Operations & Strategy
Autonomy
Jul 2022
Extreme ownership is a key value at Yonder, I'm free to get on with my work, reprioritise as I see fit and lead development in several product areas. To move at the pace we do, autonomy is essential for every team member and at the end of the week we call out specific examples of this we've seen during the week.
Software Engineering
Autonomy
Jul 2022
Yonder has an amazing energy driven by every member of the team, we work hard, ship features extremely quickly and everyone loves what they do, there's a buzz in the office everyday. We make time to have fun as a team with team breakfasts, drinks and events and often go out for impromptu dinner or drinks!
Software Engineering
Team energy
Jul 2022
The entire senior leadership is incredibly supportive, encourage you to take time off before you need it and make sure every Yonderer has what they need to be happy at work. Mistakes and what we learn from them are encouraged, this allows you the space to take risks knowing the management will have your back!
Software Engineering
Supportive management
Jul 2022
The team at Yonder are all about biasing towards action. So there's no micromanagement when it comes to getting your work done. There's a wide open paddock for you explore and the opportunity for you to progress wherever you like is right in your hands.
Marketing
Career progression
Jul 2021
You're trusted to pick the most important and instrumental ways to make an impact in your role. If you need the guidance, support or feedback it's there - but otherwise you're trusted to do the job you've been hired for. It's not just lip service either, it's right there in the values the leadership team live every day; bias towards actions.
Marketing
Autonomy
Jul 2021
Everyone has a say in what this product looks like and what this company will become. Everyone's opinion on culture is welcomed, and it's exciting to see this company and product changing everyday as we all feed into their direction.
Marketing
Flat hierarchy
Jul 2021
