Staff Engineer, OakNorth
Digital bank for business loans and savings
Open for applications
Digital bank for business loans and savings
201-500 employees
Open for applications
201-500 employees
Company mission
To serve and empower businesses in the Missing Middle, ensuring each and every one of them has the right tools, insights, and support at every stage of their growth journey with us.
Role
Who you are
- Have a strong technical background, including 8+ years of experience designing and engineering large scale systems
- You challenge the existing approach when you see the cliff edge racing towards us, but also get on board once the options have been debated and the team has made a decision
- You are comfortably organised amongst chaos
- You are a broad thinker and have the capability to see the potential impact of decisions across the wider business
What the job involves
- As a Staff Engineer you’ll work with product and engineering across multiple squads to ensure the right trade-offs are being made and that dependencies and communication is managed effectively
- Staff Engineers are the most visible engineers in the organisation and demonstrate technical excellence and our cultural values across all squads and to teams across the wider organisation
- Lead squads to sensible architectural decisions on the most complex technical problems
- Measure your success in terms of business impact, not lines of code
- Internalise the best ideas from across the organisation, humbly setting a vision that others can get behind
- Embrace DevOps culture: You build it, you run it
- Work well cross-functionally and earn trust from co-workers at all levels
- Prefer simple solutions and designs over complex ones
- Enjoy working with a diverse group of people with different areas of expertise
Salary benchmarks
Our take
In an era marked by the ongoing cost-of-living crisis and unprecedented disruptions, many companies have faced formidable challenges. However, OakNorth has emerged as a beacon of support, offering tailored financial solutions to help businesses navigate uncertainty and thrive in a rapidly changing landscape.
As exemplified by its recent $22M loan to Sticks n Sushi, OakNorth demonstrates a keen understanding of the unique needs and aspirations of its clients. By providing flexible financing options and strategic guidance, OakNorth allows businesses to pursue growth opportunities and overcome obstacles with confidence. moreover, the bank's collaborative approach fosters strong partnerships built on trust, transparency, and mutual success, creating a dynamic ecosystem where businesses can flourish.
Committed to championing entrepreneurship and driving economic prosperity, OakNorth aims to redefine the banking experience and empower businesses to achieve their full potential. As a trusted ally in times of uncertainty, OakNorth embodies the resilience, agility, and forward-thinking ethos that defines the spirit of modern entrepreneurship.
Kirsty
Company Specialist
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
27% female employees
26% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Feb 2019
$440m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Sep 2018
$100m
SERIES B
Total funding: $893.1m
Company benefits
- Equity. We want people to have a stake in the business so that all our interests are aligned
- 25 days holiday
- Personalised benefits – opt-in to what matters to you
- Subsidised Private Medical Insurance with Bupa
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Wellbeing and social events
- In-house Barista Bar in London office
- Support causes that matter to you – Volunteering time off
- Salary sacrifice schemes (Cycle to work, nursery, gym, electric car scheme)
Company values
- One team: We work together to achieve our goals, whether it’s across teams, countries, departments or people in a room
- Right ambition: Success is better shared. We channel the right ambition as individuals to meet our collective goals
- Customer delight: Our customers drive everything we do. We go beyond satisfaction to deliver delight at every opportunity
- 10x: Better is good, ten times better is great. We set ambitious goals and work to deliver outsized results
- Momentum: We’re go-getters so we take decisive action, at pace. It helps us turn dreams into accomplishments
- Zero base: If it isn’t working, we start from scratch to produce the best solutions for customers and colleagues
- Say it how it is: We’re open and transparent with our stakeholders and encourage honest and constructive input from our team
Company HQ
Carnaby, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Rishi Khosla
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously co-founded Copal, a financial research firm which they scaled to 3,000 employees and sold to Moody’s Corporation in 2014.
Joel Perlman
(Co-Founder)Started their career as an Associate at McKinsey & Company before co-founded Copal Amba with Rishi.
People progressing
Joined OakNorth as an Operations Intern in 2018. They have since worked as an Operations Analyst/Associate and now serve as a Senior Associate.
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