Senior Product Engineer (Contract, 3 Months)
Added 1 Oct · still live
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Sponsorship likelihood
This employer issued few or no visas recently
£54,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2134 (100% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £54,700, and Yonder is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
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What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2134 Programmers and software development professionals Most likely code | £38,300 Clears | £43,700 Clears | £49,200 Clears | £54,700 Clears |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. A mark is for the top of the advertised pay. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
What’s Yonder?
“It's as if Time Out, Amex and Monzo had a baby” - Will T, Yonder Member
Yonder combines credit and debit in one membership that’s fair, flexible and actually enjoyable. No jargon. No dusty points system. Just rewards that actually feel rewarding, from bao to beer to a boarding pass.
The engineering team sits at the heart of the company; we work in squads alongside product and design, and closely with risk, compliance, operations and partnerships.
Sounds cool. What’s my part in this?
We’re looking for an experienced Senior Product Engineer on a 3-month contract to add delivery capacity to our engineering team. The work is primarily Scala backend, but we don’t believe in rigid boundaries; everyone is encouraged to contribute wherever the problem takes them, whether that’s infrastructure, the mobile app (React Native) or the webapp (Next.js).
You’ll be working alongside a small engineering team that owns everything end to end: the development lifecycle, system architecture and the infrastructure it all runs on.
You’ll need to be productive quickly: picking up an established codebase, understanding the domain and shipping production changes within your first couple of weeks.
“It's as if Time Out, Amex and Monzo had a baby” - Will T, Yonder Member
Yonder combines credit and debit in one membership that’s fair, flexible and actually enjoyable. No jargon. No dusty points system. Just rewards that actually feel rewarding, from bao to beer to a boarding pass.
The engineering team sits at the heart of the company; we work in squads alongside product and design, and closely with risk, compliance, operations and partnerships.
Sounds cool. What’s my part in this?
We’re looking for an experienced Senior Product Engineer on a 3-month contract to add delivery capacity to our engineering team. The work is primarily Scala backend, but we don’t believe in rigid boundaries; everyone is encouraged to contribute wherever the problem takes them, whether that’s infrastructure, the mobile app (React Native) or the webapp (Next.js).
You’ll be working alongside a small engineering team that owns everything end to end: the development lifecycle, system architecture and the infrastructure it all runs on.
You’ll need to be productive quickly: picking up an established codebase, understanding the domain and shipping production changes within your first couple of weeks.
- 📅 Duration: 3 months, starting ASAP
- 💷 Rate: £600–£650/day
- 📋 IR35: Outside
- 📍 Location: Brick Lane
- Deliver features and improvements across our Scala microservices, spanning payments, core banking and rewards.
- Build event-driven integrations with Kafka, internal services and external partners.
- Improve the reliability, performance and test coverage of the services you work on.
- Where needed, deliver changes in our React Native mobile app.
- Leave things better than you found them, with clear documentation and handover of the work you deliver.
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Our Stack
✅ Have deep, production Scala experience: You know functional Scala well, ideally on the Typelevel stack (Cats Effect, Http4s, fs2).
✅ Understand distributed systems: You have strong experience with microservices, RESTful APIs and Kafka or similar event-driven architectures.
✅ Ramp up fast: You have a track record of joining existing teams and codebases and delivering quickly.
✅ Bring React Native experience (bonus): You can ship mobile features comfortably, even if the backend is your main strength.
✅ Have fintech or payments experience (bonus): You’ve worked in regulated environments, card payments or banking systems.
✅ Use AI tools well: You use AI to accelerate delivery without compromising quality.
✅ Own quality: You treat automated testing as part of the job.
You won’t be a great fit if you
👎 Need a long onboarding period or detailed specs before you can contribute.
👎 Only want to work in one narrow part of the stack.
👎 Chase technical perfection over delivering value within a fixed engagement.
What’s it like working at Yonder?
🏢 We’re office-first, remote-friendly
We’re based in our Shoreditch office, complete with dog visitors and plenty of comfortable space to do your best work. We ask you to come into the office at least 3 days a week, with everyone coming in on Mondays.
- Backend: Scala microservices on the Typelevel ecosystem (Http4s, Cats Effect)
- Data & messaging: AlloyDB and Kafka
- Infrastructure: GCP and Kubernetes
- Frontend: React Native mobile app, Next.js webapp
- AI tooling: AI coding tools are widely used and actively encouraged, including Claude Code, Cursor and Codex.
✅ Have deep, production Scala experience: You know functional Scala well, ideally on the Typelevel stack (Cats Effect, Http4s, fs2).
✅ Understand distributed systems: You have strong experience with microservices, RESTful APIs and Kafka or similar event-driven architectures.
✅ Ramp up fast: You have a track record of joining existing teams and codebases and delivering quickly.
✅ Bring React Native experience (bonus): You can ship mobile features comfortably, even if the backend is your main strength.
✅ Have fintech or payments experience (bonus): You’ve worked in regulated environments, card payments or banking systems.
✅ Use AI tools well: You use AI to accelerate delivery without compromising quality.
✅ Own quality: You treat automated testing as part of the job.
You won’t be a great fit if you
👎 Need a long onboarding period or detailed specs before you can contribute.
👎 Only want to work in one narrow part of the stack.
👎 Chase technical perfection over delivering value within a fixed engagement.
What’s it like working at Yonder?
🏢 We’re office-first, remote-friendly
We’re based in our Shoreditch office, complete with dog visitors and plenty of comfortable space to do your best work. We ask you to come into the office at least 3 days a week, with everyone coming in on Mondays.
🤍 We take a values-led approach
Our principles are incredibly important to us, so we recommend you check them out here: Our DNA
The process:
We know contractors move quickly, so we do too.
Our principles are incredibly important to us, so we recommend you check them out here: Our DNA
The process:
We know contractors move quickly, so we do too.
- Stage 1: Intro call (30 mins). A video call with Harry Jell, our CTO; to cover the engagement, your experience and availability.
- Stage 2: Technical interview (90 mins). A deep dive into your Scala experience and past projects, plus a system design exercise. This will be in-person at our Shoreditch office.
- Decision. We aim to give you a decision within 24 hours.
- Because we’re FCA-regulated and handle sensitive customer data, we complete right to work, criminal record, politically exposed person and credit default checks before the engagement starts.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Programmers and software development professionals (SOC 2134) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~399k in sampleSOC 2134
- Middle half £42,536–76,752
- Median £56,784
- Going rate £54,700
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £38,300–49,200
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Yonder holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2134 going rate of £54,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.