Staff Backend Engineer - Ruby

Job Description

Cleo is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to join their team in London. Cleo empowers people to build a life beyond their next paycheck, building a beloved AI that enables you to forge your own path toward financial well-being.

Backed by some of the most well-known investors in tech, they’ve reached millions of people to support them throughout their financial lives.

The Staff Backend Engineer will be a Staff Individual Contributor (IC) within a cross-functional product squad.

What this role involves:

• Collaborating with engineers, designers, and analysts to develop features that enhance users' financial health.
• Providing technical insight into upcoming work and leading delivery.
• Mentoring colleagues and supporting their development.
• Working on a Ruby on Rails monolith, building data models, APIs, and business logic services.
• Delivering work using agile methodologies and tools such as tests and feature flags.
• Analyzing data to identify problems and generate new ideas.
• Contributing to cross-cutting concerns that improve engineering efforts.
• Participating in product ideation, user research, and design reviews.

Requirements:

• At least 5+ years industry experience of using Ruby on Rails.
• Passionate about making a positive difference in society.
• Align with company values and engineering principles.

What Cleo offers:

• A competitive compensation package (£109,763 - £131,626 base + equity).
• A clear progression plan.
• Flexibility and hybrid-first work environment (1-2 days a week in the London office).
• 25 days annual leave a year + public holidays (+ an additional day for every year you spend at Cleo)
• 6% employer-matched pension
• Company-wide performance reviews every 8 months
• Generous pay increases for high-performers and high-growth team members
• Equity top-ups for team members getting promoted
• Private Medical Insurance via Vitality, dental cover, and life assurance
• Enhanced parental leave
• 1 month paid sabbatical after 4 years at Cleo
• Regular socials and activities, online and in-person
• Online mental health support via Spill