Software Engineering Internship London 2023

We're a global leader in account-to-account payments, making it easy for merchants to collect both recurring and one-off payments directly from customers' bank accounts.

Our global payments network and technology platform take the pain out of getting paid for 80,000 businesses worldwide, from multinational corporations to small businesses. Each year we process US$30 billion of payments across more than 30 countries. We're headquartered in the UK, with additional offices in Australia, France and the United States.

Intro to Engineering

There are plenty of technical challenges as we build the next generation of GoCardless, from simplifying how we build banking schemes to optimising the time to render the dashboard. You will enjoy Engineering at GoCardless if:

• You’re looking to be part a great engineering culture within GC and in the wider engineering community;
• You enjoy collaborating and learning from people from various backgrounds and experiences;
• You want to feel proud of the work you’re doing and its impact on real customers.

We're really proud of our engineering culture at GoCardless. We encourage folk to contribute not only within our own organisation but also to Open Source Software projects (see our Github). Our engineers also regularly share their insights and learnings in post-mortems, conferences, and on our blog

We endeavour to build simple, reliable systems and we believe in using the best technologies for each task. Technologies we use across GoCardless include: Ruby on Rails, Golang, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Postgres, BigQuery, Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, Prometheus, Google Cloud (GCP).

You’re not expected to have expertise in all these technologies. Members of our team have picked up the tools once they’ve started working with the team. If you’re unsure, please apply.

The Role

As a Software Engineering Intern at GoCardless, you will be primarily based in the London office. You’ll be treated as a fully fledged member of the team from day one, working on interesting, challenging projects that are integral to our product and to the company’s success.

You’ll work closely with experienced engineers and we’ll encourage you to learn new technologies and expand your awareness of the full stack. You’ll also get an insight into how a scale-up in the Fintech space works and how the different areas of our business interact.

What we're looking for

You should apply if:

• You have a foundation of knowledge in coding and software development, and are keen to build on this with our support
• you’re passionate about technology
• you’re constantly looking for ways to improve
• you’ve experimented with building applications for the web
• you believe that code must be well-tested, and that tests are a helpful tool in driving design

We’ll consider applicants for placements lasting for 12 weeks or longer and we’ll pay £52000/year (pro-rata). We are looking for the Interns to join us in January 2023.

Application Process

The application process will consist of the following:

• Call with one of our recruiters
• 1h Pair programming interview
• 1h Technical + Foundational skills interview
• 45m Values Interview
• Offer!

Life at GoCardless

When it comes to culture, we're proud of what we call the 'GC magic'. It's primarily defined by our values: Start With Why, Be Humble, Act with Integrity, and Care Deeply. They've been our bedrock since day one, and they continue to be one of the key factors of our success, and the reason we love showing up to work every day.

Because we're now delivering on our important, and ambitious vision to become the world's account-to-account payment network, we're working at pace. To help clear the path to success - so any obstacles and blockers don't slow us down - we've introduced our own set of operating principles, which live alongside our values.

They're designed to help us successfully navigate our continued growth by helping us work together better. They provide guideposts around some of the key areas of how we operate so things are smoother, easier and ultimately lead to better outcomes. Read more about our values and operating principles here.

There's lots more to the magic. We view Diversity and inclusion as a business imperative, so we have a leader whose role it is to ensure we create an inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive, and where people from all walks of life want to join us. We also have high engagement with our GeeCee-led 'employee resource groups' (such as BEAM, Inspiring, Pride, Mindful and Access) that are supported and sponsored by members of our Exec team. You can view our latest Gender Pay Gap report here.

We've also rolled out our 'Adaptive Working' and 'Work Away' schemes. Adaptive Working allows you to work flexibly, and in a way that fits around your lifestyle, whilst still ensuring our teams can collaborate effectively and get together and socialise. Work Away gives the flexibility to work away from your normal country of residence for up to 90 days in any 12 month period.

We also offer enhanced parental leave, pension packages, and you'll receive equity. Having this 'buy in' is a vital part of building a successful business where everybody - regardless of their role - can make a valuable contribution.

There's also our legendary 'GC Fridays'. They're four additional all-company days off every year, giving GeeCees a chance to switch off and relax, as a token of thanks for everyone's hard work and commitment.