# Senior Software Engineer - Java - Engine by Starling

At Engine by Starling, we are on a mission to find and work with leading banks all around the world who have the ambition to build rapid growth businesses, on our technology. Engine is Starling's software-as-a-service (SaaS) business, the technology that was built to power Starling, and two years ago we split out as a separate business. Starling has seen exceptional growth and success, and a large part of that is down to the fact that we have built our own modern technology from the ground up. This SaaS technology platform is now available to banks and financial institutions all around the world, enabling them to benefit from the innovative digital features, and efficient back-office processes that has helped achieve Starling's success. As a company, everyone is expected to roll up their sleeves to help deliver great outcomes for our clients. We are an engineering led company and we’re looking for people who are will be excited by the potential for Engine’s technology to transform banking in different markets around the world. Our purpose is underpinned by five values: Listen, Keep It Simple, Do The Right Thing, Own It, and Aim For Greatness. Hybrid Working We have a Hybrid approac

- **Id**: 968923
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/starling-bank-senior-software-engineer-java-engine-by-starling>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: London, United Kingdom, Southampton, United Kingdom, Cardiff, United Kingdom, Manchester, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-27T17:51:48Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-27
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T23:12:23Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 11
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7119
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Annual leave, Flexible schedule, Health insurance, Hybrid work, Life insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Commercial & Retail Banks, Financial Software & Embedded Finance, Digital Banks & Neobanks

## Company

- **Id**: 51354
- **Name**: Starling Bank
- **Domain**: starlingbank.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/starling-bank>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workable

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 94
- **Open postings**: 9
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.444
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 19
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 90000
- **Max usd**: 176000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 107

## Technologies

- **Amazon EKS** — Optional: no
- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **GCP** — Optional: no
- **Grafana** — Optional: no
- **Java** — Optional: no
- **Kubernetes** — Optional: no
- **TeamCity** — Optional: no
- **Terraform** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Repost count**: 1
- **Days open**: 10

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-16T16:29:25Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-10-07T11:30:19Z
- Event: reopen; At: 2026-10-27T12:58:04Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker); Route: Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 81
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 0.9
- **Age days**: 10
- **Expected fill days**: 19
- **Reasons**: conf:2, velocity, win:mid
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

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