Senior Software Engineer - Labyrinth Screening at Ripjar

Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

27 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

29 Oct, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, React, Python, Distributed Systems, Event Streaming, Kafka, Kubernetes, Databases, Search Indexes, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, DevOps Practices, CI/CD Pipelines

Industry

Software Development

Description

Ripjar specialises in the development of software and data products that help governments and organisations combat serious financial crime. Our technology is used to identify criminal activity such as money laundering enabling organisations to enforce sanctions at scale to help combat rogue entities and state actors. Team mission: Our engineering team builds software that makes the world a safer place. We work collectively to use technology, creativity and engineering best practice to solve problems that nobody else can. What you’ll be doing: Join us in the fight against global financial crime. At Ripjar, our engineers are building Labyrinth Screening — an advanced AI-powered platform that helps major financial institutions detect and prevent money laundering and fraud in real time. Your work will directly protect people and organisations from criminal networks around the world. You’ll contribute to our customers’ success by designing, developing and shipping features to prevent money laundering and financial crime. Some of the key technology challenges facing the team this year include: Developing our scalable, multi-tenant, cloud-based SaaS-first architecture. Upgrading our DevOps tooling to ship code fast with certainty. Harnessing the power of Labyrinth Screening to work with new types of data at scale within Ripjar’s wider financial crime solutions. As a Software Engineer on the Labyrinth Screening team, you’ll: Design, develop, and ship cutting-edge features that stop criminals in their tracks. Shape our scalable, multi-tenant, cloud-first architecture to handle billions of data points. Upgrade and evolve our DevOps ecosystem to deliver code rapidly and confidently. Collaborate across disciplines — engineering, product, UX, and operations— to turn bold ideas into reliable, production-ready solutions. Continuously improve our platform’s performance, reliability, and developer experience. The successful candidate should have these skills: We’re looking for passionate engineers who love solving complex problems and building great software. You don’t need to tick every box — if you’re curious, adaptable, and ready to grow, we want to hear from you. Ideally, you’ll bring experience with some of the following: JavaScript/TypeScript (Node.js, React) or Python Distributed systems and event streaming (Kafka, Kubernetes) Databases and search indexes (MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch) Modern DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines Why we think you’ll love it here: Competitive salary DOE 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service. Christmas week shut down Your birthday as a holiday 35 hour working week only Private Family Healthcare. Employee Assistance Programme. Pension salary sacrifice Company contributions to your pension. Enhanced maternity/paternity pay. The latest tech including a top of the range MacBook Pro. Free food and drink Fully remote working

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and ship features to prevent money laundering and financial crime. Collaborate across disciplines to create reliable, production-ready solutions.