Junior Engineer

About Finova
Finova is the UK's largest mortgage and savings technology provider, powering one in every five mortgages across the country. Our agile, cloud-native solutions help over 60 banks, building societies, specialist lenders and equity release providers — plus a network of 2,400+ brokers — stay ahead of the market.

We offer a flexible, proven suite of software that covers the full customer journey — from mortgage and savings origination to servicing and CRM. Backed by an open architecture and a team with deep industry expertise, our platform is built to scale. Today, we process over £50 billion in loans each year, manage nearly £50 billion in savings, and support the digital servicing of more than 650,000 UK borrower accounts.

For Lenders
Finova offers a flexible, modular technology suite designed to help lenders move faster, scale efficiently, and deliver standout digital experiences. You can run your entire mortgage and savings business on Finova — or just use the modules you need, tailored by our team or configured in-house through our low-code platform.

Our Solutions Include

• Lending – end-to-end mortgage and specialist lending software built for speed, flexibility, and scale.
• Decisioning – powerful tools for smarter, more personalised lending decisions.
• Servicing – intuitive workflows and automation to simplify day-to-day account management and customer servicing.
• Savings – configurable onboarding and customer engagement tools across all savings products.
• Intermediary Manager – broker relationship and compliance management, powered by real-time external data.
• Broker ID – fast, automated broker verification and compliance tracking using KYB, KYC, and live monitoring from public data sources.

Lenders use Finova to launch products faster, process applications up to 50% more efficiently, and reduce operational costs — all while staying fully compliant in a fast-moving market.

About The Role
What you will be doing?

• Collaborate closely with the team on various coding and configuration tasks and software development projects.
• Write and maintain clean, efficient code using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with a basic understanding of C#, MVC and SQL, while utilizing Visual Studio.
• Deliver new functionality and bug fixes independently, ensuring all solutions are bug-free.
• Troubleshoot any software-related problems effectively.
• Conduct thorough unit tests to ensure product functionality and quality.
• Integrate software components and third-party tools effectively.
• Assist with tasks and projects under supervision, gaining valuable insights into the industry.
• Participate in agile sprints, contributing to planning, daily stand-ups, and team retrospectives.
• Regularly updating the board tickets with detailed information.
• Collaborate with other developers to enhance product features and develop innovative solutions.
• Understand program functionality to inform development estimates, seeking help from senior team members as needed.
• Respond promptly to requests from the development team.
• Deploy applications to internal environments using Azure Pipelines as needed

About You

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Up to 1 year of experience in software development.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong understanding of programming fundamentals and proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript and SQL.
• Familiarity with financial literacy, regulations, compliance, and mortgage products is a plus.
• Strong analytical abilities and attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced setting and adaptable to change

What We Offer
Leave and Holidays:
30 days of annual leave and 10 public holidays to support a healthy work-life balance.

Health and Wellbeing:
Comprehensive health benefits including medical insurance, group term life cover, personal accident insurance, and wellness services through our insurance partner.

Family-Friendly Policies:
We support our employees and their families with paid maternity and paternity leave, along with flexible options to meet family needs.

Equal Opportunity Statement
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you're passionate about this role but don't meet all the criteria, please reach out - we'd love to discuss how your skills and experiences align with our needs.