Equals Money is hiring a Developer Platform Engineer to own the developer sandbox and shape the APIs, documentation, tooling, and feedback loop for external developers. The role requires strong hands-on experience with backend development and API design, as well as experience building or owning developer-facing tooling.
Requirements
- Design and build a production-parity sandbox environment
- Own the full lifecycle of the sandbox, including architecture, deployment, reliability, and continuous improvement
- Make the sandbox the gold standard for external developers
- Ensure the sandbox surfaces realistic data, simulates edge cases, and removes friction from day one of integration
- Own the externally facing MCP server
- Exposing well-structured, discoverable tools for AI assistants and developer tooling
- Collaborating with internal engineering teams to surface new capabilities through the MCP interface
- Monitoring adoption, gathering developer feedback, and iterating to improve the integration experience
- Keeping the server secure, versioned, and aligned with API standards and FCA regulatory obligations
- Auditing and improving external APIs
- Building SDKs, code samples, and integration guides
- Writing technical content
- Instrumenting developer journeys to identify where integrations break down and fixing the root cause
- Being the voice of the external developer inside Equals Money's engineering teams
- Triaging integration pain points and driving improvements directly
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday per year
- Free onsite Nuffield Health gym & pool (London) and discounted gym membership elsewhere
- GetActive with Aviva - Health and Wellbeing discounts on services and products
- Interbank currency rates on travel money and international transfers
- AXA Private Healthcare
- Free Eye Test and £50 up to the cost of glasses
- EAP Service - Mental Health Services
- Life Assurance Policy - x3 annual salary
- Contributory pension scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Season Ticket Loans
- Enhanced Parental Policies
- Complimentary tea, coffee, soft drinks and fruit
- Hybrid working arrangement
