Senior Software Engineer - Labyrinth Screening

Senior Software Engineer - Labyrinth Screening

Ripjar specialises in the development of software and data products that help governments and organisations combat serious financial crime. Our technology identifies criminal activity such as money laundering, enabling organisations to enforce sanctions at scale and help combat rogue entities and state actors.

We are a remote‑first team, with a head office based in Cheltenham. This position is open to UK‑wide candidates. If you are based near Cheltenham, you are more than welcome to work from our office at any time.

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.

Join us in the fight against global financial crime. At Ripjar, our engineers build 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.

• Developing our scalable, multi‑tenant, cloud‑based SaaS‑first architecture.
• Upgrading our Dev Ops 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.

• 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 Dev Ops 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/Type Script (Node.js, React) or Python
• Distributed systems and event streaming (Kafka, Kubernetes)
• Databases and search indexes (Mongo
  
  DB, Redis, Elasticsearch)
• Modern Dev Ops practices and CI/CD pipelines

• Competitive salary DOE
• 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service.
• Christmas week shutdown
• 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 Mac Book Pro.
• Free food and drink.
• Fully remote working.