First Circle is one of the fastest growing fintechs in South-East Asia, providing financial services to under-served SMEs. We have already transformed access to credit for thousands of small businesses in the Philippines, and we are now building a full-stack Neobank that will include multi-currency bank accounts, payments, FX, corporate credit cards, payroll.
We have just raised Series B, led by the IFC (the World Bank's investment arm), and we are hiring mid to senior level developers to supercharge our growth.
Building in developing markets like the Philippines presents unique challenges, given the state of digital infrastructure. We are building virtually everything in-house, which is not easy, but its a lot of fun. We have a track record of solving seemingly impossible problems that defeated many other start-ups, and the opportunity ahead remains enormous.
Requirements
- At least 4 years experience of software development.
- Great if you have worked on products that are data-heavy, B2B, or fintech, but not essential.
- Full-stack mentality. You don't need to have mastered all the languages in our current tech stack (ruby on rails, kotlin, react, HTMX). You do need to be adaptable and keen to learn.
- The ability and desire to consistently produce excellent work, individually and as part of a team. Our mission is what attracts people, but working on highly stimulating problems is what keeps us hooked
- Mindset of personal growth, and a best-in-class work ethic
Benefits
- We don't have a fixed budget for the role. When we find the right person, we will pay them competitively vs their market rate.
- Primarily remote, with the option to work from our office. We also have small offices in London & Belgrade where other senior engineers are based.
Top Skills
What We Do
Founded in 2016, First Circle is the fastest-growing fintech in the Philippines, led by an ex-Morgan Stanley and ex-Bridgewater Associates management team. We have offices in Manila, London and Hong Kong.
First Circle offers SME financing and are building smart banking solutions for businesses.
First Circle is a trusted partner of the Philippine government and is the official Finance Partner of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). We are also a pioneer data provider to the Credit Information Corporation (CIC) and the very first FinTech company to ever be licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Philippines.
