Our Mission

At kennek, we’re on a mission to modernise the $2 trillion private lending industry.

We’re determined to help lenders digitise their business and automate their operations with the lending toolkit of the future: a vertical SaaS for all types of lenders. By doing so, we revolutionise the sector at its core and we create efficiencies for lenders and also for borrowers, credit investors and ultimately for the entire eco-system.

We launched in the summer of 2021 and have since grown our team to over 25 kennekters, mostly in London. Our customer base is expanding rapidly & we’ve got some world-class venture capital investors backing us.

Background

For the past decades, increasing regulatory pressures on banks have reduced their lending to the real economy, especially to small & medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

Many ‘non-bank lenders’ such as peer to peer platforms, specialist lending companies and credit funds have filled the void. However, most of these lenders operate in an old-fashioned way. Data is not connected or centralised. Workflows are manual and usually time-consuming, costly and prone to human error.

This is where kennek comes in.

We’ve created a vertically integrated SaaS that streamlines and automates operations of lenders, bringing together all the lending calculations, operations and workflows onto a single user-friendly platform.

The kennek systems captures all the data relating to the loans and borrowers and serves as single point of truth for the lenders and ultimately for the entire eco-system.

What the job involves

Working in a team of engineers to deliver a great SaaS product to our customers
Building new functionality as well as maintaining and improving our existing codebase
Integrating with internal (frontend) or external (backend) APIs
Contributing to code reviews, ensuring the codebase is maintainable and scalable
Resolving blockers and working together as one

Who You Are

You have 2+ years of experience in developing, testing, delivering, and maintaining software
You have experience with Node and/or React application development
You understand the basics of data modelling and API designs
You can take a refined piece of work and bring it to life independently
You are not scared of deploying to production - you own your work and know the value of testing
You raise issues and blockers proactively, and you are not shy of giving or receiving feedback
Experience in TypeScript, NestJS, or NextJS is a plus
Experience in the financial industry is a plus
A good understanding of DevOps and CI/CD best practices is a plus

We recognise that candidates feel they need to meet 100% of the job criteria to apply. Please note that this is only a guide. If you think you have what it takes but don't meet every single point above, please still get in touch. We'd love to chat and see if you could be a great fit.

Company Benefits

Hybrid work policy
25 days' holiday (with bank holidays on top)
Modern and centrally located office in London
Private health insurance with AXA, including dental & optical cover
Enhanced company sick pay
Immediate enrolment to our pension plan upon joining
We’re still deciding our full benefits package and we’re looking forward to working with our early employees to figure out what matters the most

Company values

Relentless & Resilient - we are self-motivated, working with ferocity to deliver results.
Courageous & Brave - we inspire each other to do and say the hard things.
Genuine team players - we care about each other and we champion the success of others.
Humour - we take the work seriously but not ourselves.

We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. If there’s anything we can do to better support you through the application process, please let us know.

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