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Prolific • Remote, UK

Software Engineer (Enterprise Payments)

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96%

Location flexibility

87%

Mission

86%

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Job Description

Software Engineer

Engineering

Prolific

Prolific is not just another player in the AI space – we are the architects of the human data infrastructure that's reshaping the landscape of AI development. In a world where foundational AI technologies are increasingly commoditized, it's the quality and diversity of human-generated data that truly differentiates products and models.

The role

We’re looking for Software Engineers with a ‘product builder’ mind-set to join our team and take a pivotal role in the development and guidance of our product. As a ‘T-shaped’ engineer, you will bring a broad practical knowledge across various areas of software development, complementing and supporting our growing team whilst having a deeper specialism in backend. This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your existing skills, experience, and knowledge to significantly influence the trajectory of our product as we aim to revolutionize research.

This team is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining a world-class enterprise payment platform that supports the ever-evolving needs of our rapidly growing business. Our mission is to create seamless, scalable, and reliable solutions that enable secure and efficient transactions at a massive scale!

What you’ll be doing in the role

  • Team Collaboration: Work as part of a cross-functional, stream-aligned team, collaborating with the engineering manager, product manager, designer, tech lead, and fellow engineers.
  • Agile Practices: Use agile software development and a product mindset to plan, build, and support software that delivers value to customers.
  • Customer Focus: Partner with teams outside of product engineering and work closely with customers to understand their needs.
  • Cloud Expertise: Confidently work across major cloud providers, including AWS, GCP, and Azure.
  • Ownership & Operations: Embrace a 'You Build It, You Run It' mindset, maintaining ownership from code commit to production while striving for system stability and observability.
  • Growth Mindset: Champion engineering principles and actively improve the engineering culture.
  • Proactive Attitude: Self-motivated and energetic, thriving in a fast-paced environment with a bias for action.

What you’ll bring to the role

  • Technical Expertise: Proficient in Python (or similar), TypeScript/JavaScript, and NoSQL Databases. Event-Driven Architectures, AWS (Serverless) and /orGCP.
  • Quality & Observability: Strong advocate for test automation and maintaining high-quality code. Experience supporting production systems with a focus on observability (e.g., RUM, tracing).
  • Collaboration & Mentorship: Skilled in working within teams with strong engineering practices, sharing knowledge, and fostering collective excellence.
  • Customer & Product Focus: Committed to delivering customer-centric solutions and caring about the entire product lifecycle.
  • Continuous Improvement: Passionate about iterative development, using data and feedback to drive enhancements in processes and outcomes.
  • Learning & Adaptability: Dedicated to self-improvement and staying current with the latest trends in software development.
  • Advantageous: Experience building billing or payment platforms.

Key Technologies

  • Cloud Platforms: Google Cloud Platform and AWS
  • Programming Languages: Python, JavaScript, and TypeScript
  • Frameworks: Vue.js, Django Rest Framework, Container-based and Serverless architectures
  • Databases: MongoDB and DynamoDB
  • DevOps and Monitoring: CircleCI, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, Celery, EventBridge and DataDog

Why Prolific is a great place to work

We've built a unique platform that connects researchers and companies with a global pool of participants, enabling the collection of high-quality, ethically sourced human behavioral data and feedback. This data is the cornerstone of developing more accurate, nuanced, and aligned AI systems.

We believe that the next leap in AI capabilities won't come solely from scaling existing models, but from integrating diverse human perspectives and behaviors into AI development. By providing this crucial human data infrastructure, Prolific is positioning itself at the forefront of the next wave of AI innovation – one that reflects the breath and the best of humanity.

Working for us will place you at the forefront of AI innovation, providing access to our unique human data platform and opportunities for groundbreaking research. Join us to enjoy a competitive salary, benefits, and remote working within our impactful, mission-driven culture.

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Company benefits

Bank holiday swaps
Company wide holidays/offsites
Early finish Fridays
Enhanced maternity leave – 13 weeks full paid, 26 weeks 50% pay
Enhanced paternity leave – 4 weeks full paid
Enhanced sick pay
Mental health days
L&D budget – £1000 per year
Dog friendly co-working space
25 days annual leave + bank holidays
Pregnancy loss leave
Open to part-time employees
Health insurance – Bupa & Medicash Health Plan (Opt in)
Life insurance
Lunch and learns
Employee discounts
Employee assistance programme
Optional unpaid leave
Salary sacrifice
Work from home budget
Enhanced pension match/contribution
£1000 yearly budget for education, growth, and training.
Taxable Stipend of £150 a month per person, £1800 a year (before tax).

We asked employees of Prolific what it's like to work there, and this is what they told us.

Location flexibility
96%
Employees are very happy with their working location freedom
Hours flexibility
83%
Employees are very happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
86%
Employees are very happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
78%
Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
Role modelling
86%
Employees feel that flexible working is part of the culture
Autonomy
81%
Employees feel they have complete autonomy over getting their work done

Additional employee ratings
(these do not contribute to the FlexScore®)

Diversity
82%
Employees feel that the diversity, and the efforts to improve and maintain it, are great
Inclusion
81%
Employees feel like the company culture is brilliantly inclusive and equitable
Culture
81%
Employees feel like it is a really great environment to work in
Mission
87%
Employees feel very excited about and aligned with the company mission
Salary
76%
Employees feel that their salary is good and matches the value they bring

Working at Prolific

Company employees

168

Gender diversity (male:female:non-binary)

32:38:30

Funding levels

$32,000,000

Currently Hiring Countries

United Kingdom

United States

Office Locations

Awards & Achievements

Most flexible companies

Most flexible companies

Flexa100 2024
1st – DeepTech, Data & AI

1st – DeepTech, Data & AI

Industry awards 2023
3rd

3rd

Flexa100 2023
1st – Research & Data

1st – Research & Data

Industry awards 2022