Junior Engineer (SEA)

About the role

First Circle is a fast-growing, credit-centric neo-bank in Southeast Asia that started as an SME lender in the Philippines in 2016 and has since added business bank accounts, payments, e-invoices, corporate credit cards and deposits. It is hiring junior developers to join its team, working on real production systems from day one with regular mentorship from senior engineers. The workplace is hybrid.

Key responsibilities

• Build and improve backend services and APIs, and where relevant frontend features in React.
• Start with well-scoped tasks and take ownership of larger features from idea to production.
• Write tests, take part in code reviews and help keep production systems reliable.
• Help investigate and fix production issues alongside senior engineers.
• Work with product, design and business teams to turn customer needs into working software.

Required profile

• Degree in computer science, software engineering or a related field.
• Up to one year of professional experience is ideal but not essential; what you've built matters most.
• Understanding of why tests matter and willingness to write them.
• Good written and spoken English, as colleagues work across Europe and Southeast Asia.
• Creative, problem-solving mindset and eagerness to learn quickly and act on feedback.
• Curiosity about AI and experience using AI tools to work more effectively.
• Previous fintech, payments or banking experience is a plus.

Required skills

• Hands-on experience with at least one of C#, Kotlin or Java (work, internships or substantial personal projects).
• Solid fundamentals: clean code, relational databases and SQL, REST APIs and Git.
• React experience is a plus.

What we offer

• No fixed budget; offers adjusted to experience and market rate.
• Flexibility around working hours and location.
• MacBooks, private health insurance, training budgets and more.
• Opportunity to travel.