Described as “the ChatGPT of Due Diligence”, Xapien is transforming how organisations understand who they’re doing business with.

Founded in 2018 by technology experts with decades of experience in intelligence and financial crime, Xapien uses cutting edge artificial intelligence and natural language processing technologies to emulate the complex process of human-led research.

Our technology delivers an executive-level report on any person or organisation, anywhere in the world in minutes.

Xapien has just closed a major funding round which will accelerate our product roadmap, deepen our proprietary application of Large Language Models, enhance our Identity Resolution Engine and turbo-charge our growth in sectors where we are experiencing strong demand, including legal, fintech, insurance, private equity, and philanthropy.

There’s never been a more exciting time to join Xapien. We are a growing team of 30 people, doubling to 60 this year.

Xapien is solving tough challenges in innovative ways. Testing success is one of the toughest challenges of all, and we’re looking for a bright and energetic developer to tackle it.

You will build high-value automated tests to turbo-charge the development of the Xapien system whilst improving the quality of the system and guiding new improvements to reliability and scaling. You will work closely with other engineers to understand the Xapien system, allowing you to build the most effective tests.

You will also build innovative and intelligent tools that help accelerate and improve the work of our manual testers. You will work closely with them to spot the best opportunities.

Applicants must have:

• High quality Python writing skills, especially writing tests in Python.  We expect a couple of years of Python development as this will be the key language
• Strong conceptual and abstract reasoning
• A user-focussed approach to development
• Good teamworking and communication skills
• An approach to testing that is grounded in strong principles, but is also pragmatic and flexible
• HTTP & API experience
• Self-organisation skills

We are also looking for skills in:

• Automated web testing frameworks (e.g. Selenium)
• Manual testing
• Testing complex systems, especially ML
• Experience with API & integration tests
• C#
• AWS
• Integrating automated tests with CI/CD

What else can we tell you?
We provide a generous and rewarding working environment, including:

• Shares/Equity in the business – you will own a meaningful part of the business
• Private health insurance
• Life Insurance
• Unlimited holidays (yes, it’s really uncapped)
• We invest in your development with a £1k professional development budget per year, and we will always work with you to help you to realise your fullest potential
• We equip each new team member a high-spec laptop when they start, with a choice between Windows or MacBook.

Salary Range

• Base salary between £35,000 and £45,000

Perks

• All the tools and software you need to be effective and make your working life easier
• Regular team lunches and drinks (as well as monthly and quarterly activities)
• Flexible working hours meaning you can plan your workday around your own schedule
• Fun and inclusive monthly social events, from go-karting to mini golf to karaoke
• A super strong and proactive focus on mental and physical wellbeing

We operate a hybrid working model where our team spends 2 days a week working from our dedicated office base in WeWork Moorgate. Other days can be spent working from home or in the office - it's up to you!

As this position requires some on-site presence in our London office, applicants must be eligible to live & work in the UK. We are not in a position to provide visa sponsorship.