Product Builder UK

Get to know us

Do you want to help us shape what the future of work will look like and how it will best embrace our life's aspirations? If this sounds like a journey you want to embark on, we may have the right role for you! Payfit is the Payroll & HR service for every business. Built on millions of payslips processed, Payfit combines expert-operated payroll, a complete People platform, and an AI that runs the day-to-day, so leaders can focus on their people and their growth. We are a European company operating from 3 main countries (France, Spain, and the UK) where we are supporting over 22,000 clients.

Creating a fulfilling work environment and culture is also a core mission at Payfit, and our day-to-day work philosophy is reflected in our four values:

Care: We genuinely care for others whoever they are, whatever they think.

Excellence: We aim to improve and achieve better results every day.

Humility: Staying humble and exchanging transparent feedback helps us to grow and improve.

Passion: We are the architects of Payfit's success.

A key part of our culture, and essential for our success, is also improving the diversity of our teams and building an inclusive culture where you can be yourself at work.

This is why our recruitment focuses on the skills you demonstrate, and not only on your academic background or previous professional experiences. At Payfit we understand that you can gain applicable skills through a variety of life experiences and we are interested in knowing them, too.

Location :
The position is based in London, with some flexibility to work remotely a few days a week.

Position Overview :

Are you passionate about building products that drive real impact? As a Product Builder, you'll be at the forefront of shaping, enhancing, and evolving our product offering for the UK market. You'll play a key role in understanding customer needs, crafting intuitive user experiences, and technically building features that fuel our growth. If you're a problem-solver with a passion for product development and design, this is your chance to make a real difference.

Product Development :
- Build and develop the product for our users in the UK with our low-code platform (JetLang);
- Design the most efficient and intuitive user experience possible for our customers;
- Update the product according to the evolution of UK payroll law;

Technical Responsibilities:
- Maintain and troubleshoot the existing platform by managing the links between the thousands of variables that make up the intelligence of the system;
- Clean, optimize, and revamp the current codebase to contribute to our technical transformation.
-Collaborate on design solutions (prototypes and architecture) by working closely with product designers and engineers;
- Work in collaboration with the local UK teams: Customer Success, Onboarding, Sales, and Marketing; and the international teams.

This role is for you if (Must-have skills) :

- You have an engineering background and a diploma: bachelor's/master's degree in Computer Science or a similar technical field of study ;
- You have at least 1 year of experience in a product technical role ;
- You have an enthusiasm for product management, design and development, and would like to grow progressively into a hands-on Product Owner ;
- You have a passion for building apps with a great UX for customers ;
- You have enthusiasm for problem-solving, logic and developing smart solutions ;
- You have a positive attitude: highly motivated, with an ability to be entrepreneurial, creative, and intellectually curious ;
- You have a humble attitude: you love working in teams and constantly learning
- You speak fluent English🇬🇧

If you think you would be a good fit even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements, we would love to hear from you!

Your future team:

You will be building our platform alongside 1 Product Lead and the other Product Builders in the team. You will also work in collaboration with the local UK teams: Customer Success, Onboarding, Sales, and Marketing, and the international teams.

Interview process :

1. First, you will meet a Talent Acquisition Specialist for a discovery call (30min). Next, you will be sent a low-code preliminary test to be taken online (1h)
2. You will have a meeting with our Product Lead, Mina (45 min)
3. You will go through a technical challenge with one of the team members (1.5 hr)
4. Final step - Meeting with the Head of Product, Carolina (30 min)

What we offer

Flexibility: We believe it is key to producing your best work and being fulfilled. We therefore offer the possibility to live and/or work away from our main offices, within the UK; as well as abroad for a defined period. Further requirements may apply depending on the role and your overall experience.

Learning & Development: At PayFit, we offer a comprehensive learning platform that enables you to acquire new skills daily, supported by our company.

Career Development: We want you to progress and be free to choose which direction you want to grow. There are also opportunities for internal moves.

Health promotion: Private medical insurance with Vitality, with various options. 

Meals:  Weekly Deliveroo credit to spend on meals of your choice. Fortnightly fruit and vegetable packages delivered to your house (to help you get your 5 a day!) thanks to a partnership with Oddbox.

Public transportation: 50% of your travel cost to the office up to £100 a month is covered by us.

Home office budget: Yearly work from home budget to help you get set up in the best conditions. A MacBook as our standard working tool.

Parental support program: 16 weeks of maternity leave supported by PayFit at 100% and 4 additional weeks of leave for the co-parent at 100%.

Time off: 25 days of paid holidays per year in addition to public holidays.

Disability Inclusion: All of our positions are open to any person living with a disability. To guarantee equal treatment and opportunities, we will take, based on individual needs, appropriate measures to adapt the work conditions of PayFiters with disabilities, and if needed also during the recruitment process. Please let us know what you need and we will do our best to accommodate!