Engine by Starling is, in essence, the technology upon which Starling Bank was built.
We are now providing this technology on a Software as a Service (SaaS) basis to other banks all around the world, with our first clients announced in 2023.
Starling Bank has seen exceptional growth and success, and a large part of that is down to the fact that we have built our own modern technology from the ground up.
This SaaS technology platform is now available to banks and financial institutions all around the world, enabling them to benefit from the innovative digital features, and efficient back-office processes that has helped achieve Starling’s success.
Starling Bank was the first Bank in Britain to be founded by a woman, Anne Boden, back in 2014, and as such looking after and building our diverse teams is important to us and we’re investing in various programmes to help us!
We are proud to have teamed up with Women in Tech as the next step in this ongoing journey.
We have worked for a number of years with Code First Girls, who offer free coding courses to women and non-binary people, read here about 3 women who Starling sponsored to go through the 12 week CFG degree.
Starling is a proud supporter of the Women in Finance Charter, having become a founding signatory in 2017. We believe that this voluntary commitment made by HM Treasury and signatory firms to improve the gender balance in the financial services industry.
We also partnered with Career Returners, an organisation that helps people return to the workplace, who support women and men in finding placements, following a significant period out of the workplace, usually due to caring responsibilities or family commitments.
In order to make sure that Starling is an accessible employer, we offer part-time and flexible working roles, as we acknowledge that the traditional 9-5 doesn’t work for everyone. Evolving from the rigid rules of the past, we understand the world of work has changed dramatically and every individual needs something different, so we aim to be as adaptable as possible. Prioritising diversity and inclusion is more important now than ever, and we hope that fostering a truly inclusive workplace will allow us to ‘Aim for Greatness’ together.
Learn more about how we are helping improve Gender Diversity here.
Here at Engine, as part of Starling Bank, everything we do falls under 5 core values:
The Always Open forum was created in the spirit of ‘Aiming for Greatness’ and ‘Doing the Right Thing’, focusing and working on diversity and inclusion; with the overall aim of making Starling the bank with the best approach to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
The forum is made up of volunteers from across all areas of Starling and Engine by Starling, who in turn run the individual network groups that support different areas of diversity.
We currently have five networks; Bend the Bank (LGBTQ+), Embrace (Race and Ethnicity), Mental Health Positive (Mental Health), United Abilities (Disability) and With Women (Women).
The networks plan a variety of events throughout the year to mark national and international awareness days (and other normal days too!), and to foster a sense of community and belonging for everyone, regardless of their background.
