Principal Engineer

Financecolombia; Málaga; Híbrido; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A global fintech firm in Málaga seeks a Principal Engineer to lead the architectural vision for their FX platform. You will utilize your extensive programming experience and Python expertise to drive innovation and mentor a team of engineers within a collaborative environment. This position offers a hybrid work model and focuses on delivering cutting-edge financial solutions to clients worldwide.

Servicios

Competitive salary and benefits

Discretionary performance bonus

Personal development opportunities

Open Source friendly environment

Formación

• 10+ years of experience in software system development.
• Proven track record of architectural design and implementation.
• Strong collaboration skills across diverse teams.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the architectural vision for the FX platform.
• Establish best practices for software development.
• Mentor and guide senior engineers.

Conocimientos

Programming experience

Python

Technical leadership

Distributed systems

Microservices architecture

Cloud technologies

Code quality

Communication skills (English)

Herramientas

Jenkins

Terraform

Descripción del empleo

Ebury is a global fintech firm dedicated to empowering businesses to expand internationally through tailored and forward-thinking financial solutions. Since our founding in 2009, we’ve grown to a diverse team of over 1,700 professionals across 40+ offices and 29+ markets worldwide. Joining Ebury means becoming part of a collaborative and innovative environment where your contributions are valued. You’ll play a key role in shaping the future of cross-border finance, while advancing your own career in a dynamic, high-growth industry.

Principal Engineer

Málaga Office - Hybrid: 4 days in the office, 1 day working from home

The FinCore Engineering team at Ebury is seeking a highly experienced Principal Engineer to lead critical initiatives and drive architectural excellence within our team. As a key member of our distributed team spanning South America and Europe, you will be responsible for the strategic development and optimization of our multi-currency accounting system and foreign currency exchange platform. Your expertise will be instrumental in shaping the future of our platform and ensuring we deliver a best-in-class FX experience for our clients and operational teams.

As a Principal Python Engineer, you will provide technical leadership, mentor senior engineers, and define the architectural direction of our core systems. Your deep technical knowledge and strategic vision will be essential to our continued innovation and growth. We value collaboration and commitment, and operate within a distributed setup where effective teamwork is key.

What we offer :

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Discretionary bonus based on performance
• Continued personal development through training and certification
• We are Open Source friendly, following Open Source principles in our internal projects and encouraging contributions to external projects

Responsibilities :

• Define and drive the architectural vision for our FX platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, security, and performance.
• Lead the design and review of complex system architectures, establishing best practices and standards for software development.
• Drive Ebury-wide initiatives and collaborate with product management, design, and operations to align engineering priorities with business objectives.
• Make strategic technology decisions regarding project timelines, resource allocation, and technology adoption, contributing to the overall growth strategy of the engineering team.
• Engage at executive-level and represent the domain and Ebury in internal and external forums.
• Embrace our 'You build it, you own it' philosophy by taking full ownership of the products you build, overseeing their development, and ongoing maintenance.
• Mentor and guide senior and staff engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, collaboration, and innovation, while setting an example of culture and performance.
• Ensure adherence to high coding standards and engineering excellence by championing code quality and defining and evolving overarching engineering standards.

About you :

• Extensive professional programming experience (ideally 10+ years) in developing intricate software systems is essential. Proficiency in multiple programming paradigms and languages is preferred, with particular emphasis on Python (our current primary backend language).
• Proven track record of leading architectural design and implementation for large-scale systems.
• Deep understanding of distributed system concepts, microservices architecture, and cloud-based technologies to effectively contribute to cloud-native applications.
• Strong understanding of how finance and technology work together is a major plus. The ideal candidate will possess expertise in liquidity and pricing infrastructure, cash flow management and reconciliation, ledger and financial tracking, and currency risk mitigation within the context of a company like Ebury.
• Expertise in establishing standard APIs, integrating monitoring and alerting services, and seamlessly integrating with external systems to build and manage services.
• Demonstrated leadership in guiding engineering teams through high-impact projects, fostering a collaborative and innovative team culture.
• Ability to work with and understand existing code, propose and implement improvements to reduce tech debt and enhance workflow efficiency.
• Strong commitment to code quality, testing (unit, integration, end-to-end), and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Terraform).
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken, as you will collaborate with colleagues from different countries.

If your background doesn’t match exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway—perhaps you’re the right fit for this or other roles.

About Us

Ebury is a FinTech success story, among the fastest-growing international companies in its sector. Founded in 2009, headquartered in London, with more than 1700 staff across 29+ markets worldwide. Our diverse culture is part of what makes Ebury special, from São Paulo to Dubai, Vancouver to Auckland. We celebrate success across the Ebury family.

In 2019, Ebury received a £350 million investment from Banco Santander and has won awards including Financial Times: 1000 Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies. Our greatest achievement is our people—enthusiastic, innovative, and collaborative teams ready to disrupt the FinTech sector.

We’re committed to a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered. We have active employee networks and ESG initiatives, including Women’s Network, LGBTQIA+ Network, and Veterans Network, fostering connection, mentorship, advocacy, and collaboration globally.

We stand against discrimination and value diversity. At Ebury, you can be yourself and find a sense of belonging, helping shape our future.

Please submit your application via our careers website, uploading your CV in English.