Principal Software Engineer

Ebury; Madrid; Híbrido; EUR 30.000 - 50.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading fintech company in Madrid is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead architectural initiatives in the Trade Engine Engineering team. The role involves defining the FX platform’s architectural vision, ensuring scalability and performance, while collaborating across teams. Ideal candidates will possess extensive programming experience (10+ years), particularly in Python, and demonstrate a strong understanding of distributed systems and financial technology. This position offers a competitive salary and a hybrid working model: 4 days in the office and 1 day remote.

Servicios

Competitive salary and benefits package

Discretionary bonus based on performance

Continued personal development opportunities

Open Source friendly environment

Formación

• Extensive experience in developing intricate software systems.
• Proven leadership in architectural design and implementation.
• Deep understanding of finance and technology integration.
• Commitment to code quality and CI/CD practices.

Responsabilidades

• Define the architectural vision for the FX platform.
• Lead design and review of system architectures.
• Collaborate with product management to align objectives.
• Make strategic technology decisions for team growth.

Conocimientos

Python

Distributed Systems

Microservices Architecture

Cloud Technologies

API Development

Team Leadership

Educación

10+ years of programming experience

Herramientas

Jenkins

Terraform

Descripción del empleo

Principal Software Engineer

Ebury is a leading global fintech company that empowers businesses to trade and grow internationally. It offers a comprehensive suite of products, including international payments and collections, FX risk management, trade finance, and API integrations. Founded in 2009 by Juan Lobato and Salvador García, Ebury is one of the fastest-growing global fintechs, with over 1,700 employees and 38 offices in more than 25 countries.

Principal Software Engineer - Trade Engine

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

The Role

The Trade Engine 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.

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 experience 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 youre excited about this job opportunity but your background doesnt match exactly the requirements in the job description, we strongly encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other positions we have.

About Us

Ebury is a FinTech success story, positioned among the fastest-growing international companies in its sector. Founded in 2009, we are headquartered in London and have more than 1700 staff with a presence in more than 25 countries worldwide. Cultural diversity is part of what makes Ebury a special place to be. From Sao Paulo to Dubai, Bucharest to Toronto, we enjoy sharing team experiences and celebrating success across the Ebury family.

Hard work pays off: in 2019, Ebury received a 350 million investment from Banco Santander and has won internationally recognised awards including Financial Times : 1000 Europes Fastest‑Growing Companies.

None of this would have been possible without our proudest achievement : our great people. Enthusiastic, innovative and collaborative teams, always ready to disrupt and revolutionise the fast‑paced FinTech sector.

We believe in inclusion. We stand against discrimination in all forms and have no tolerance for the intolerance of differences that makes us a modern and successful organisation. At Ebury, you can be whoever you want to be and still feel a sense of belonging no matter your story because we want you and your uniqueness to help write our future.