Principal/Staff Engineer (Remote)

Remotestar; Remote; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech firm in Cambourne is seeking a Staff Engineer / Principle Engineer to lead technical initiatives in the development of trading systems. The role involves overseeing platform development, implementing coding standards, and mentoring engineers. Candidates should have over 8 years in software engineering, strong leadership skills, and a deep understanding of fintech and trading systems. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of financial technologies with a global team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years in senior/staff roles.
• Strong background in fintech and trading systems.
• Experience in financial regulations and DevSecOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural decisions for trading systems and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee trading platform development and integrations.
• Establish coding standards and mentor senior engineers.

Skills

Distributed systems

Microservices

AWS cloud platforms

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

ECS

Kubernetes

QuickFix library

Job description

Job title: Staff Engineer / Principle Engineer

What you’ll do :

• Technical Leadership: Lead architectural decisions for trading systems, multi-region AWS deployments, and regulatory compliance implementations including Travel Rule and Chainalysis integration
• Platform Development: Oversee trading platform development and integrations (IBKR, exchange protocols), customer engagement systems (Braze-Intercom), and external APIs with Akamai/ECS orchestration
• Engineering Excellence: Establish coding standards across global teams (UK, Singapore, India, Poland), mentor senior engineers, and drive adoption of modern development practices
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with product, compliance, and infrastructure teams to support crypto trading expansion and business objectives through reliable technology delivery

What you’ll need for this role :

• Experience: 8+ years of software engineering with 3+ years in senior/staff roles; strong fintech/trading systems background
• Technical Skills: Distributed systems, microservices, AWS cloud platforms, FIX protocol, container orchestration (ECS/Kubernetes)
• Leadership: Technical leadership experience, mentoring engineers, cross-functional collaboration across distributed teams
• Domain Knowledge: Financial regulations (APAC markets), DevSecOps practices

Preferred Qualifications:

• QuickFix library and financial messaging protocols
• Multi-currency trading systems and exchange connectivity
• Compliance technology platforms (Notabene)
• Mobile trading platforms and investment app UX
• Knowledge of crypto trading systems and digital asset infrastructure preferred

Staff engineers lead teams of skilled software engineers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to the design, development, and implementation of cutting-edge financial technology products. Ability to inspire the future generation of engineers. Great at coaching/mentorship and leading best practice learning and development. Influences business and technology direction.