Remote Principal Software Engineer, Nifty Gateway - Gemini

Blockchain Works; City Of London; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading crypto platform in London seeks a Principal Software Engineer to define technical direction and tackle complex architectural challenges. The ideal candidate has 8-10 years of software development experience, primarily in Python. Responsibilities include influencing software architecture, maintaining operational excellence, and driving technical initiatives. The role offers competitive compensation and generous paid holidays.

Benefits

Competitive Compensation

Equity grant

Up to 28 paid holidays

Retirement Plan Matching

Generous Parental leave

Comprehensive health plans

Training and professional development

Qualifications

• 8-10 years software development experience, primarily using Python.
• 5 years in-depth experience with distributed systems or cloud computing.
• Significant experience with configuration management and infrastructure as code.

Responsibilities

• Influence leadership and collaborate with Principal Engineers on software architecture.
• Design, implement, deploy, and maintain services for engineering teams.
• Drive large cross-group technical initiatives.

Skills

Software development experience

Distributed systems

Cloud computing

Configuration management

Infrastructure as code

Tools

Python

Django

AWS

Docker

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

About the Company

Gemini is a global crypto and Web3 platform founded by Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss in 2014. Gemini offers a wide range of crypto products and services for individuals and institutions in over 70 countries.

Crypto is about giving you greater choice, independence, and opportunity. We are here to help you on your journey. We build crypto products that are simple, elegant, and secure. Whether you are an individual or an institution, we help you buy, sell, and store your bitcoin and cryptocurrency.

At Gemini, our mission is to unlock the next era of financial, creative, and personal freedom.

In London, we have a remote work policy.

The Department: Nifty Gateway

Nifty Gateway Studio brings together artists and their communities through NFTs. We work with today’s leading creative minds to push the boundaries of human experiences through the development of extraordinary creative experiences built on-chain. Nifty Gateway was founded by Duncan and Griffin Cock Foster in 2018, and acquired by Gemini in 2019, with the belief that crypto networks and the blockchain have the power to fundamentally change the art world by creating greater choice, independence, and opportunity for artists, creators, and collectors.

The Role: Principal Software Engineer

At the Principal level, engineers are expected to master their immediate domain and have broad impact across other engineering teams. This person will define technical direction, unblock and mentor teammates, and tackle the most complex system and architectural challenges. Principal engineers are distinguished by their organization‑level impact and focus on high‑leverage activity, in addition to direct code contribution. Beyond pure technical focus, Principals bridge the gap between management and engineering – they obsess over not only the how, but also what and why, and are able to disseminate this context to both audiences, up‑leveling the entire organization in depth and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Influence leadership / CTO organization and collaborate with other Principal Engineers across the organization to build the right software architecture for Nifty Gateway.
• Design, implement, deploy, and maintain services supporting multiple engineering teams.
• Advocate and model technical and operational excellence.
• Drive large cross‑group technical initiatives.
• Set long‑term technical strategy for services within and adjacent to primary domain.
• Review, validate and provide feedback on technical design documents.
• Perform thorough code reviews to ensure quality and up‑level peers.

Minimum Qualifications

• 8-10 years software development experience. We primarily use Python (Django framework with DRF for API).
• 5 years in‑depth experience with distributed systems or cloud computing. We primarily use AWS native technologies, Docker.
• Significant experience with configuration management and infrastructure as code. We often use Terraform and Ansible.
• Experience building and owning low‑latency, high‑availability critical systems or cloud‑based services.
• Experience defining, managing, and executing a portfolio of complex engineering projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in event‑driven architecture.
• Expertise in instrumentation, observability and monitoring.
• Experience with container and orchestration technologies and relevant security considerations. We often use Kubernetes and EKS.
• Expertise in Relational and non‑relational databases.
• Experience in Celery, EventBridge, SQS and SNS.
• Experience in Unity Framework, Generative AI.

It Pays to Work Here

We take a holistic approach to compensation at Gemini, which includes:

• Competitive Compensation
• Long‑term incentive in the form of a new hire equity grant
• Up to 28 paid holidays (in addition to public/bank holidays)
• Retirement Plan Matching
• Generous Parental leave
• Comprehensive health plans
• Training and professional development