Senior Software Engineer

Arcus Search; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a platform engineering team focused on systems integration for a large financial institute. In this hybrid role, you will design and build solutions for a petabyte-scale data platform using languages like C# and Python, while advocating for best practices and collaboration. Ideal candidates have strong programming experience, a systems integration mindset, and a passion for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Strong programming experience with C#, Python, Java, or Go.
• Experience designing clean, API-driven services.
• Systems integration mindset focusing on scalability and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable systems integration solutions.
• Create robust, value-driven solutions enhancing data platform capabilities.
• Advocate for and apply software engineering best practices.

Skills

C#

Python

Java

Go

TypeScript

Terraform Enterprise

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer – Systems Integration & Platform Engineering

Location: Dallas, TX | Hybrid

Contract Length: 12 Months (ASAP Start)

The Role

Arcus Search are partnering with a leading financial institute, as they kick off a large-scale transformation project across their IT estate. Within the next 24 months, they aim to have moved onto towards a service-oriented, automated architecture focused on scalability and exceptional developer experience. This will be an initial 12-month contract, with high potential for further extensions or opportunities for permanent work.

What You’ll Do

As a Senior Software Engineer, you\'ll be a key player in their platform engineering team, helping to design and build solutions that deliver end-to-end integration across a petabyte-scale data platform. You’ll bring a strong systems mindset and be excited by the challenges that come with high-throughput, distributed systems. Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the design and development of scalable systems integration solutions
• Creating robust, value-driven solutions that enhance data platform capabilities
• Continuously improving data and compute throughput at scale
• Advocating for and applying software engineering best practices
• Collaborating across teams to drive autonomy and enable rapid delivery

Tech Stack & Skills

Our client work primarily with C# and Python, with some systems in Go and Java. They also use modern web technologies and are heavy users of distributed and big data tools. We’re looking for:

• Strong programming experience with C#/Python/Java/Go
• Proficiency in TypeScript and experience with Terraform Enterprise (TFE) is highly desirable
• Experience designing clean, API-driven services and platform components
• A systems integration mindset with a focus on scalability and reliability
• Passion for software engineering best practices, continuous improvement, and automation