Software Engineering Lead

Elliptic; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Remote working budget of £500

Learning & Development budget of $1,000

25 days of annual leave + bank holidays

Private Health Insurance

Life Assurance 4 times salary

£100 cryptocurrency incentive

Job summary

A leading crypto technology company in Greater London is seeking a Software Engineering Lead to enhance tools for financial crime investigations. You will lead a team dedicated to developing scalable applications and APIs while balancing technical quality with business needs. Ideal candidates have mentoring experience, strong JavaScript/TypeScript skills, and a passion for building impactful products. This role offers hybrid working options and various employee benefits, including private health insurance and a generous learning budget.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and mentoring experience in software engineering teams.
• Experience with modern JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Expertise in building scalable UI applications and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of product and data engineers to enhance investigative tools.
• Write and review code, guiding the team in best practices.
• Foster a collaborative team culture and drive delivery.

Skills

Leadership and mentoring of software engineers

Modern JavaScript and TypeScript

Backend development (Node.js/NestJS)

Frontend development (React/Redux)

Architecting scalable UI applications

Understanding of data visualisation

SQL queries

Tools

AWS Serverless

Kubernetes

Terraform

DataDog

Job description

Overview

Do you enjoy building scalable products that empower compliance teams to track fund flows and uncover deeper insights in financial data? Are you excited to solve complex engineering challenges that improve speed, precision, and usability across investigative workflows?

Elliptic is seeking a Software Engineering Lead to join our Investigations team. This is a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and financial crime prevention. You’ll lead a team of talented product and data engineers dedicated to building powerful tools that help investigators worldwide uncover and stop illicit activity in the crypto space.

Responsibilities

• Write and review code to unblock the team, or demonstrate best practices, and pair with team members to share knowledge and tackle challenging technical issues.
• Help your team make sound technical decisions by considering trade-offs and choosing approaches that align with both technical excellence and business objectives.
• Work closely with the Product team and other stakeholders to ensure the team works on meaningful missions.
• Help team members find their own solutions, building problem-solving skills and creating a self-sufficient, resilient team.
• Provide system overviews and context to new team members, accelerating their integration and productivity.
• Attend regular lead meetings to share updates and exchange best practices.
• Explain complex technical concepts to engineers, managers, and business stakeholders to ensure quality delivery and collaboration.

You will be a great fit here if you

• Balance technical quality with business needs, knowing when to aim for perfection and when good enough helps the team move and learn faster.
• Care about writing clean, reliable code and enjoy working across backend, frontend, and data systems to build great products.
• Explain technical ideas clearly so everyone from engineers to product managers stays aligned and informed.
• Help team members grow by coaching, encouraging confidence and ownership in their work.
• Focus on what really matters by delivering meaningful results that serve both users and the business.
• Foster a supportive, open, and collaborative team culture where everyone can do their best work.

Our ideal candidate has

• Demonstrated success leading and mentoring a team of 3–5 software engineers for at least 2 years.
• Strong experience with modern JavaScript and TypeScript across backend (Node.js/NestJS) and frontend (React/Redux) development.
• Proven track record of architecting scalable UI applications and APIs with ability to make informed decisions about technology choices and architectural patterns.
• Experienced in leading technical initiatives, fostering collaboration, driving delivery, and maintaining high engineering standards.
• Good understanding of data visualisation and experience with libraries or tools for rendering complex network graphs and transaction flows.
• Prior exposure with databases and writing SQL queries, and comfortable partnering with data and application engineers.

Bonus Points for

• Good understanding of cloud technologies such as AWS Serverless, API gateway, Kubernetes, and Terraform, with the ability to guide teams on infrastructure best practices.
• Experience with monitoring tools like DataDog and general observability best practices
• Interest or experience in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

Job Benefits

How We Work

• Hybrid working and the option to work from almost anywhere for up to 90 days per year
• £500 Remote working budget to set up your home office space

Learning & Development

• $1,000 Learning & Development budget to use on anything (agreed with your manager) that contributes to your growth and development

Vacation/Leave

• Holidays: 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays
• An extra day for your birthday
• Enhanced parental leave: 16 weeks fully-paid leave

Benefits

• Private Health Insurance - we use Vitality!
• Full access to Spill Mental Health Support
• Life Assurance: 4 times your salary to your beneficiaries
• £100 cryptocurrency for you!
• Cycle to Work Scheme