Staff Engineer

Epos Now Group; Norwich; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Epos Now Group in Norwich is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead the technical strategy and drive the Embedded Accountancy project from our head office. You will shape architecture, mentor teams, and collaborate with external partners to deliver scalable financial tooling.

As a platform-focused leader, you will ensure robust integration patterns and high standards for observability, performance, and security across the product ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Experience as Senior/Lead/Staff Engineer in a cloud-native environment.
• Strong background in building microservices and distributed systems.
• Proven leadership and mentoring of engineering teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive Technical Delivery: oversee design, integration, and architecture of the Embedded Accountancy product ecosystem.
• System Integration: collaborate with external financial service APIs (Sage) for ledger and bookkeeping tooling.
• Engineering Leadership: mentor squads and set standards for code quality and architecture.
• Cross-Functional Communication: translate technical goals to executives, product managers, and engineers.
• Foster Best Practices: establish documentation standards, profiling, and observability.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Microservices

Distributed systems

Data schema design

Job description

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Staff Engineer to join our growing Engineering department at our Norwich Head Office. In this pivotal role, you will lead the technical strategy and execution for a high-priority business initiative: our new Embedded Accountancy project.

As a technical leader, you will bridge the gap between robust system architecture and complex financial domains, collaborating closely with external partners like Sage to deliver a seamless user experience. If you are a platform-focused thinker with strong leadership capabilities and a passion for turning intricate financial requirements into scalable software solutions, this role offers an incredible opportunity for business-wide impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive Technical Delivery: Act as the technical lead overseeing the successful design, integration, and architecture of the Embedded Accountancy product ecosystem.
• System Integration: Collaborate closely with external financial service APIs (specifically Sage) to build robust, compliant, and highly secure ledger and bookkeeping syncing tools.
• Engineering Leadership: Provide exceptional mentorship, guidance, and strategic direction to engineering squads, fostering high standards for code quality, architectural integrity, and knowledge sharing.
• Cross-Functional Communication: Function as a primary technical translator between executive stakeholders, product managers, and engineering teams to align technical workflows with commercial business cases.
• Foster Best Practices: Champion a culture of excellence by establishing documentation standards, performance profiling frameworks, and robust system observability.

What We Are Looking For

• Proven experience operating at a Senior, Lead, or Staff Engineer level within a modern, cloud-native technology ecosystem.
• Strong foundations in building microservices, distributed system integration patterns, and data schema architecture.
• Exceptional technical leadership capabilities with a track record of driving cross-functional alignment and mentoring junior-to-mid-level engineers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.