Staff Engineer (Identity Team)

Ebury Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus program

Mentorship

Career development

Impactful projects

Job summary

Ebury is seeking exceptional software engineers to join our London engineering division. As a Staff Software Engineer on the Identity Team, you will contribute from day one to mission-critical services and platforms, leading design, implementation and deployment across the global financial platform.

This role offers a hybrid London work pattern, strong mentorship, and a culture that rewards innovation and high performance while delivering tangible business impact.

Qualifications

• Experience building enterprise IAM platforms.
• FGAC systems and authorization policy definition.
• Strong academic record in Computer Science or related field.
• Fintech/financial services experience preferred.
• Proficiency in modern languages (Python/Java/Go, etc).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy high-quality software for our global platform.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle from ideation to deployment.
• Contribute to architectural reviews and technical discussions.
• Uphold engineering best practices with code reviews and automated tests.
• Leverage AI tools to augment skills while owning produced code.

Skills

IAM & FGAC

Distributed systems

Python/Java/Go

Cloud platforms

Data structures & algorithms

DDD & domain modeling

Open-source

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/SE

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Git

Job description

Ebury helps ambitious businesses unlock global growth, and we take the same approach with our people. We encourage innovation and movement, collaboration and problem-solving, and foster an environment where everyone can feel they belong, are valued, supported and empowered to succeed.

If you’re a collaborator who wants to help transform how businesses operate globally, get in touch - we’d love to discuss how Ebury can accelerate your career so you can shape the future.

Staff Engineer (Identity Team)

London Office - Hybrid: 4 days in the office, 1 day working from home

Ebury is seeking exceptional and highly motivated software engineers to join our engineering division in London. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact within a leading FinTech firm. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will be an integral part of our Identity team
from your first day, contributing to mission-critical projects. As a Senior Engineer, you will have significant responsibility, agency, and ownership of large, mission-critical services, products, and platforms. We are committed to identifying and nurturing future technical leaders, for those who demonstrate exceptional performance and aptitude, we offer an accelerated path for career progression.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary, performance-based bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package.
• A structured career development path with dedicated mentorship from senior engineers and clear opportunities for advancement.
• The opportunity to work on complex, intellectually stimulating projects that have a significant and measurable business impact.
• A dynamic, inclusive, and high-performance work environment within a leading, high-growth global FinTech company.
• The opportunity to build and contribute to critical projects from day 1.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy high-quality, scalable software solutions for our global financial platform. Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineers, to deliver robust features and products.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from initial ideation and technical design to deployment and operational maintenance.
• Contribute to technical discussions and architectural design reviews, helping to shape the future of our technology stack.
• Uphold and enhance engineering best practices through rigorous code reviews, automated testing, and adherence to continuous integration/deployment (CI/CD) principles.
• We encourage you to leverage the latest AI tools to augment your skills and accelerate your learning. We champion their responsible use, emphasizing that you must be able to fully understand and own any code or solution you develop.

Required Qualifications

• Experience building enterprise-level Identity, Access Management (IAM) platforms, Fine-Grained Access Control (FGAC) systems, and defining authorization policies.
• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline, with a strong academic record.
• You’ll probably have over 7 years of experience as a software engineer writing production-grade code, but competency, attitude, and ability matter more to us than a number.
• Experience working in fintech or within the financial services industry.
• Proficient understanding of core computer science principles, including data structures, algorithms, software design, and complexity analysis.
• Demonstrable programming ability in at least one modern language (e.g., Python, Java, Go, etc).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to approach complex challenges in a structured manner.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a commitment to working effectively within a collaborative team environment.
• Knowledge of advanced authentication techniques, such as device binding/attestation, and experience in consolidating fragmented user identities into a unified identity model.
• Familiarity with cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerisation technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Contributions to open-source projects or a personal portfolio demonstrating technical curiosity and skill.
• Experience with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and standardizing communication patterns in a centralized architecture.