Staff Engineer Lead — Fintech Platform & Architecture

Starling; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday including public holidays

Extra day off for your birthday

Private Medical Insurance

Volunteering time

Perkbox membership

Job summary

Starling in Southampton seeks a Staff Engineer who will coach and mentor a high-performing team while leading complex projects. The role focuses on innovation within the fintech sector and offers an engaging work culture.

The ideal candidate will have strong Java skills and experience with cloud technologies like AWS and Kubernetes. Employees enjoy flexible working conditions, generous leave policies, and a supportive environment fostering personal and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and mentoring high-performing engineering teams.
• Delivering change in a distributed environment.
• Highly proficient developer with high standards for technical excellence.

Responsibilities

• Coach and mentor a high-performing team.
• Lead complex projects from inception to run.
• Take ownership of technical challenges critical to success.

Skills

Leadership and mentoring

Technical coding excellence

DevOps practices

Collaborative problem-solving

Tools

Java

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Terraform

TeamCity

Job description

Starling in Southampton seeks a Staff Engineer who will coach and mentor a high-performing team while leading complex projects. The role focuses on innovation within the fintech sector and offers an engaging work culture.

The ideal candidate will have strong Java skills and experience with cloud technologies like AWS and Kubernetes. Employees enjoy flexible working conditions, generous leave policies, and a supportive environment fostering personal and professional growth.