Staff Software Engineer: Crypto Security Tech Lead

Entrust Corporation; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Entrust is seeking a Staff Software Developer in Cambridge (Hybrid: 3 days onsite) to lead the design and delivery of complex features within a major cryptographic security product. The role spans embedded software, platform components, client-side tools, and APIs, providing technical leadership from analysis through release.

You will collaborate across disciplines, drive secure, maintainable solutions aligned with the product architecture, and mentor engineers to grow their leadership and

Qualifications

• Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Strong C and Python expertise with systems-level understanding.
• Experience designing and delivering complex, multi-component software systems.
• Mentoring engineers and influencing technical decisions across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex features from analysis and design through release.
• Translate requirements into a technical approach and set task priorities.
• Design, develop, test, review, and maintain high-quality software across product areas.
• Coach and mentor engineers, supporting senior developers in leadership and ownership.
• Support architecture in system-level design (availability, latency, data models).
• Leverage cross-domain knowledge to anticipate scale and evolution.

Skills

C

Python

Software design

Leadership

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering or related

Tools

CI/CD tools

Job description

Entrust is seeking a Staff Software Developer in Cambridge (Hybrid: 3 days onsite) to lead the design and delivery of complex features within a major cryptographic security product. The role spans embedded software, platform components, client-side tools, and APIs, providing technical leadership from analysis through release.

You will collaborate across disciplines, drive secure, maintainable solutions aligned with the product architecture, and mentor engineers to grow their leadership and