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Principal​/Staff Engineer; Remote

Remote / Online - Candidates ideally in
Cambourne, Cambridgeshire, CB23, England, UK
Listing for: Remotestar
Remote/Work from Home position
Listed on 2026-01-10
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Systems Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Principal/Staff Engineer (Remote)

Job title:

Staff Engineer / Principle Engineer What you’ll do :

  • Technical Leadership:
    Lead architectural decisions for trading systems, multi-region AWS deployments, and regulatory compliance implementations including Travel Rule and Chainalysis integration
  • Platform Development:
    Oversee trading platform development and integrations (IBKR, exchange protocols), customer engagement systems (Braze-Intercom), and external APIs with Akamai/ECS orchestration
  • Engineering Excellence:
    Establish coding standards across global teams (UK, Singapore, India, Poland), mentor senior engineers, and drive adoption of modern development practices
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration:

    Partner with product, compliance, and infrastructure teams to support crypto trading expansion and business objectives through reliable technology delivery
What you’ll need for this role :
  • Experience:

    8+ years of software engineering with 3+ years in senior/staff roles; strong fintech/trading systems background
  • Technical

    Skills:

    Distributed systems, microservices, AWS cloud platforms, FIX protocol, container orchestration (ECS/Kubernetes)
  • Leadership:
    Technical leadership experience, mentoring engineers, cross-functional collaboration across distributed teams
  • Domain Knowledge:
    Financial regulations (APAC markets), Dev Sec Ops  practices
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Quick Fix library and financial messaging protocols
  • Multi-currency trading systems and exchange connectivity
  • Compliance technology platforms (Notabene)
  • Mobile trading platforms and investment app UX
  • Knowledge of crypto trading systems and digital asset infrastructure preferred

Staff engineers lead teams of skilled software engineers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to the design, development, and implementation of cutting-edge financial technology products. Ability to inspire the future generation of engineers. Great at coaching/mentorship and leading best practice learning and development. Influences business and technology direction.

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