Join a high-performance engineering team as a founding-level hire building high-throughput financial infrastructure. You will architect scalable systems for real-time data streaming and trade execution, working directly with a veteran leadership team. This role offers significant technical ownership as you scale critical backend services to support a rapidly expanding user base in the UK market.
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Senior Software Engineer at Fast-growing London fintech
Are you a Senior Backend Engineer looking for a high-impact role at a well-funded fintech? Join a veteran founding team in London as their 5th engineer to build scalable, high-throughput trading infrastructure from the ground up. You will tackle fascinating technical challenges like real-time data streaming and event-driven architecture while enjoying significant equity and a clear path to leadership. If you thrive in fast-paced environments and love solving complex distributed systems problems, this is your chance to help build a generational financial platform in the UK. This hybrid role offers direct influence on product direction and a collaborative, whiteboard-heavy culture in the heart of London.
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Location
London, United Kingdom
Compensation
£85k-£115k + Equity
Company
Confidential company
Role overview
About the company
Fast-growing London fintech
What you will do
- Design and maintain robust, scalable systems for critical financial services using a modern, multi-language stack.
- Build high-performance connectivity and event-driven architectures to handle thousands of concurrent traders and real-time data.
- Mentor other engineers and foster a high-standard engineering culture through pragmatic software development and feedback.
Who this is a fit for
- At least six years of commercial experience building and maintaining high-volume, critical backend systems.
- Strong proficiency in languages such as Java, Python, or Go, with deep knowledge of distributed systems.
- Proven ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment and a commitment to on-call support for production reliability.
Why this role is remarkable
- Significant technical ownership over architecture and greenfield infrastructure projects for a high-volume platform.
- Backed by top-tier VCs and a record-breaking community funding round, ensuring strong market validation.
- Direct collaboration with an experienced founding team consisting of former tier-one banking and successful fintech scale-up leaders.
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