Principal/Staff Engineer (Remote)

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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), DevSecOps practices

Preferred Qualifications:

  • QuickFix 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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Company: Remotestar
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Location: Cambourne
Job Description:

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), DevSecOps practices

Preferred Qualifications:

  • QuickFix 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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Posted: April 11th, 2026