Staff Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Staff Engineer (Fintech): Design and scale backend services, APIs, and data platforms powering new market products with an accent on entity mapping, data modelling, and system modularisation. Focus on driving database decoupling, modernising legacy systems, and leading complex technical initiatives across teams.

Location: London (Hybrid working model)

Company

hirify.global is the AI platform powering global debt markets, centralising proprietary credit data, analysis, and workflows for institutions worldwide.

What you will do

• Partner with staff engineers to propose high-impact engineering initiatives and influence technical strategy and governance.
• Design scalable backend services, APIs, and data platforms for new markets, tackling entity mapping and data modelling challenges.
• Drive database decoupling, system modularisation, and legacy system modernisation for improved scalability and maintainability.
• Review architecture across teams, guide pragmatic solutions, and ensure high-quality code through testing, logging, and alerting.
• Leverage AI-assisted engineering, establish best practices, and mentor senior engineers to raise the technical bar.
• Collaborate closely with engineering and platform teams to evolve the platform.

Requirements

• Proven track record building backend systems in data-intensive environments, from development to production.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems, APIs, data pipelines, data modelling, and entity resolution.
• Experience with event-driven architectures, Kubernetes, AWS, database decoupling, and service-oriented architectures.
• Proficiency in Python or similar backend languages; experience modernising legacy systems.
• Ability to lead complex technical initiatives, operate in ambiguity, and communicate with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong product mindset and hands-on leadership balancing coding with guiding others.

Nice to have

• Experience as a founding engineer or CTO at a startup, or building systems from scratch in early-stage environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary benchmarked at top market rates, equity options, and pension with hirify.global matching up to 7%.
• Private medical insurance, paid sick leave with income protection, group life assurance.
• 25 holiday days plus local public holidays (exchangeable), hybrid flexibility, work abroad up to 3 months/year.
• 1 month paid sabbatical after 5 years, enhanced parental leave, professional learning budget.
• Season ticket loan, cycle to work, quarterly team socials, summer/winter company events.