Staff Software Engineer - User Trail

3 hours ago

London, United KingdomStaff+

H1B Sponsor

Responsibilities

Set technical direction for data access, self-service tools, dashboards, and the team’s AI-powered assistant.
Solve complex, multi-layered problems spanning multiple areas of the platform and make broadly relied-upon technical tradeoffs.
Anticipate scaling needs as more teams depend on the platform’s data and tools.
Drive improvements to engineering tooling, processes, and quality practices.
Influence capability priorities using an ROI-driven perspective aligned with internal customer needs.
Develop and share expertise across multiple platform areas and provide guidance to other engineers.
Partner with support, trading, business, and product teams to shape platform capabilities and data access.

Track record of solving difficult, ambiguous technical problems end-to-end across multiple systems.
Deep expertise in backend services and/or data-intensive systems such as event pipelines, data warehouse or lakehouse platforms, or SDK development.
Ability to evaluate technical tradeoffs based on return on investment and business impact.
Ability to drive improvements to team processes, tooling, and quality practices.
Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including the ability to influence without direct authority.
Motivation and ability to mentor engineers through guidance, design reviews, and technical leadership.
11+ years of software development or engineering experience.
Bachelor’s or master’s-level degree in computer science or a related engineering field, or equivalent experience.