Staff Software Engineer
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Staff Software Engineer
[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is a global data and AI platform empowering investment professionals to turn complex financial information into actionable intelligence. [Employer hidden] unifies portfolio, market and client data in a total portfolio view and delivers AI-powered insights within investment and client workflows. More than 1,400 firms in nearly 60 countries use [Employer hidden] to manage and advise on nearly $9 trillion in assets. Its open platform integrates with nearly 650 software, data and consulting partners to power end-to-end investment operations across firms of all sizes and complexity. [Employer hidden] supports clients worldwide with offices in New York City, Salt Lake City, London, Edinburgh, Pune, Dubai, Geneva and São Paulo.
The Office of the CTO (OCTO) is an engineering team tasked with company-wide engineering acceleration:
- Drive superior architecture to ease software development
- Engage with multiple teams to spearhead major projects through to completion
- Explore and adopt new technologies
- Empower developers with AI and application frameworks to accelerate delivery
[Employer hidden] seeks an experienced Staff Software Engineer with broad experience to join this team. Our engineering teams primarily work Java, Python, and React, but we don’t require experience with any specific toolset. Bonus points for specific expertise in API management, authentication, and frontend infrastructure.
You'll lead development with about 50% hands-on coding and research. You'll provide technical leadership, education, and guidance to teams on designing secure, scalable SaaS products. You'll champion strong architecture, align technical strategy with business goals, and mentor engineers and architects. You'll also find and fix structural, organizational, or technical debt blockers. This is a really exciting and versatile role, giving you broad responsibilities and the chance to work closely with the CTO.
This is an office-flexible position requiring three days a week in-office in Edinburgh, UK.
What You’ll Do
- Define technology roadmaps and architectural standards; drive adoption across [Employer hidden]
- Write code (both with and without AI assistance), and conduct code reviews
- Proactively identify, prioritize and propose remediation for tech debt
- Mentor and guide software engineers and architects on best practices
- Evaluate and select appropriate technologies and frameworks
- Collaborate with product management and business stakeholders
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues
Who You Are
- Extensive hands-on experience in software development
- Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS strongly preferred)
- Strong internet and internal networking experience
- Experience building multiple production / client-facing applications
- Experience with customer-facing API design, authentication, and authorization
- Experience with high-traffic workloads and large data sizes