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Staff Software Engineer - Engine by Starling

London, England, GBFull-time2026-10-28 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead multiple complex projects and shape the future capabilities of Engine, a SaaS platform powering digital features and back-office processes for global banks.

Role type

Staff Software Engineer (Backend/Platform)

Builds

Engine SaaS platform, internal tooling, and configurable new features for banking clients

Domain

Fintech / Banking / Cloud-native

Required skills

Distributed systems, Java, DevOps, Microservices, Kubernetes, Cross-functional leadership, Mentoring, Architecture design

Preferred skills

AWS, GCP, Terraform, Grafana, TeamCity

Technologies

Java, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes (EKS), TeamCity, Terraform, Grafana

Responsibilities

Lead technical delivery on large-scale projects, coach and mentor team members, collaborate with clients and architects, build new features from scratch, enhance existing tooling and processes

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with leadership scope