Job Title: Staff Software Engineer (Distributed Systems & ML Infrastructure)
Client: Elite Tech Firm
Salary: Up to £220k Base + Industry-Leading Bonus
Location: London (Hybrid)
Sells:
- Work on next-gen distributed systems and ML infrastructure
- Take ownership of multiple greenfield builds
- Zero bureaucracy
- A genuinely collaborative culture
- Stunning offices
- Dedicated time for personal projects every Friday
The environment:
An elite FinTech firm is expanding its world-class engineering team and looking for exceptional Software Engineers who thrive on solving complex distributed problems at scale.
You’ll be joining an elite group of engineers (alumni of NUS / McGill / MIT / Oxford) who have previously built systems at Meta, Twitter, Citadel, Ubisoft, and Jane Street!
This environment offers unlimited tech resources, total engineering autonomy, and a culture that genuinely celebrates innovation and curiosity.
Role:
- Design and build high-performance, distributed systems for large-scale ML infrastructure
- Drive best practices in software architecture, testing, and scalability
- Lead and collaborate on multiple greenfield initiatives focused on performance, reliability, and scale
Skills:
- Open to all experience levels
- Proven experience coding in Python
- Strong understanding or interest in distributed systems and ML infrastructure
- Enthusiasm to learn Rust (supported by internal mentorship and training)
- Excellent academic background
- Experience in high-stakes, low-latency, mission-critical environments where reliability and performance are non-negotiable