Staff Engineer

London based

As a Staff Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and delivering scalable and efficient software solutions. You will serve as a technical leader and mentor, collaborating with cross-functional teams to guide architectural decisions, set technical standards, and ensure code quality across projects. Your depth of experience will enable you to lead complex projects, drive innovation, and champion best practices to enhance product development. This role requires a strong mix of hands-on technical skills and strategic thinking.

About Us

Sokin is a leading B2B financial services provider that enables global payments and receivables for businesses. Our mission: make cross-border transactions cheaper, faster and more transparent – at the best wholesale exchange rate.

We’re a new-age payments solution aiming to empower business trade cross-border with ease, with greater speed, and at reduced cost. Our clients can hold, send, receive and exchange over 75 currencies at a fixed rate through a single access point, as well as benefit from SokinPay’s integrated payment acceptance functionality. With a global infrastructure and industry-leading partners, we are rapidly becoming one of the biggest names in modern remittance.

Sokin has a rapidly increasing client base ranging from sports & entertainment to logistics, travel and more. We have grand plans and are looking to add to our already brilliant team to help us achieve our goals.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Technical Leadership
   1. Design, build, and maintain highly scalable and reliable systems, ensuring they align with company goals and technical standards.
   2. Define, communicate, and enforce coding standards, design principles, and development methodologies across teams.
   3. Drive architectural decisions and work closely with stakeholders to align on technical strategies and roadmaps.
2. Project Ownership
   1. Lead complex projects from conception through delivery, coordinating with engineering, product, and design teams.
   2. Identify technical challenges, propose solutions, and proactively mitigate risks to ensure timely delivery.
   3. Own end-to-end performance, security, and reliability of systems and applications.
3. Mentorship and Collaboration
   1. Mentor and guide junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
   2. b. Provide constructive feedback during code reviews, helping to improve the overall quality of the codebase.
   3. c. Collaborate with other engineers and departments to ensure seamless integration of new features and technologies.
4. Continuous Improvement
   1. Identify and implement best practices, tools, and processes to increase team efficiency, code quality, and system performance.
   2. Conduct root cause analysis of issues and drive long-term improvements.
   3. Stay updated on emerging technologies, bringing innovative solutions and ideas to the team.
5. Stakeholder Engagement
   1. Act as a bridge between engineering teams and other departments, communicating complex technical concepts in an accessible manner.
   2. Participate in technical discussions with senior leadership and contribute to strategic decision-making.
   3. Gather and address feedback from stakeholders, ensuring alignment with business goals.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 12+ years of software development experience, with a strong background in large-scale systems and application architecture.
• Proven experience in one or more programming languages, such as Java, Python, C++, or JavaScript.
• Deep understanding of software design patterns, architecture, and best practices.
• Experience with cloud technologies, distributed systems, and microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD, and automation.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to a non-technical audience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a tech lead or staff engineer role.
• Familiarity with modern frontend frameworks and data engineering best practices.

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave (not including public holidays)
• Birthday Leave
• Private Medical Insurance
• Hybrid working

Please note, candidates will need to have the right to work in the jurisdiction that they are looking to work in.

Sokin is an equal opportunities employer and committed to maintaining an inclusive work environment. As a growing global startup with bases across multiple countries, we were established on and continue to promote an agile, flexible working culture. Please reach out to discuss any accommodations you may require during the recruitment process.