Principal Engineer, Coindesk Data Engineering

Bullish

8+ years backend development experience
Design resilient distributed systems
Experience with rest apis and websockets
The role involves driving the technical evolution of a unified architectural vision for services processing over 26 billion monthly requests

Job Summary

  • The role involves driving the technical evolution of a unified architectural vision for services processing over 26 billion monthly requests.
  • Candidates will lead the design of resilient, high-throughput systems that calculate flagship indices powering major ETFs.
  • The position requires mentoring senior engineers and fostering a culture of technical curiosity while ensuring institutional-grade stability.

Matching Summary

The role involves driving the technical evolution of a unified architectural vision for services processing over 26 billion monthly requests.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 8+ years backend development experience
  • Design resilient distributed systems
  • Experience with REST APIs and WebSockets
  • Proficiency in Node.js or Golang
  • High availability and disaster recovery strategies
  • Modern database optimization (Redis, PostgreSQL)
  • DevSecOps and CI/CD pipeline expertise

Nice-to-have

  • Cloud architecture on Azure or GCP
  • Blockchain and cryptocurrency knowledge
  • Traditional financial markets experience
  • Kubernetes and Docker proficiency
  • Observability tooling experience
  • Data governance and compliance knowledge

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years in backend development
  • Staff or Principal level technical leadership
  • Right to work in the UK

Work Rights

Must have right to work in the UK

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