Staff Engineer

We’ve partnered with one of the world’s leading music companies, who are building a brand-new platform that supports artists and creators worldwide. This isn’t a migration, a rebuild or a revamp. It’s ground-up, greenfield work on a problem with real financial complexity and global scale. It’s also the most foundational build in the organisation right now, so you’ll have a direct hand in the technical vision from day one. 📍London - Hybrid The role You’ll join a new team set to become its own vertical, working alongside product, design and research. As a Staff/Principal Engineer, you’ll set technical direction across multiple teams and influence a wider engineering community within the business. This is a technical leadership role in the Staff/Principal sense: shaping direction and standards, while staying close to the code. - Set the architecture and technical vision for a new platform, from initial design through to global rollout - Translate strategy from stakeholders and product into clear technical direction - Work across teams and with third-party organisations, so you’ll be front and centre in the business - Raise engineering standards across the wider organisation, not just one team - Mentor and support onboarding as the engineering function scales significantly over the coming months What you’ll bring - Strong full-stack, product-minded engineering. Python is used, but any mainstream OO language is fine, alongside React on the front end - Cloud experience (They use AWS, but flexible) - A track record of designing complex, scalable systems across multiple teams and services - Experience in a high-growth environment, ideally one where you’ve helped teams ramp up quickly - Exposure to larger-scale complexity, not just small-company environments - Confidence communicating with senior technical and non-technical stakeholders Nice to have: - fintech, financial services or other regulated-industry experience; music industry experience. - Curiosity and a genuine interest in music. The domain is complex, and it helps to care about the people you’re building for 🎙️🎺 Why this one - Ground-up build: A rare chance to build something completely new rather than inherit someone else’s legacy - Real impact: Your work supports artists and creators around the world, and accuracy genuinely matters - Growth: The team is expanding fast, with real scope to shape how engineering evolves - Backing: A great culture and the stability of a global organisation, with the ownership of a start-up build If you’re curious, apply or send me a message. I’m happy to share more detail in a quick chat.