Principal Software Engineer

Opportunity

Join us in building a transformative landscape for the future of finance. As the first Principal Software Engineer, you will be the go-to tech person and architect to own and drive decisions. You’ll be very hands-on and make a lot of impact helping the engineering and devops teams solve problems and overcome challenges. You’ll have opportunities to progress into other roles as DLT Finance grows.

Collaborate with a highly skilled, motivated, and diverse international team in our hybrid workplace in the Berlin office, or you can be based remotely anywhere in Europe with travel to Berlin.

About DLT Finance AG

DLT Finance is an innovative BaFin-regulated fintech, helping institutional investors to enter the digital assets space. We facilitate a seamless integration between traditional and new finance, establishing benchmarks in performance, usability, and security and driving the transformation of decentralized finance. Our diverse client base encompasses Fintechs, Funds, Family Offices, and Neobanks.

About you

• At least 8 years of professional experience as a software engineer, including solid recent experience with Golang - maybe you are currently a Principal, Staff Engineer, Tech Lead or Team Lead, or an Engineering Manager who wants to be more hands-on
• Solid Kubernetes and infrastructure knowledge
• Experience working in finance-based environments, or helping to develop banking infrastructures. We deal with a lot of trading information, and you will need to quickly understand or adapt to key concepts in this area
• You’re a structured person who documents everything
• You can be very hands on while also making architectural decisions and being the go-to tech person
• Experience with complex microservices, event-driven architecture, integrations and developing APIs
• Deep knowledge in system designs and software architectures
• You enjoy OOP and having your amazing code tested, documented, and validated
• You are comfortable with SDKs, APIs, automated generation, OpenAPI/Swagger specifications
• Clean Architecture experience is a big plus
• Knowledge in Python is a plus
• You enjoy a fast paced and ever-changing environment and can navigate ambiguity while staying focused on the outcome
• Based in Berlin or in Europe (with travel to Berlin)

What you will do

• As the first Principal Engineer, the role can be shaped around who is hired and you will have opportunities to progress into other roles as the company grows. You’ll collaborate with devops and engineering teams to build new features and services and overhaul existing architecture
• Collaborate closely with the CPO/Cofounder and the Head of Engineering in the overall tech and product team of 17 currently
• Contribute to setting technical vision and defining the roadmap for the next quarters
• Design, implement, and maintain a robust and secure crypto trading platform
• Ensure the scalability, reliability, availability and security of our platform
• Break down ambiguous problems and propose innovative solutions
• Identify areas of improvement to elevate software engineering practices, code quality, and system designs
• You will be primarily focused on a Golang based platform, but there may be lateral work in other languages along the way, such as Python

Our Offer

• Join a diverse, international and growing team where you can make a big impact
• Enjoy a flexible schedule and hybrid workplace in Berlin, or mostly remote elsewhere in Europe
• Rapid decision-making and diverse challenges
• Opportunities for development: We are committed to continuous learning and personal growth, supporting your journey through various training and development initiatives