Staff Engineer (Credit & Underwriting)

Ebury
Madrid
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Insurance & ActuarialSkills: ["Technical leadership","Problem-solving","Communication","Mentoring","Analytical thinking"]

Lead critical engineering work for the underwriting team within Ebury’s global financial platform. Provide technical leadership and architectural direction across one or more product squads, translating business outcomes into scalable, resilient solutions. Own system design through production operations, driving reliability, performance, and cost optimisation. Raise engineering standards through design reviews, testing strategy, CI/CD, observability, and mentoring senior engineers.

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Ebury
Ebury
2 months ago

Staff Engineer (Credit & Underwriting)

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Job Summary

Lead critical engineering work for the underwriting team within Ebury’s global financial platform. Provide technical leadership and architectural direction across one or more product squads, translating business outcomes into scalable, resilient solutions. Own system design through production operations, driving reliability, performance, and cost optimisation. Raise engineering standards through design reviews, testing strategy, CI/CD, observability, and mentoring senior engineers.
Location: Madrid
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Insurance & Actuarial
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide technical leadership across one or more critical domains, owning design and evolution of large-scale business-critical systems.
  • •Set architectural direction by leading system design and making high-leverage technical decisions aligned to long-term strategy.
  • •Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering leadership to turn business outcomes into scalable, resilient technical solutions.
  • •Operate across the full system lifecycle, from discovery and architecture through production operations, reliability, performance, and cost optimisation.
  • •Raise the technical bar through engineering standards, guiding design reviews, and mentoring senior engineers; proactively address technical debt and cross-team dependencies.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Annual Bonus

Key Requirements

  • •Experience working in fintech or the financial services industry.
  • •Extensive experience building and operating production systems at scale (often aligning with 10+ years), with demonstrated impact and sound judgment.
  • •Deep understanding of core computer science concepts (data structures, algorithms, system design, complexity trade-offs) applied to high-scale problems.
  • •Ability to design, write, and evolve high-quality software in one or more modern programming languages, focusing on maintainability, performance, and operational robustness.
  • •Strong communication and influencing skills, including the ability to articulate complex technical ideas and mentor engineers while raising technical standards.
Experience:FintechFinancial services
Skills:Technical leadershipProblem-solvingCommunicationMentoringAnalytical thinking
Tech Stack:CI/CDObservabilityAI-assisted development toolsSystem designTesting strategies

Company Brief

Ebury
Provides international payments, FX, and treasury solutions for SMEs and mid-market companies, enabling cross-border transactions, multi-currency accounts, and financing services to support global trade and cash flow management.
Industry: Payments
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Funding: Private Equity Backed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2009
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