Lead Software Engineer in London

BCB Group is a leading provider of regulated payment and trading services in crypto and fiat for the digital asset economy. We provide accounts, cryptocurrency and foreign exchange market liquidity for some of the world’s largest, crypto-engaged businesses, including crypto exchanges, liquidity providers, market makers, investment firms, custodians, payment processors and wallet providers. Our end-to-end suite of products are accessible through our Client Console UI and API. We offer more than 40 fiat and cryptocurrencies, deep trading liquidity, 24/7 instant payments through our instant settlements network, BLINC, and secure crypto services. Our strong focus on compliance matches our technical and business expertise, and we are regulated by some of the world’s most respected regulators. Authorised in the UK, France and Switzerland, we place the utmost importance on our regulatory-first institutional principles.

About the Role

This is a hands-on role, where you will join a rapidly growing team to help BCB build and scale our products and deliver them to clients. We’re seeking a candidate with strong expertise in software engineering, microservices architecture, and cloud platforms, coupled with a collaborative mindset, strong communication, strategic thinking, and a passion for shaping the future of crypto-financial services through innovative and client-centric solutions.

Responsibilities

• Use your software engineering skills to develop, test, release, support and maintain complex financial platforms. Our backend is written in Node driven by SQL databases and our front-end uses the Angular framework. All our services run in Google Cloud in Kubernetes.
• Work closely with product managers to focus on new feature design, build and ship scalable products.
• Embed Crypto services into the BCB platform so that our clients can seamlessly manage their Fiat and Crypto activities.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in software engineering and developing less experienced colleagues.
• Experience working with microservices and distributed systems architecture.

Required Skills

• Must be able to navigate open communication channels across the business.
• Ability to adapt to the dynamic nature of fintech and crypto markets, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Must have a strong client-service focus and a passion for delivering innovative and reliable financial products.
• Expert proficiency in server-side development, ideally in TypeScript.
• Proficiency in Go/C#/C++/Java or another high-level language preferred.
• Experience with Node.JS and server frameworks, ideally NestJS.
• High level expertise in SQL development and database programming: MySQL/PostgreSQL.
• Good working knowledge of front-end frameworks, ideally Angular and Angular Material.
• Knowledge of Cloud Platforms, ideally Google Cloud.
• Expertise in automated testing at unit, integration and system level.
• Experience with CI/CD platforms, ideally GitLab.
• An interest in cryptocurrencies and the leading blockchain technologies, such as Ethereum and Bitcoin.
• Experience in Fintech/Banking is highly desirable.

Compensation package

30 days annual leave each year, excluding bank holidays, 4 wellbeing days per year to prioritise your mental health, 1 company volunteering day per year, strong benefits package including; Private Healthcare, Pension, Income Protection (long-term absence), Life Insurance, Menopause Policy, and an enhanced Parental Leave policy.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We believe in empowering individuals to create a culture of personal growth, together. We focus on driving empowerment from the bottom up, up-skilling every individual at every level. This means our team has a sense of commonality and belonging, driven by a shared belief in our mission. We’re passionate about our business, our people, and providing 360-degree support for success.