Founding Engineer | Golang | Up to £180k | Hybrid London

Principal Go Engineer | Up to £150k | Hybrid London

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Principal Go (Golang) Engineer | Stealth Fintech | London (Min. 4 days/week onsite in London)

Up to £150k + Equity | Hybrid LondonMaze is partnering with a stealth-mode startup that''s rebuilding core banking from the ground up. They’re creating the world’s first open-source, AI-native

"Thin Ledger" —set to replace legacy infrastructure at Tier 1 banks.We''re looking for a

Principal Engineer

specialising in Go to lead v1 builds, define architecture, and ship mission-critical backend systems from scratch.What you’ll do:Design and scale a fault-tolerant ledger (Golang, Kafka, CockroachDB/YugabyteDB)Architect distributed, multi-region infra with five-nines reliabilityLead backend, DevOps, and CI/CD decision-makingEmbed AI into engineering workflows and opsStrong engineer with system engineering and system architectural experience; exceptional communicator across technical and non-technical audiences.Self-motivated, problem-solving mindset; open to non-traditional backgrounds.You should have:Expert backend skill ideally in Golang, or Rust, Zic or C.Deep understanding of distributed systems at scale, messaging, and concurrencyExperience in high-availability, high-compliance environmentsBonus: Fintech, Trading or Financial Services background.Extensive API experienceExperience as a founding member (10th hire or less) of an engineering team that successfully scaled.Huge ownership: build core infra from scratch.Work with a high-caliber team, fast-paced and product-minded founders who have worked in some of the most recognised tech businesses in the world.Help define an open-source platform from day one.Clear path to tech unicorn status with fruitful equity included.Recently raised 8 figures in funding.Apply within if your skillset matches!Seniority level

Mid-Senior levelEmployment type

Full-timeJob function

Engineering and Information TechnologyIndustries

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