Senior Software Engineer- Data Infrastructure

Senior Software Engineer- Data Infrastructure Our client is a technology-driven trading organisation operating in a highly data-intensive environment. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help build and scale the core infrastructure that powers large-scale data ingestion, processing, and distribution across the business. The Role You will work on distributed systems and high-performance backend services that support real-time messaging, large-scale data processing, and distributed storage. The role offers the opportunity to influence architecture, drive technical decisions, and contribute to the evolution of critical platform infrastructure. Key Responsibilities Design and develop scalable distributed systems and backend services Build infrastructure supporting large-scale data ingestion and processing Contribute to system architecture and technical design decisions Improve performance, reliability, and operational efficiency Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders across the organisation Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices Requirements 7+ years of software engineering experience Strong background in distributed systems and backend development Proficiency in Java, C++, Rust, or another server-side language Experience building and operating large-scale production systems Strong understanding of performance optimisation, concurrency, and system design Excellent communication and collaboration skills Experience with modern data platforms, distributed storage, messaging systems, or large-scale analytics environments would be advantageous.