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Up to £120,000

I am currently recruiting for a fully funded UK-based financial technology start-up. They are using cloud and blockchain technology to simplify trade through a secure, compliant and scalable platform that reduces cost and friction and increases operational efficiency and transparency that mitigates overall risk, focusing on derivatives trading.

Don’t worry if you don’t know much about Blockchain and Derivatives, most of the team didn’t have this domain knowledge when they first joined (as you go through the interview process this will be discussed).

We are looking for someone to join the team as a CDM (Common Domain Model) Engineer at a Principal/ Lead level with the necessary “roll-your-sleeves up” attitude required for a fast-moving start up. You will own the heart of the system and be a hands-on tech leader of the CDM team.

You may not have had any experience with CDM previously, and that is completely fine, please see what you will need below:
• Strong commercial experience with Java and Kotlin, ideally in fintech, capital markets, or data-intensive environments.
• Deep understanding of domain-driven design (DDD) and experience building production systems with structured domain models.
• Hands-on experience with event-driven architectures and asynchronous processing using Kafka, or similar.
• Experience designing or working with DSLs, especially in financial or rule-based systems.
• Excellent problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment where clarity, ownership, and agility are valued.

Majority of the engineering team is currently based in their Cambridge Science Park office, operating under a hybrid working model, going into the office 2-3 days a week, with occasional visits to the London office. They are offering a salary of up to £120,000 (depending on experience) plus benefits and share options.

If this sounds like the sort of role that would be of interest, please get in touch with me by:
• Sending an email to (url removed)
• Messaging me on LinkedIn - Sabrina Velosa | LinkedIn
We can then agree on a time to discuss further and if you have a CV at hand, please send

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