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We know what it’s like to trade the world’s markets. Our team describes us as a place for the curious and the driven, and we like to do things a little differently; as a transformative global fintech we’re digital, nimble, connected, and united in our vision to create a better way to trade.\nWe thrive on progress - for our clients and for ourselves. Our organisational culture is ever-evolving, vibrant, diverse, global and results focused. You’ll find our 700+ team across 12 regions and 9 time zones.\nAbout the Role\nWe’re looking for a Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership across multiple teams, influencing technical direction through expertise, collaboration and strong engineering practices.\nYou’ll work closely with Engineering Managers, Architects and delivery teams to drive high-impact technical initiatives, improve engineering quality and developer experience, and promote modern software engineering practices. The role has a strong focus on Continuous Delivery, automation, observability and scalable architecture.\nYou’ll also mentor engineers, contribute to technical strategy and help teams make better technical decisions - without relying on formal authority.\nThis position reports to the Engineering Manager for the Payments team, based in Budapest, Hungary.\nWhat You'll Do\nShape technical direction and engineering roadmaps across teams\nLead high-impact technical and platform initiatives\nImprove engineering standards, developer experience and delivery practices\nChampion CI/CD, automated testing, observability and modern engineering practices\nDesign and review scalable software and cloud-native architectures\nPartner with Architecture, Engineering Managers and delivery teams\nMentor engineers and support technical capability development\nContribute to technical discussions, code reviews and hiring\nWhat We're Looking For\n7+ years of professional software engineering experience\nStrong experience with one or more modern languages such as TypeScript/JavaScript, Go or Java\nDeep knowledge of software design, architecture, testing and modern engineering practices\nExperience with distributed systems and cloud-native applications; AWS is preferred\nStrong understanding of APIs and communication patterns such as REST, GraphQL and gRPC\nExtensive Continuous Delivery / CI/CD experience\nExperience influencing technical direction without formal authority\nStrong communication and stakeholder management skills\nExperience working across global and remote teams\nA proactive mindset and passion for improving engineering practices\nWhy you will enjoy working with us\nCompetitive salary structure including company bonus scheme\nPrivate healthcare insurance\nGenuinely collaborative and friendly culture\nFlexible and hybrid working\nRemote working option - work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year\nOngoing personal development & learning opportunities\n3 paid volunteering days per year & Workplace Giving Program\nPeriodic recognition and reward programs for outstanding performance and achievements\nFrequent events and celebrations\nEmployee Assistance Program & Wellbeing Initiatives\nConvenient and cozy office located near Astoria at KLUSTER Coworking\nMore about Pepperstone\n We’re a regulated online Forex and CFD trading platform. With the scale of a global fintech and the agility of a start-up, we arm our clients with everything they need to take on the global markets with confidence. You will be part of a wider passionate and friendly team, and whilst things may not always go to plan, we learn quickly and move forward with impact. To learn even more visit and\nWe understand it’s important to do due diligence on a prospective employer and see what our team is saying on . We respect our team members’ experiences and will never pay to remove a negative review.\nPepperstone is an equal-opportunity employer. We are passionate about building a diverse workplace and strongly encourage applications from any background.\n“We are a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer - we respond to every applicant”.\nWe will be reviewing applications as they come through, so if this is an opportunity that excites you, don't wait. 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