Principal Engineer, CoinDesk Data Engineering

Location: Greater London

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** Coin Desk is the most trusted media, events, indices and data company for the global crypto economy. Since 2013, Coin Desk Media has led the story of the future of money and investing, illuminating the transformation in society and culture that comes with it. Our award-winning team of journalists delivers news and unparalleled insights that bring transparency, comprehension and context.

Coin Desk Events gathers the global crypto, blockchain and Web3 communities at annual events such as Consensus, the world’s largest and longest-running crypto festival. Coin Desk Indices offers expertise in digital asset indices, data and research to educate and empower investors. For more information on Coin Desk media and events, please visit  and for breaking headlines, data and indices visit
**** In November 2023, Coin Desk was acquired by the Bullish group, owner of Bullish, a regulated, digital assets exchange. For more information on Bullish, please visit  . Coin Desk operates as an independent subsidiary with an editorial committee to protect journalistic independence.
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* Reports to:

** Director, Engineering, Coin Desk
**** Engineering Organisation & Culture
**** At Coin Desk, we do more than report on the future of money; we actively help shape it. As the global leader in crypto news, indices, and events, we provide the transparency and context the world needs to understand the digital asset revolution. Our team is dedicated to a shared mission of informing, educating, and connecting the global community.

Our impact is further amplified by our position within the Bullish Group. Operating as a subsidiary of Bullish, a regulated, institutional-grade exchange known for its technological prowess, Coin Desk is powered by a partner that shares our fundamental belief in the transformative power of digital assets.

We value engineers who treat development as a craft and own the outcome from concept to deployment. You will be expected to navigate the unknown, bring structure to ambiguity, and help shape the frameworks and processes that drive our global teams forward. We refuse to compromise on quality and seek problem solvers who thrive on high-impact technical challenges.
**** The Team:
Coin Desk Data Engineering
**** The Coin Desk Data Engineering Team builds the high-performance infrastructure that powers the world's most trusted crypto market data, architecting resilient systems that process over 26 billion monthly requests for real-time market information. Our technical scope is expansive, encompassing the automated extraction and normalization of data from global exchanges to be served via high-throughput REST APIs, Web Socket streaming, and direct client deliveries.

We operate with a high degree of ownership over mission-critical infrastructure, calculating the flagship indices that power some of the largest ETFs on the market while bridging the gap between creative freedom and institutional-grade stability. As a core part of the global leader in crypto news and indices, our work provides the transparency and context necessary to help shape the future of money.
**** What You’ll Do
***** Drive Technical Evolution:
Develop and champion a cohesive, long-term technical roadmap that elevates our existing services (internal, external, REST, streaming) towards a unified and scalable architectural vision.
* Architect for the Future:
Lead the design of resilient, high-throughput systems, ensuring new solutions are not only robust and secure but also set the standard for future development across teams.
* Tackle Foundational Challenges:
Act as the technical point person for our most complex cross-team challenges, such as ensuring data resiliency, uptime, or evolving our client facing infrastructure without service interruption.
* Elevate Engineering Excellence:
Mentor senior engineers on advanced architectural patterns, trade-off analysis, and operational best practices, fostering a culture of technical curiosity and…