Obsidian Systems
Software Engineer - Europe/UK
3mo ago
WorldwideRemotefunctional programmingstatic analysisdistributed ledger technologiesci/cddebuggingcode review
Software Engineer working on challenging projects across fintech, blockchain, AI, and data science in a remote distributed team.
Requirements
- You’re not just a coder—you’re a craftsperson who takes pride in building elegant, reliable systems. You thrive in a remote environment where initiative and clear communication matter just as much as technical skill. You have:
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Hands-on experience in one or more of the following domains: fintech, blockchain, AI, data science, open-source, enterprise software
- Documented experience in functional programming (strong preference for Haskell and/or Rust a nd/or the Nix Ecosystem)
- A solid grasp of system design and architecture principles
- Experience collaborating on distributed, fully remote teams
- Strong written and verbal communication skills across time zones
- Contributions to open-source functional programming projects
Conditions
- A Learning Culture - We have a strong generalist culture, where employees are expected to study and improve themselves in skills that were initially weaker when they joined.
- Global flexibility – work fully remote from anywhere (except U.S. restricted/embargoed countries)
- Impactful work – your contributions won’t be lost in layers of management; you’ll directly shape products and solutions
- Innovative tech – work at the frontier of functional programming, AI, blockchain, and beyond
- Supportive culture – join a team that values rigor, learning, and collaboration over ego
Other
- At Obsidian Systems , we’re not your typical software consultancy. Since 2014, we’ve been building unusually high-quality software by combining the best tools from both industry and academia. From functional programming and static analysis to distributed ledger technologies and AI , we stay at the cutting edge—not just for the sake of novelty, but because it helps our clients gain a true strategic edge.
- We’re a team of engineers who value rigor, creativity, and curiosity. If you’re passionate about solving hard problems with elegant code, you’ll fit right in.
- As a Software Engineer at Obsidian, you’ll work on challenging projects across diverse domains—fintech, blockchain, AI, data science, and more. You’ll collaborate with a fully remote, distributed team of experts to design and build software systems that are robust, scalable, and impactful.
- Your work will involve:
- Designing and developing new applications and systems
- Writing clean, testable, and well-documented code
- Participating in thoughtful code reviews and architecture discussions
- Debugging, optimizing, and improving existing systems
- Contributing to testing, CI/CD, and deployment processes
- Exploring new technologies and applying them to real-world problems