Principal Engineer
1 day ago
Chatham
Our long-term trusted partner, a leading financial services corporation, is hiring a Principal Engineer who has strong hands on capabilities in Java (17/21) & payment product experience who can contribute to real-time architectural decision making leading vision & strategy across Faster Payments, Real‑Time Payments, Card payments, BACS, mobile wallets and APIs. Our client is paying a basic salary up to £110,000 (circa) + 25% bonus + benefits to be based in Chatham (Kent) onsite 2 days per week. Our client is seeking experienced Principal Engineer with recent retail / digital banking experience who is happy to be hands on (80%) and 20% architectural leadership by leading through example. • Lead the development and implementation of a modern cloud foundation and data platform that is robust, scalable, fully automated, secure, and can support the growth of the business., • Build Scalable Architectures: Leverage modern technologies to design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud-native solutions., • API Development and Integration: Design and build secure RESTful and GraphQL APIs, ensuring seamless integration with core banking systems (e.g., Mambu) and external services like Open Banking platforms., • Data Engineering and Analytics: Work closely with data teams to define robust data pipelines and scalable cloud-based data platforms using tools like Apache Kafka, Snowflake, or Databricks., • Monitoring and Performance Tuning: Implement advanced monitoring and observability solutions using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog to proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks., • Code and System Optimisation: Proactively analyse and optimise existing systems for improved performance, scalability, and maintainability., • Strong experience building and scaling banking payment systems including either Faster Payments, Real‑Time Payments, Card payments, BACS, mobile wallets and APIs is a must have., • Experience leading upon architectural challenges, system scalability, and guidance of engineering teams is a must., • A background in Java, C#, Python, or React development with experience providing hands‑on technical leadership is a must., • Strong background in core banking systems/platforms (Mambu), cloud‑native architectures, microservices and DevOps practices, • Solid understanding of regulatory, risk and compliance requirements (e.g. PSD2, PCI DSS, GDPR), • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP) and modern data platforms £110,000 circa / 25% bonus / 28 days holiday / Holiday Purchase Scheme / Occasional travel / Health Insurance / 13% pension / plus much more. #J-18808-Ljbffr