Principal Engineer – Financial Systems
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Senior, hands-on Principal Engineer role focused on transforming financial systems.
Key technical leader responsible for architectural direction and solution design.
Highly flexible hybrid working model with a competitive salary and bonus.
Description
As the Principal Engineer for Financial Systems, you will guide the technical evolution of our client's core finance platforms. This is a hands-on architectural leadership position, ideal for someone who wants to remain deeply technical while influencing engineering direction.
You will own the financial systems domain end-to-end, from designing future-state architectures to overseeing delivery quality across internal developers and contractor teams. A significant focus will be the gradual replacement of their legacy SQL-based Base Plan ERP, requiring strong SQL expertise and experience navigating complex, long-standing systems.
You will work across multiple payment gateways, financial tools (e.g., Blackline, e-ways), identity solutions, and event-driven integration patterns. You will collaborate closely with the GM of Engineering & Innovation, product leaders, program managers, and senior stakeholders to ensure technical decisions align with business outcomes.
This role is perfect for a senior engineer who loves solving complex problems, mentoring others technically, and setting engineering standards.
Profile
15+ years software engineering experience with a strong hands-on background
Expert-level skills in .NET, C#, Azure, and advanced SQL
Proven delivery of complex financial or payments systems
Strong understanding of event modelling and event-driven architectures
Ability to modernise legacy environments and design scalable, cloud-native solutions
Excellent communication skills to work closely with business analysts and senior stakeholders
Experience guiding teams technically (standards, pull requests, solution design)
Experience integrating payment gateways and financial reconciliation platforms
Job Offer
This permanent full-time position offers a competitive salary package along with a highly flexible hybrid work environment. You will have the opportunity to influence the future of our client's financial technology landscape while accessing a wide range of benefits.
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