Principal Engineer

Principal Engineer

Duration: 6 months +

Location
- Knutsford, South Manchester (on-site 2-3 days per week)

Our client, a leading banking institution, is hiring a hands‑on Principal Engineer to drive a strategic technology transformation. This role is perfect for an experienced backend engineer with deep expertise in workflow orchestration platforms like Camunda and/or Temporal.io, and a passion for building resilient, scalable enterprise systems.

• Lead technical evaluation and comparison of Camunda vs Temporal.io
• Design scalable patterns and reference architectures for enterprise workflow orchestration
• Drive modern backend engineering standards, including CI/CD, deployment automation, and operational best practices
• Architect durable, fault‑tolerant distributed systems with high observability
• Develop integration strategies across enterprise APIs, event streams, and downstream systems
• Build reusable frameworks, prototypes, and production solutions independently
• Guide engineering teams on orchestration, system resilience, and operational excellence
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define scalable technology roadmaps
• Contribute to AI‑enabled software initiatives using LLM frameworks and AWS AI services

• Proven experience with Camunda and/or Temporal.io in backend and distributed systems
• Strong Python skills and experience designing production‑grade APIs
• Expertise in building resilient, fault‑tolerant enterprise applications
• Knowledge of workflow orchestration, retries, state management, and failure handling
• Experience with APIs, messaging, microservices, and event‑driven architectures
• Hands‑on experience with Lang Chain, Lang Graph, Lang Smith, and AI‑powered workflows
• Familiarity with AWS Bedrock, AWS Agent Core, serverless, and container deployments (preferred)
• Ability to evaluate technologies independently and influence engineering standards
• Strong stakeholder management and mentoring skills

This is an exciting opportunity to lead innovative projects within a dynamic financial environment. If you're passionate about AI, workflow automation, and building operationally mature systems, we want to hear from you!

Apply now to be part of a forward‑thinking team shaping the future of banking technology.

If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the Manpower Group website.