Principal Software Engineer

Principal Software Engineer

Fully Remote | Permanent | Competitive Salary + Benefits

Harrington Starr has partnered with a leading Global Payments Technology company who are seeking to hire a Principal Software Engineer to join their senior engineering leadership team. This is a rare opportunity to combine hands‑on development with strategic influence, guiding architecture decisions and shaping the technical vision for a global, real‑time payments platform.

• Define and maintain the company’s technical and architectural direction.
• Provide leadership and mentorship across multiple engineering teams.
• Drive enterprise‑level design decisions, ensuring scalability and resilience.
• Contribute directly to coding activities in support of key deliverables.
• Monitor emerging technologies, influencing long‑term strategic decisions.

• Fully remote working with flexible arrangements.
• Senior leadership role with influence over enterprise‑wide architecture.
• Opportunity to balance hands‑on coding with strategic direction.
• Work on complex, high‑performance systems at global scale.
• Career progression in a fast‑growing international technology business.

• 10+ years’ experience in enterprise architecture and software engineering.
• Proven expertise in .NET with strong SaaS and API platform experience.
• Hands‑on track record designing highly scalable, high‑performance systems.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder management skills.

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If you feel this role is the right one for you, please apply below!