Principal Engineer

Principal Engineer | Financial Services | London | Permanent | Hybrid | up to £150k I'm working on an exciting opportunity for a Principal Engineer to build new digital fintech products from the ground up (Greenfield). This is a genuinely hands-on Principal role - you'll lead an engineering squad, shape architecture, make key technical decisions, mentor engineers and stay hands on engineering digital products.

Required:

7-8 years' software engineering experience, with experience leading as a principal, staff level or tech lead. Strong system design & technical leadership Full-stack experience Key Technologies:
Java/Spring Boot, React/Type Script and React Native, Azure (AWS or GCP is fine), Kubernetes, Terraform & CI/CD APIs, microservices & event-driven architecture. Production ownership & modern engineering practices. Experience using AI - integrated into the SDLC. The environment is seriously modern:
Java, React/Type Script, React Native, AKS, Kafka, Temporal, Databricks, Terraform, ArgoCD/Git Ops, Azure AI Foundry & more. We're open to exceptional engineers from Banking, Financial Services and other regulated environments (a strong fit from a SaaS, technology, e-commerce will also be considered). If you're a Principal, Staff or Lead Engineer who wants to build new greenfield digital fintech products - I'd love to speak with you.