Principal, SW Eng

Experteer Overview As a Principal Software Engineer, you provide technical leadership and hands-on delivery for cloud-native software initiatives. You influence architecture, mentor engineers, and collaborate across global teams to build scalable, secure products. You champion AI-assisted development and modern engineering practices to boost quality and productivity. This role sits at the intersection of platform, product, and operations, shaping high-impact solutions for a leading financial services firm. You will drive engineering excellence in a fast-paced, global environment. Pay / Benefits * Hands-on technical leadership in design, development, and code reviews for production-ready software * Lead Java-based development with clean code, TDD, and spec-driven principles * Promote AI-assisted development and intelligent automation to improve productivity and quality * Review and influence architecture for scalability, security, performance, and maintainability * Set engineering standards with architects and senior engineers * Design, build, and deploy cloud-native applications on Azure * Lead cloud architecture decisions including compute, networking, storage, and security * Manage cloud databases (SQL & NoSQL) and performance considerations * Improve DevOps pipelines, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation * Ensure resilient, observable, and cost-efficient systems in the cloud * Champion TDD and automated testing; evolve test frameworks across teams * Collaborate with DevOps/SRE to improve release reliability and reduce risk * Mentor engineers to elevate skills, design thinking, and ownership * Communicate with Product, Architecture, QA, and Operations; work with globally distributed teams * Identify risks and propose pragmatic solutions Tasks * 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with hands-on track record * Deep expertise in Java and modern application frameworks * Strong experience with Azure cloud services and cloud-native development * Solid understanding of TDD and spec-driven/contract-first development * CI/CD and DevOps practices * Working knowledge of cloud databases, data modeling, and performance tuning * Proven ability to lead by influence, communication skills, problem-solving and decision-making * Ability to operate in fast-paced, evolving environments Key requirements * retirement benefits (401k and pension) * health, dental, vision * paid time off * parental and caregiver leave * life & accident insurance * discretionary bonus program

skills, with architects and senior engineers * Design, build, and deploy cloud-native applications on Azure * Lead cloud architecture decisions including compute, networking, storage, and security * Manage cloud databases (SQL & NoSQL) and performance considerations * Improve DevOps pipelines, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation * Ensure resilient, observable, and cost-efficient systems in the cloud * Champion TDD and automated testing; evolve test frameworks across teams * Collaborate with DevOps/SRE to improve release reliability and reduce risk * Mentor engineers to elevate skills, design thinking, and ownership * Communicate with Product, Architecture, QA, and Operations; work with globally distributed teams * Identify risks and propose pragmatic solutions Tasks * 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with hands-on track record * Deep expertise in Java and modern application frameworks * Strong experience with Azure cloud services and cloud-native development O _ Solid understanding of TDD and spec-driven/contract-first development * CI/CD and DevOps practices * Working knowledge of cloud databases, data modeling, and performance tuning * Proven ability to lead by influence, communication skills, problem-solving and decision-making * Ability to operate in fast-paced, evolving environments Key requirements * retirement benefits (401k and pension) * health, dental, vision * paid time off * parental and caregiver leave * life & accident insurance * discretionary bonus program