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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Engineer - Senior Vice President - **Company:** Citi - **Location:** Tampa, FL, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $141,440.0 - $212,160.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Java (Programming Language), Adobe InDesign, Artificial Intelligence, Unit Testing, Computer Programming, Databases, Continuous Integration, Junit, MongoDB, Open Source Technology, OpenShift, Reliability Engineering, Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Enterprise Software Applications, Lightspeed, Spring-boot, Technical Debt, Generative AI, Core Api, Integration Tests, Apache Kafka, Microservices - **Published:** May 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=058a022e2ad3842c ## About the Role * Strong hands-on lead developer with technical ability having 10+ years of design & development experience. * Practitioner and Advocate of CLEAN code practice. * practitioner of AI tools in driving productivity and efficiencies. * Experience in design and development of medium to large-scale applications using open-source tech stack - Spring boot, Microservices, Kafka. * Strong Java skills. * Experience with databases: MongoDB * Experience in writing unit test and integration test using standard frameworks, ensuring minimized technical debt. * Experience in building CI CD pipeline and single click deployment -Tecton, Harness, Lightspeed, Openshift * Ability to drive engineering deliveries and handle multiple concurrent initiatives. * Functional and Technical Specs documentation. * Experience with testing concepts (TDD, BDD) and Junit Soft skills required: * Curious mindset. Able to identify and solve problems effectively. * Excellent communication and collaboration skills. * Pragmatic, and a creative approach to managing risk. * An advocate of inclusion and diversity in every way. * A growth mindset and willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment. * Shows enthusiasm and develops trust through empathy. * Passionate about site reliability engineering and its impact on product development. * Connected to latest technologies, like Generative AI, and keen to put them in practice. * A self-starter with the ability to work effectively in teams and remotely Education: * Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience * Master's degree preferred ## Description The Principal Engineer is a senior management level position within Citi's payments team. This role will drive the technical vision & implementation supporting eCommerce. This role will cover the end to end technical stack from the core API's supporting Citi's clients to the integrations and infrastructure we build to provide a complete eCommerce suite of capabilities., * Act as a visionary and strategist for solution/application/system across the platform. * Provide expertise to identify and translate system requirement into software design artifacts. * High level of expertise in programming and solving problems. * Drive experiments, PoC to assess new solutions /application paths. * To work proactively & independently to address project requirements, and articulate issues/challenges at appropriate time to address project delivery risks. * Follow industry wide best practices to minimize technical debt of software deliverables. * Interface and coordinate tasks with internal and external technical resources. Collaborate to provide estimates, develop overall implementation solutions/application plan, and serve as a lead as required, to implement the installation, customization, and integration efforts. * As a specialist in design and development, you will apply your skill and experience within fast-paced operations centric environment towards developing architecture and design for the regulatory platform at large. ## Related Videos - [Next Level Enterprise Architecture: Modular, Flexible, Scalable, Multichannel and AI-Ready?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1017-next-level-enterprise-architecture-modular-flexible-scalable-multichannel-and-ai-ready) - [Insights from building the Canva Developers Platform to empower 185 million designers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/942-insights-from-building-the-canva-developers-platform-to-empower-185-million-designers) - [40 Minutes to Build a Serverless COVID-19 REST and GraphQL APIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/208-40-minutes-to-build-a-serverless-covid-19-rest-and-graphql-apis) - [How Unit Testing Saved My Career](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1642-how-unit-testing-saved-my-career) - [Why make use of an integration platform in today's software developments and infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/758-why-make-use-of-an-integration-platform-in-today-s-software-developments-and-infrastructure) - [NoSQL Data Modeling for Front-end Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/297-nosql-data-modeling-for-front-end-developers) ## Related Articles - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [The Best X (Twitter) Accounts for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/294-the-best-x-twitter-accounts-for-developers) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [What is Software Engineering in the Age of AI?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/640-what-is-software-engineering-in-the-age-of-ai) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline)