Principal Engineer - Contract Role (6 Months)
Location: UK-basedContract Type: 6-Month Day Rate ContractStart Date: ASAPIndustry: Banking / Financial Services
Role Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Engineer to lead and challenge a high-performing engineering team within a dynamic banking environment. This role is critical in driving technical excellence, shaping architectural direction, and delivering scalable, secure solutions aligned with the bank's strategic goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead engineering teams with a focus on delivery, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Challenge existing technical approaches and drive architectural decisions across platforms.
- Collaborate with product, risk, and compliance teams to deliver robust, secure solutions.
- Promote engineering best practices
- Provide hands-on technical leadership and resolve complex engineering challenges.
- Support delivery of strategic initiatives aligned to the bank's transformation roadmap.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven experience as a Principal Engineer or Lead Engineer in banking or financial services.
- Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to challenge and inspire teams.
- Strong understanding of modern engineering practices: microservices, event-driven architecture
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts.
Desirable
- Experience in lending systems
- Contributions to engineering communities or open-source projects.
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