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Principal Engineer- Director

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Barclays

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United States , Whippany

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Not provided

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Salary:

225000.00 - 300000.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

To drive technical excellence and innovation by leading the design and implementation of robust software solutions, providing mentorship to engineering teams, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and contributing to strategic planning to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions aligned with business objectives.

Job Responsibility:

  • Provision of guidance and expertise to engineering teams to ensure alignment with best practices and foster a culture of technical excellence
  • Contribution to strategic planning by aligning technical decisions with business goals, anticipating future technology trends, and providing insights to optimize product roadmaps
  • Design and implementation of complex, scalable, and maintainable software solutions, considering long-term viability and business objectives
  • Mentoring and coaching to junior and mid-level engineers to foster professional growth and knowledge sharing, elevating the overall skillset and capabilities of the organization
  • Collaboration with business partners, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and ensure a cohesive approach to product development
  • Innovation within the organization by identifying and incorporating new technologies, methodologies, and industry practices into the engineering process

Requirements:

  • Expert-level proficiency in modern Java (Java 17+), Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud within large-scale, mission-critical banking environments
  • Proven experience designing and operating high-volume corporate banking platforms (payments, cash management, trade finance, liquidity, treasury)
  • Strong command of distributed systems, event-driven architectures, APIs, data consistency, and streaming technologies (e.g. Kafka)
  • Demonstrated leadership in enterprise and solution architecture, including microservices, cloud-native design, and legacy modernisation
  • Ability to make and defend complex architectural trade-offs balancing performance, resilience, speed, risk, and regulatory compliance
  • Deep understanding of security, risk, and regulatory controls, with security embedded across design, development, and deployment

Nice to have:

  • Strong corporate banking domain knowledge, translating business strategy and product needs into scalable technical solutions
  • Strategic mindset to align technology roadmaps with growth, cost efficiency, and regulatory change
  • Experience partnering with product, risk, operations, and senior architecture stakeholders
  • Proven ability to mentor senior engineers and act as a technical role model across teams
  • Drives engineering excellence through CI/CD, testing, observability, and operational best practices
  • Influences engineering culture and maturity through leadership and example rather than formal authority
What we offer:
  • Competitive holiday allowance
  • Life assurance
  • Private medical care
  • Pension contribution
  • Medical, dental and vision coverage
  • 401(k)
  • Paid leave for qualifying circumstances
  • Incentive award eligibility

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 20, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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