Principal Product Engineer

At Early Warning Services, LLC, we're a trusted name in payments, partnering with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses. We're seeking a Principal Product Engineer to join our team, responsible for setting the standards for excellence in quality of outputs across multiple teams.

• Partner with product management to craft product strategy, create product descriptions, and ensure alignment to technology roadmaps.
• Be a thought leader, a senior point of expertise on software engineering issues, industry trends, and developing technologies.
• Take ownership of creating technical product design and architecture.
• Develop and conduct presentations for small-to-medium size groups.
• Work closely with customers to understand their needs and create a partnership for making Early Warning products better.
• Partner with software engineering, product, and architecture to shape engineering approaches, share knowledge, and experience.
• Develop, scope, and shape a departmental-wide technical vision for the future.
• Design and engineer product/application service solutions in alignment with technology strategy roadmaps, keeping futuristic business growth, ease of maintenance, operational readiness, and self-service enabled.
• Collaborate and build relationships cross-functionally to influence and motivate others; serve as an internal catalyst for progressive, strategic, and successful change management.
• Support the company's commitment to risk management and protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

• Education and/or experience typically obtained through a Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field.
• Fifteen or more years of experience in designing and developing complex software projects, with at least eight or more years in the FinTech domain.
• 1-2 years of experience implementing application solutions/services in Cloud using Containerization, CI/CD, Automated testing, and in compliance with security guidelines.
• Experience in leading cross-functional teams to create technical solutions.
• Effective communication and exceptional public speaking skills, comfortable presenting to all levels within the company.
• Knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) best practices, software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, LEAN, etc.), and DevOps practices.
• Proven track record designing and building complex end-to-end systems (full-stack developer).
• Hands-on experience in designing and developing using one or more of the following technologies: Java RESTful Web Services (Java, J2EE, JUnit, and Tomcat), Microservices Architecture, Open Source Frameworks (Spring Boot, Spring Core), Messaging frameworks (Kafka, Tibco EMS or JMS), Oracle PL/SQL, JavaScript and scripting frameworks (JQuery, AngularJS).
• Hands-on experience in test automation at various levels of testing (unit, component, integration, and functional tests).
• Proven experience in OOA/OOD.
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline implementation, including GIT, Chef, Maven, Jenkins, etc.
• Solid understanding of modern Cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, or MS Azure).
• Experience working with code repositories (e.g., Git, SVN), bug tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Bugzilla), and Wikis (e.g., Confluence).
• Background and drug screen.

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science or another technical field.
• Knowledge of Splunk, Altiris, and Zabbix.
• Hands-on experience working with AWS.
• Experience with various Database design and architectures.
• Expertise in TerraForm and/or other cloud orchestration technologies.
• Experience with Monitoring and Alerting systems like AppDynamics.
• Experience with other computer languages (C#, Ruby, Python, and PHP).
• Knowledge of ACH/EFT.
• Knowledge of real-time payment networks (RTP, FedNow).
• Experience with migrating application services from on-prem to Cloud.
• Cloud/Kubernetes certification.

Working conditions consist of a normal office environment. Work is primarily sedentary and requires extensive use of a computer and involves sitting for periods of approximately four hours. Work may require occasional standing, walking, kneeling, and reaching. Must be able to lift 10 pounds occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently. Requires visual acuity and dexterity to view, prepare, and manipulate documents and office equipment, including personal computers. Requires the ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers.

Employee must be able to perform essential functions and physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States at the date of hire.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position.

The pay scale for this position in Phoenix, AZ/Chicago, IL in USD per year is: $180,000 - $220,000.

New York, NY/San Francisco, CA in USD per year is: $190,000 - $230,000.

This pay scale is subject to change and is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific candidate, which is always dependent on legitimate factors considered at the time of job offer.

Early Warning Services takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining a competitive salary offer, including, but not limited to, the job scope, market rates, and geographic location of a position, candidate's education, experience, training, and specialized skills or certification(s) in relation to the job requirements and compared with internal equity (peers).

The business actively supports and reviews wage equity to ensure that pay decisions are not based on gender, race, national origin, or any other protected classes.

Additionally, candidates are eligible for a discretionary bonus and benefits.

Some of the ways we prioritize your health and happiness:

• Healthcare coverage - competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans, as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health, and dependent care expenses.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.
• Paid Time Off - unlimited Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.
• Maven Family Planning - provides support through your Parenting journey, including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.

We continue to enhance our program, so be sure to check our Benefits page here for the latest.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Early Warning Services, LLC (Early Warning) considers for employment, hires, retains, and promotes qualified candidates on the basis of ability, potential, and valid qualifications without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status, or any factor prohibited by law.

The company also prohibits discrimination on other bases such as medical condition, marital status, or any other factor that is irrelevant to the performance of our employees.