Principal Software Engineer

Our client is a Fortune 500 financial and payments technology company, and leads the industry in innovation, scale, and service.
They are now looking to add to their team and are looking to hire "Principal Software Engineer". This role will be based out of Short Hills/Iselin, NJ, or Johnston, RI is a Hybrid(4 days onsite)

Key areas to focus:
Strong Full Stack developer with Angular & Typescript
WS Cloud Background
Commercial Cards/Commercial Banking/Payments Domain

Position Summary:
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will collaborate with engineering teams and architecture to deliver high-quality, scalable technology solutions. This role offers autonomy to lead, design, and develop innovative solutions to complex challenges in the banking industry. You will serve as a peer-leader, driving cutting-edge initiatives and fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation. We are looking for someone who is hands on with Angular and Typescript and can also develop on backend using Spring Boot Java.
This role requires a blend of business acumen, technical proficiency, and strategic leadership, making it ideal for professionals who thrive at the intersection of banking, technology, and innovation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead full-stack development efforts with a strong emphasis on frontend engineering using Angular and TypeScript.
• Build microfrontends using the Single SPA framework to support modular and maintainable UI architecture.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices using Spring Boot (Java) and responsive, dynamic web applications using Angular.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture principles.
• Infuse quality of service characteristics such as scalability, manageability, and maintainability into distributed service-based frameworks.
• Ensure code quality and security using tools like SonarQube, Fortify, and Nexus IQ.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues efficiently, maintaining high standards of performance and reliability.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning, retrospectives, and continuous improvement.
• Mentor and guide software engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and technical excellence.
• Mentor and develop team members to strengthen organizational knowledge in Loan IQ capabilities and best practices

• Frontend: Angular (TypeScript), Single SPA
• Backend: Spring Boot (Java)
• Database: PostgreSQL
• DevOps & CI/CD: Jenkins, OpenShift
• Source Control: Bitbucket
• Agile Management: Jira
• Code Quality & Security: SonarQube, Nexus IQ, Fortify
• Cloud: AWS, OpenShift technologies

• 7+ years of hands-on software development experience, including full-stack development.
• Proven experience leading and mentoring software engineers.
• Mastery of multiple programming languages
• Required expertise in Angular/TypeScript.
• Experience building microfrontends and working with Single SPA.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, secure coding practices, and vulnerability remediation.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Cloud certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect.
• Familiarity with data structures such as linked lists, dictionaries, arrays, and custom object creation.

• 3+ years of experience in the financial services industry, especially in commercial banking, portfolio management, trading, compliance, or wealth management.
• Experience working on Commercial Card platform is a plus.
• Understanding of banking systems and custodial/commercial banking operations.
• Experience with technologies such as Apache, Lucene, Memcache, RabbitMQ, and NoSQL.

• Required: Bachelor's degree in software engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related discipline.
• Preferred: Master's degree in software engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline