Principal Engineer - Core Java, GCP

This is a hands-on Principal Software Engineer role within a team working on secure, scalable, and high-performance systems that support critical financial operations. We are looking for a highly skilled individual with computer science expertise, problem-solving skills , and a passion for innovation. This role offers progression to Director while remaining an individual contributor, making it an ideal for someone who wants to grow as a technical leader without moving into line management.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the engineering strategy, architecture, and technical direction of banking platforms and financial applications, ensuring compliance with regulatory and security standards.

• Hands-on development and problem-solving across multiple technologies, with a strong foundation in Java, Python, GoLang (additional experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, Swift, and Kotlin is a plus).

• Deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) with strong knowledge of cloud-native solutions, networking, storage, and infrastructure provisioning, particularly for financial services applications.

• While this is not a people-management role, mentoring engineers and fostering a high-performing engineering culture is a key part of the job.

• Strong understanding of data engineering, backend systems, and distributed architectures, particularly within banking, payments, and financial transactions. Experience with Kafka, CI/CD, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is highly valued.

• Background in integrating complex banking systems, ensuring seamless data flow and compliance with industry standards.

Key Skills:

• Strong Computer Science Foundations: Deep knowledge of algorithms, data structures, system architecture, and their application in banking technology.

• Experience working across financial systems, transaction processing, and secure banking APIs, with expertise in backend, data, and cloud infrastructure.

• Ability to design creative solutions to engineering challenges in banking and financial services.

• Strong experience across Java as well as experience with Python, Go & JavaScript

• Strong experience with GCP (preferred), AWS, or Azure, along with modern DevOps and automation tools.

• Experience coaching and mentoring engineers without necessarily managing them.

• Master’s or PhD in Computer Science or a related field

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates