Principal Engineer

Our client, an exciting Series B Startup innovating the Fintech industry, is hiring a Principal Engineer to join their New York team remotely. The successful candidate will play a key role in expanding their cutting-edge FinTech and data platform, driving advancements in financial health, identity services and inclusive decision-making for both individuals and businesses.

Responsibilities

• Drive the design and development of advanced back-end services, data platforms and AI/ML models that serve millions of users.

• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including engineering managers, product owners and designers.

• Offer technical leadership, mentorship and support the professional growth of engineering team members.

• Lead project planning and execution while fostering team expansion through recruiting and onboarding efforts.

• Champion and uphold the company’s culture and commitment to operational excellence.

Skillset

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or similar, with a minimum of 10 years of engineering experience.

• Proven expertise in back-end development, microservices, API-driven and event-driven architectures and data platform engineering.

• Strong proficiency with AWS services such as DynamoDB, ECS/EKS, RDS, S3, SNS/SQS and Lambda.

• In-depth knowledge of credit reporting, lending, banking, payments, identity or other financial services domains.

• Advanced programming skills in Go, Python, C++ or Java.

• Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases, microservices and event-driven system designs.

• Competence in building and deploying machine learning models, with a solid understanding of ML concepts.

• Familiarity with ETL/ELT tools like Airflow, Dagster, Prefect, and cloud data warehousing with Snowflake.

• Demonstrated leadership in product and business strategy, including roadmap planning and successful delivery.

• Excellent communication skills, able to effectively connect technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

• Salary: $200,000 – $220,000.

• Equity.

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance.

• 401(k) with a 4% company match.

• Remote Working (US Only).

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