Principal Engineer (Java)

TP ICAP; Belfast; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Belfast is seeking a Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership and foster a culture of continual learning. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience, be proficient in Java and Spring Boot, and have strong knowledge of AWS technologies. You will act as a primary technical leader, manage risks, and guide your team towards successful project deliveries.

Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant industry experience.
• Excellent attention to detail, highly organised with a proactive approach.
• Experience of hands-on technical leadership developing complex systems.
• Experience of the full software development lifecycle in a technical role.
• Current in-depth knowledge of Java and Spring Boot Framework.
• Strong experience in database, ORM and related technologies.

Responsibilities

• Act as a primary technical leader and developer on a team.
• Provide technical oversight of the analysis and design for assigned projects.
• Design, develop, test and oversee production software solutions.
• Identify opportunities to evolve systems towards target state architecture.
• Support team management in planning and prioritisation of deliveries.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot Framework

Database management

ORM technologies

Hibernate

JPA

Postgres

SQL

Python

AWS technologies

Job description

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The Principal Engineer (PE) will provide technical leadership to the development teams and nurture a culture of continual learning. The Principal Engineer will demonstrate the benefits of approaches to development and delivery either through working as a team member or through group sessions. They should be the authority for decisions relating to standards and engineering best practices within their teams.

The Principal Engineer will be passionate about software development and keen to use their technical and mentoring skills to help their development team to be successful. They should be comfortable working in agile teams, foster transparent communication, have a commitment to quality, and a focus on getting things done.

Role Responsibilities

Act as a primary technical leader and developer on a team

Provide technical oversight of the analysis and design for assigned projects

Design, develop, test and oversee production software solutions in both existing and greenfield projects

Identify opportunities to evolve systems towards target state architecture and direct refactoring and prioritisation to positively influence deliveries

Identify tools and methodologies to improve the effectiveness of the development process

Communicate complex technical designs and issues with technical and non-technical stakeholders and influence their decision making where necessary

Support team management in planning and prioritisation of deliveries

Participate in team ceremonies such as retrospectives and seek opportunities to drive best practice

Provide leadership and guidance to coach, motivate and lead team members to their optimum performance levels

Manage risks and issues effectively with timely escalation to the project stakeholders

Experience / Competences

5+ years relevant industry experience

Excellent attention to detail, highly organised with a proactive approach

Experience of hands on technical leadership developing complex systems

Experience of the full software development lifecycle in a technical role

Current in-depth knowledge of Java and Spring Boot Framework

Strong experience in database, ORM and related technologies – Hibernate, JPA, Postgres, SQL

Experience of Python as a general purpose scripting language

Experience in AWS stack and related technologies –EKS, SQS/SNS, Aurora, Amazon CDK, Helm