AI Forward Principal Engineer – Lending & Cloud

Western Alliance Bank; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Alliance Bank seeks a Principal Engineer I to deliver secure, compliant, and scalable solutions across Lending and Omni Service Fabric platforms. You will partner with architecture, product, and business stakeholders to shape strategy and drive engineering decisions.

The role requires extensive cloud experience, API design, and hands-on leadership. You will mentor engineers, develop technical narratives, and help define patterns that accelerate delivery while meeting standards.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related experience in software engineering or IT leadership within financial services.
• Experience designing cloud-native apps and APIs on Azure platform.
• Strong proficiency in .NET, Python, JavaScript (React), SQL, and ETL.
• Regulatory and compliance awareness relevant to Lending/Loans operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide SME expertise across domains to deliver safe, secure, compliant, and reliable solutions for Lending and Omni Service Fabric platforms.
• Lead and mentor engineers; review designs and delivery plans for performance and compliance.
• Design, build, and maintain enterprise APIs with Azure API Management, ensuring security and lifecycle management.
• Collaborate with architecture, product, and business stakeholders to align solutions with strategy.

Skills

Cloud native design

API design

Technical leadership

Azure platform

Data integration

JavaScript (React)

Python

SQL

ETL

Regulatory awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Masters or MBA

Tools

Azure API Management

Job description

Western Alliance Bank seeks a Principal Engineer I to deliver secure, compliant, and scalable solutions across Lending and Omni Service Fabric platforms. You will partner with architecture, product, and business stakeholders to shape strategy and drive engineering decisions.

The role requires extensive cloud experience, API design, and hands-on leadership. You will mentor engineers, develop technical narratives, and help define patterns that accelerate delivery while meeting standards.