Principal Engineer

Q2; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Time Off

Generous Retirement Benefit Plans (HSA

Health & Wellness Benefits (including

Community Volunteering & Philanthropy

Employee Peer Recognition – “You Earne

Job summary

Q2 is the leading mobile banking platform provider, delivering solutions to over 22 million end users through 1,300 financial institutions and fintech clients. As a Principal Engineer, you will set technical direction, design integration architectures, and mentor teams while coding when it matters.

You'll lead architecture discussions, review complex problems, build integrations in Python, and collaborate with Sales and Customer Success to translate business needs into scalable, secure solutions

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) and extensive software engineering experience.
• Expert-level Python and SQL; strong API design and cloud knowledge.
• Experience mentoring engineers and delivering secure, scalable integrations.

Responsibilities

• Lead solutions architecture discussions, align requirements with our solutions.
• Review complex problems and provide technical direction.
• Design and build integrations, adapters, or extensions in Python.
• Partner with Sales and Customer Success on complex technical deals.
• Feed field patterns back to Product & Engineering to influence the roadmap.

Skills

Python

SQL

C#

Go

API design

Cloud architectures

SDLC

SOA

Security best practices

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Advanced degree in related field

Job description

Q2 is proud of delivering our mobile banking platform and technology solutions, globally, to more than 22 million end users across our 1,300 financial institutions and fintech clients. At Q2, our mission is simple: Build strong, diverse communities by strengthening their financial institutions. We accomplish that by investing in the communities where both our customers and employees serve and live.

What Makes Q2 Special?

Being as passionate about our people as we are about our mission. We celebrate our employees in many ways, including our “Circle of Awesomeness” award ceremony and day of employee celebration among others! We invest in the growth and development of our team members through ongoing learning opportunities, mentorship programs, internal mobility, and meaningful leadership relationships. We also know that nothing builds trust and collaboration like having fun. We hold an annual Dodgeball for Charity event at our Q2 Stadium in Austin, inviting other local companies to play, and community organizations we support to raise money and awareness together.

The Job At-A-Glance:

As a Principal Engineer, you're the technical authority for our most complex customer engagements. You'll design and guide integration architectures, advise customers and internal teams on technical strategy, and write code when it matters. This role sits at the intersection of deep hands-on engineering and executive-level consultation.

A Typical Day:

• Lead solutions architecture discussions with customer technical teams – aligning customer business and technical requirements with our solutions; Assessing technical feasibility, identifying integration risks, and recommending solutions that are secure and scalable.
• Review complex problems from implementation teams and provide technical direction and oversight.
• Design and build integrations, adapters, or extensions in Python to evaluate proof-of-concept approaches or unblock customer implementations.
• Partner with Sales and Customer Success on complex technical deals, translating business requirements into clear technical specifications.
• Feed patterns and gaps you're seeing in the field back to Product & Engineering to influence the roadmap.

Bring Your Passion, Do What You Love. Here’s What We’re Looking For:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in (relevant degree) and a minimum of 15 years of related experience; or an advanced degree with 12+ years of experience; or equivalent related work experience.
• Expert-level proficiency in Python and SQL. (Experience with C# and Go are a plus)
• Deep understanding of API design, cloud architectures, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Strong grasp of full SDLC, service-oriented architecture, and security best practices.
• Hands-on experience designing and building integrations across enterprise applications and third-party services.
• Proven ability to advise executives and technical teams, translating complex requirements into clear solutions.
• Experience designing for scalability and security in large, complex environments.
• Track record of mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar on a team.
• Proven experience contributing in Agile environments.
• Availability for on-call/emergency support and ability to work flexible hours when needed.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

• Flexible Time Off
• Generous Retirement Benefit Plans, including a company matching HSA program.
• Health & Wellness Benefits, including a 12-weeks of parental leave for eligible new parents
• Community Volunteering & Company Philanthropy Programs
• Employee Peer Recognition Programs – “You Earned it”

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How We Give Back to the Community:

You can learn more about our Q2 Spark Program, Q2 Philanthropy fund and our employee volunteering programs on our

Q2 Community page. Q2 supports dozens of wide-reaching organizations, such as the African American Leadership Institute, Ladders for Leaders, and The Trevor Project, promoting diversity and success in leadership and technology. Other deserving beneficiaries include Resource Center helping LGBTQ communities, JDRF, and Homes for our Troops, a group helping veterans rebuild their lives with specially adapted homes.

At Q2, our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive workforce that fosters mutual respect for our employees and the communities we serve. Q2 is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.