Principal Engineer, Architecture & Compound Engineering (US)

TD; Mount Laurel Township (NJ); On-site; USD 149,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

TD Bank seeks a Principal Engineer in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, to guide enterprise platforms and engineering practices within Technology Solutions. You will provide deep technical expertise, influence senior leadership, and drive scalable, reusable solutions across the organization.

In this role, you'll treat platforms as products—establishing ownership, defining roadmaps, and driving adoption while balancing business value, cost, and risk to support evolving priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Graduate degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.
• 15+ years of relevant experience or strong senior-level expertise in enterprise platforms.

Responsibilities

• Provide deep technical expertise and shape the design of scalable, reusable platforms and architectures.
• Own platforms as products by defining roadmaps, ownership, and adoption strategies.
• Influence senior leadership and balance business value, cost, and risk in investment decisions.

Skills

Platform as product

Technical leadership

Roadmapping

Stakeholder management

Software architecture

Enterprise platforms

Consulting executives

Education

Bachelor's or Graduate degree

Job description

Work Location

Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States of America

Hours

40

Pay Details

$148,720 - $223,080 USD

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Line Of Business

Technology Solutions

Job Description

We're looking for a strategic technology leader who can shape the future of enterprise platforms and engineering practices. As a Principal Engineer, you'll provide deep technical expertise, influence senior leadership, and drive the design of scalable, reusable solutions that support evolving business priorities.

In this role, you'll help treat platforms as products—establishing ownership, defining roadmaps, and driving adoption across the organization. You'll guide investment decisions by balancing business value, cost, risk, and delivery considerations while promoting engineering standards that improve consistency and quality across teams.

This is an opportunity to make a broad impact by enabling large developer and business-user communities through modern platforms, tooling, and architecture strategies that advance the organization’s technology capabilities.

Depth & Scope

• Recognized as an internal and external expert in specific domain(s) within the organization; Spends the majority of their time on technical issues
• Sets the direction and oversees the work of other IT professionals as assigned on complex, highly-visible engineering projects of significant profile, strategic importance, and enterprise impact to the Bank
• Recognized as an internal expert within the broad engineering field and may have specialized expertise within multiple domains
• Provides consultative and strategic guidance to executive leadership

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's or Graduate degree
• Strong academic background (e.g., computer science, engineering) or 15+ years relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience treating platforms or shared capabilities as products
• Exposure to managing reusable platforms or services with defined ownership, roadmaps, and adoption focus.

Prioritization frameworks and decision support

• Experience evaluating competing initiatives and balancing business value, cost, and delivery constraints.

Architecture enablement and standards

• Familiarity with driving consistency in delivery practices, documentation, or engineering standards across teams.

Developer/platform ecosystem experience

• Exposure to enterprise platforms and tooling that support large developer or business-user communities.

Physical Requirements

Never: 0%; Occasional: 1-33%; Frequent: 34-66%; Continuous: 67-100%

• Domestic Travel – Occasional
• International Travel – Never
• Performing sedentary work – Continuous
• Performing multiple tasks – Continuous
• Operating standard office equipment - Continuous
• Responding quickly to sounds – Occasional
• Sitting – Continuous
• Standing – Occasional
• Walking – Occasional
• Moving safely in confined spaces – Occasional
• Lifting/Carrying (under 25 lbs.) – Never
• Lifting/Carrying (over 25 lbs.) – Never
• Squatting – Never
• Bending – Never
• Kneeling – Never
• Crawling – Never
• Climbing – Never
• Reaching overhead – Never
• Reaching forward – Never
• Pushing – Never
• Pulling – Never
• Twisting – Never
• Concentrating for long periods of time – Continuous
• Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations – Continuous
• Reading, writing and comprehending instructions – Continuous
• Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing – Continuous

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. The listed or specified responsibilities & duties are considered essential functions for ADA purposes.

Who We Are

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we strive to make every interaction, product, and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple for over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to foster deeper relationships, ensure disciplined execution, and build a simpler, faster banking experience. TD is deeply committed to being a leader in client experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are client facing. Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.

Our Total Rewards Package

Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes base salary and variable compensation/incentive awards (e.g., eligibility for cash and/or equity incentive awards, generally through participation in an incentive plan) and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off (including Vacation PTO, Flex PTO, and Holiday PTO), banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition. Learn more

Additional Information

We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Colleague Development

If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.

If you’re passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.

We're committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.

Training & Onboarding

We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process

We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

TD Bank is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

If you are an applicant with a disability and need accommodations to complete the application process, please email TD Bank US Workplace Accommodations Program at [e-mail]. Include your full name, best way to reach you and the accommodation needed to assist you with the applicant process.