Principal Software Engineer — Fintech Banking Infrastructure

Lead; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 224,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Cash bonus

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k Matching

Job summary

Lead Bank is seeking a technical leader to own designs and services, influence coding practices, and deliver scalable backend systems powering fintech products. You will mentor peers, prioritize work, and drive high performance in a collaborative environment across multiple departments.

The role requires an advanced CS degree or equivalent experience, 15+ years in production software, and hands-on leadership for large releases. Located in the SF Bay Area with a strong cloud focus.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of production software development experience for large scale consumer-facing mobile apps.
• Experience as a Principal Engineer level or higher.
• Experience leading large feature releases across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, review, test, fix, research, deploy and maintain services in AWS production environments.
• Mentor teammates and navigate ambiguous problem domains to deliver high-quality software.
• Collaborate with product, finance and compliance to align technical solutions with business goals.

Skills

Senior Engineer

Principal Engineer

Backend systems

Java/Go/Ruby

Leadership/mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Relational databases

High performance delivery

Education

Advanced degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Job description

Lead Bank is seeking a technical leader to own designs and services, influence coding practices, and deliver scalable backend systems powering fintech products. You will mentor peers, prioritize work, and drive high performance in a collaborative environment across multiple departments.

The role requires an advanced CS degree or equivalent experience, 15+ years in production software, and hands-on leadership for large releases. Located in the SF Bay Area with a strong cloud focus.