Senior Principal Engineer - Fintech Backend & Scale

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Cash bonus

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k matching

Paid parental leave

Flexible vacation

Job summary

Lead Bank is seeking a Principal Engineer to own designs and services, guiding the team with strong engineering leadership. You will code, review, and deploy in AWS, mentor peers, and ensure high-quality, scalable backend systems across the platform.

The role requires 15+ years in production software, experience leading large releases, and a strong CS foundation. Join a fast-moving fintech environment with broad impact across全球 end users.

Qualifications

• Fifteen plus years of production software development for large-scale consumer-facing apps.
• Principal Engineer level or higher, with leadership experience.
• Advanced CS degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading large feature releases across multiple teams.
• Proven ability architecting scalable backend systems in Java/Go/Ruby and AWS.

Responsibilities

• Own designs and services, mentor peers, and set coding standards.
• Design, code, review, test, deploy, and maintain services in AWS.
• Prioritize work, drive delivery autonomously, and navigate complex problems.

Skills

Technical leadership

System design

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Advanced CS degree

Tools

Java

Go

Ruby

AWS

Job description

Lead Bank is seeking a Principal Engineer to own designs and services, guiding the team with strong engineering leadership. You will code, review, and deploy in AWS, mentor peers, and ensure high-quality, scalable backend systems across the platform.

The role requires 15+ years in production software, experience leading large releases, and a strong CS foundation. Join a fast-moving fintech environment with broad impact across全球 end users.