Principal Software Engineer - Fintech Global Leader
Role summary
A global fintech leader is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to design and build next-generation financial infrastructure. This role involves hands-on coding and leading design sessions for high-scale payment and trading systems. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience in distributed systems, expertise in Java, C++, or Python, and a deep understanding of cloud-native architecture and data-intensive applications. Experience in fintech or banking, where security and uptime are critical, is essential. The role also requires mentoring engineers and ensuring adherence to security, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
Principal Software Engineer – Global Fintech Innovation
Why This Role?
If you’re looking for a chance to work on
systems that matter
— systems that move money across the globe, protect billions in assets, and enable the future of finance — this is that opportunity.
We’re building the next generation of fintech infrastructure, and we need a
Principal Software Engineer
who thrives on complexity, scale, and impact.
What You’ll Actually Do
- Lead design sessions for high-scale payment and trading systems.
- Roll up your sleeves and code — yes, even at this level, we expect hands-on contribution.
- Mentor engineers and help them level up their design and coding skills.
- Keep a sharp eye on security, compliance, and regulatory requirements in every decision.
- Work with product leaders to define what “next-generation fintech” looks like.
What We’re Looking For
- 10+ years of experience building distributed systems in production.
- Expertise in Java, C++, or Python — and the ability to evaluate new technologies critically.
- Deep understanding of cloud-native architecture and data-intensive applications.
- Experience working in fintech, banking, or another domain where security and uptime are non-negotiable.
- Strong leadership skills, but a builder’s mindset — you still love to code.
Why You’ll Love It
You’ll be part of a global fintech leader that is defining how financial systems evolve. You’ll work on
high-stakes engineering problems
with an elite team, and your work will have a visible impact on the way people and businesses move money worldwide.
About Andiamo
Talent Partners for the AI Revolution. As a globally recognized staffing and consulting firm, we specialize in placing the top 2% of technology and go-to-market professionals with the world’s largest and most well-known companies.
For over 20 years, we've maintained the status of tier-one vendor for firms such as Palantir, Amazon, Fluidstack, Bloomberg, Relativity Space, Firefly, MasterCard, Visa, Two Sigma, Citadel, as well as other major financial services firms, elite hedge funds, Google-backed tech start-ups, and major software firms.
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