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Principal Software Engineer

Christchurch, Canterbury💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-11 → 2026-09-07

Core

Lead complex engineering initiatives and modernize large-scale payment platforms in a global fintech organization.

Role type

Principal Software Engineer (hands-on IC)

Builds

Cross-border payment platforms and cloud-native solutions

Domain

Fintech / Cross-border payments

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Full-stack engineering, System design, Microservices, SQL, AWS cloud services, AI-assisted development tools, Mentoring

Preferred skills

Modernization leadership, Engineering standards, Caching technologies, Project management tools

Technologies

Vue.js, React, C#/.NET, Java, Kotlin, Go, AWS (SQS, DynamoDB, S3, ECS, Lambda), Redis, Memcached, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code

Responsibilities

Lead engineering approach for high-impact technical initiatives, Define technical standards and architecture decisions, Mentor engineers through technical leadership, Contribute production-grade code for business-critical systems, Drive migration from legacy platforms to modern architectures, Champion adoption of AI-powered development tools

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC

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