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Principal Software Engineer (.NET Technical Lead)

Chicago, IL💼 Full-time💰 $137,400–$137,400🗓 2026-08-06 → 2026-09-26

Core

Provide technical leadership and design for modern cloud-native applications and platforms in the financial services sector.

Role type

Principal Software Engineer (.NET Technical Lead)

Builds

Scalable, resilient, secure, and high-performing cloud-native applications and microservices.

Domain

Financial Services / Cloud-Native Software Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

C#, .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework Core, SQL Server, REST APIs, Microservices Architecture, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure, AWS, CI/CD, AI-assisted development tools

Preferred skills

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Modern security frameworks (OAuth, JWT, SAML, SSO), Financial Services domain knowledge

Technologies

GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure, AWS, Terraform, OAuth, JWT, SAML

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams; Serve as principal designer for major systems defining architectures and standards; Partner with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions; Design and deploy cloud-native solutions; Drive adoption of DevOps and secure development practices; Lead technical project planning and status reporting; Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies; Champion AI-powered development tools.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership

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