Principal Software Engineer (Belfast) – Financial Services Technology

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to lead a high-performing engineering team responsible for delivering solutions that power both internal broking platforms and external customer-facing systems.

Requirements

• 8+ years' experience in software engineering roles, ideally within Financial Services Technology
• Proven track record of building and leading high-performance, cross-functional teams in an Agile environment
• Strong expertise in.NET Framework and.NET Core (C#)
• Experience designing and developing distributed, event-driven, cloud-native systems
• Proficiency in API design and development (REST, GraphQL)
• Solid background in relational database design and optimisation (MSSQL, MySQL, etc.)
• Hands-on experience deploying and managing assets in AWS or Azure
• Strong understanding of the full SDLC, from design to release and post-implementation support
• Ability to balance pragmatism and innovation, using POCs to validate approaches and drive solutions forward
• Exceptional problem-solving ability with a structured, detail-oriented mindset
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with experience influencing and collaborating at all levels
• Proven experience building automated testing solutions for complex systems