Principal Engineer/Architect (Java, AI) - Greenfield Platform
Location: Manchester (hybrid) (4 days a week on site)
The role
Opportunity to join a greenfield build focused on a next-generation Corporate Actions platform within a global financial environment.
This is a hands-on Principal IC role with no line management, owning architecture and driving engineering direction across a large-scale distributed system.
What you'll do
Design and build Java (Spring Boot) microservices
Architect event-driven systems (Kafka / messaging)
Apply AI/ML to real-world business problems
Work with modern development tooling, including AI-assisted environments
Influence technical direction and engineering standards
What you'll need
Experience operating at Principal / Staff / Architect level
Strong Java and distributed systems background
Hands-on AI/ML experience (Python or similar)
Experience with Kafka or MQ, SQL/Oracle, cloud and containerisation
Nice to have
Financial services experience (post-trade, custody, corporate actions, trading)