Salary: £62,000 - 90,000 per year Requirements: At least 2 years in a Principal Engineering, Solution Architect, or similar role Proven ability to set technical direction across multiple teams without line management responsibility Strong Java software engineering background with the ability to engage on architecture decisions Experience with AWS and event-driven architectures Experience delivering product-led, agile software Strong stakeholder management across Product, Operations, and Engineering Excellent communication skills, able to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders Experience in financial services Experience improving operational resilience and throughput via system redesign and automation Experience with agent-first organisations Responsibilities: Lead through influence by aligning stakeholders, running design reviews, driving decisions, owning technical governance, and unblocking delivery teams Work closely with Product, Operations, Architecture, and Platform teams to ensure solutions are fit for live service Support regulatory, audit, and operational discussions by clearly articulating technical design choices and risks Set and evolve the technical direction for the Transfers domain, ensuring architectural integrity, scalability, and resilience Own and maintain architectural principles, guardrails, and standards while balancing short-term delivery with long-term sustainability Lead early technical discovery for initiatives, shaping solution options, trade-offs, and technical risk assessments Identify and proactively reduce system-level and cross-team technical risks, including performance, operability, and data integrity Solve complex technical problems across event-driven flows, integrations, orchestration, and data consistency Drive improvements in testability, observability, deployment safety, and recovery across Transfers systems Act as a technical mentor and coach to senior engineers, raising the technical bar across tribes Partner with Engineering Managers to enable sustainable, predictable delivery Provide clear technical direction through shared patterns, guidance, and architectural decisions Technologies: AWS Architect Support Java Cloud NoSQL Security Spring Spring Boot More: We are building the next generation platform for one of the UKs largest financial services companies, trusted by over 2 million clients and managing c.£150 billion in assets. Our work focuses on expanding new capabilities that enable clients to seamlessly transfer financial products like SIPPs and ISAs in and out. This is a principal engineering role within our Transfers Tribe, where you will shape the architecture and long-term health of our systems while working in an end-to-end, product-led delivery model. Our interview process has three stages: a discussion with our Hiring Manager, a technical session with potential peers, and a culture fit interview. last updated 23 week of 2026