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About Q2
Q2 Holdings is a cloud-based banking software company providing digital banking solutions to banks, credit unions, and alternative financial companies, including consumer and business banking platforms. Industry: Financial Technology & Digital Banking
The Principal Engineer serves as the technical authority for complex customer engagements, bridging the gap between hands-on engineering and executive-level consultation. You will lead solutions architecture discussions, assess technical feasibility, and identify integration risks while providing technical direction to implementation teams. Day-to-day responsibilities include designing and building integrations, adapters, or extensions to evaluate proof-of-concept approaches and translating business requirements into clear technical specifications. You must possess expert-level proficiency in Python and SQL, with additional experience in C# and Go being a plus. The role requires deep knowledge of API design, cloud architectures, enterprise integration patterns, and service-oriented architecture. You will solve complex problems by designing scalable, secure integrations across enterprise applications and third-party services within an Agile environment.
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Median $182000 from 41 postings across 16 companies.
Lead solutions architecture discussions with customer technical teams to align business requirements with technical solutions.
Assess technical feasibility and identify integration risks to recommend secure and scalable solutions.
Provide technical direction and oversight for complex problems faced by implementation teams.
Design and build integrations, adapters, or extensions in Python to evaluate proof-of-concept approaches.
Partner with Sales and Customer Success to translate business requirements into clear technical specifications.
Provide feedback on field patterns and gaps to influence the Product and Engineering roadmap.
Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar across the engineering team.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and minimum of 15 years of related experience; or an advanced degree with 12+ years of experience; or equivalent experience.
Expert-level proficiency in Python and SQL.
Experience with C# and Go (preferred).
Deep understanding of API design, cloud architectures, and enterprise integration patterns.
Strong grasp of full SDLC, service-oriented architecture, and security best practices.
Hands-on experience designing and building integrations across enterprise applications and third-party services.
Proven ability to advise executives and technical teams, translating complex requirements into clear solutions.
Proven experience contributing in Agile environments and availability for on-call/emergency support.