Principal Engineer, Java/AWS

Early Warning Services

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco, CA
Salary: $207,000–$276,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 7 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

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About Early Warning Services

Early Warning Services is a fintech company that operates the Zelle person-to-person payments network, the Paze digital checkout wallet, and Certos fraud prevention and identity risk solutions for financial institutions.

Early Warning Services currently has 79 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $150,000–$186,000 across 37 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Engineer, Java/AWS

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JOB TITLE: Upcoming Opportunity – Principal Engineer – Java/AWS The Principal Engineer serves as a hands-on technical leader within the engineering organization, setting standards for output quality across multiple teams. This role involves partnering with product management to craft strategy, creating technical product designs, and mentoring team members. You will build and design complex end-to-end systems, ensuring alignment with technology roadmaps while serving as a thought leader on industry trends. Key technologies include Java, Spring Boot, AWS, and Microservices Architecture, alongside messaging frameworks like Kafka and Tibco EMS. You will utilize tools such as JUnit, Maven, Jenkins, and Terraform for CI/CD and cloud orchestration. The work focuses on the FinTech domain, specifically addressing real-time payment networks, ACH/EFT systems, and maintaining the integrity of financial data and systems.

What does a Engineer earn in California?

Median $194500 from 102 postings across 28 companies.

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Skills

Java SpringBoot AWS Microservices Kafka Oracle PL/SQL RESTful Web Services J2EE JUnit Tomcat Terraform CI/CD Git Maven Jenkins Python C# Ruby PHP JavaScript AngularJS JQuery AppDynamics SQL SDLC Agile Scrum LEAN OOA/OOD

What you'll do

Partner with product management to craft product strategy and align technology roadmaps.
Create and own technical product designs and system architectures.
Coach and mentor team members to ensure high-quality engineering outputs.
Develop and shape a departmental-wide technical vision for the future.
Work with customers to understand their needs and improve product functionality.
Lead the implementation of CI/CD pipelines and cloud orchestration technologies.
Support risk management by protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.
Present technical expertise and industry trends to small and medium-sized groups.

What we're looking for

Candidates must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States at the date of hire.
A Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field is typically required.
Candidates must have 15 or more years of experience designing and developing complex software projects.
Candidates must have experience in the FinTech domain.
Experience in leading cross-functional teams to create technical solutions is required.
Proven track record in designing and building complex end-to-end systems as a full stack developer is required.
Hands-on experience in Java, RESTful Web Services, Spring Boot, and Microservices Architecture is required.
Experience with AWS, Google Cloud, or MS Azure is required.

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