Lead Principal Software Engineer

About the Client

Our client is a leading professional services firm providing audit, tax, strategy, transaction, and consulting services to clients in the financial services sector.

The Client team drives technological innovation and digital transformation initiatives across service lines, supporting critical business operations while maintaining the highest regulatory compliance and security standards. Undergoing digital transformation. They specialize in implementing advanced AI solutions across their business operations and are committed to leveraging cutting-edge technology to drive innovation and efficiency.

Project details

We are hiring a high-caliber Engineering Lead who thrives on designing cloud-native, distributed systems and driving hands-on engineering excellence.

In this role, you will architect, code, and lead complex solutions using the latest technologies, including .NET Core, Angular, SQL, Azure Cloud, and Microservices/Micro-frontend architectures.

Your Team

The client's team provides access to the latest technology, data capabilities and infrastructure to accelerate innovation. The team is a diverse and international group of digital experts, including designers, developers, AI specialists, and business professionals, focused on creating valuable digital solutions for our clients and stakeholders.

What's in it for you

• Interview process that respects people and their time
• Professional and open IT community
• Internal meet-ups and resources for knowledge sharing
• Time for recovery and relaxation
• Bright online and offline events
• Opportunity to become part of our internal volunteer community

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and development of enterprise-grade, cloud-native applications using .NET Core, C#, Angular, SQL and Azure services.
• Design and implement scalable, secure, and resilient Microservices and Micro-frontend architectures.
• Build distributed systems with Azure services (App Services, AKS, Functions, Cosmos DB, SQL Server) and drive DevOps automation using Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code.
• Define CI/CD pipelines, branching strategies, and release workflows using Azure DevOps and Git for version control.
• Conduct detailed code reviews to enforce best practices in coding standards, with a focus on Unit Testing and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Continuously optimize application performance, security, and scalability across cloud environments.
• Implement modern engineering principles such as Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Event-Driven Architecture (EDA).
• Foster a high-performance development culture using Agile/Scrum methodologies, ensuring the team delivers features iteratively and with high quality.
• Mentor and coach engineers on coding standards, cloud-native development, DevOps practices, scalable system design, and testing methodologies.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend new technologies, tools, and frameworks to enhance product quality, team productivity, and process improvement.

Skills

• 8+ years of experience in enterprise-grade application development, with a strong focus on .NET Core, C#, Angular, Azure cloud services, and SQL.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing Microservices and Micro-frontend architectures.
• Seeking expertise in building distributed systems with Azure services and experience in containerization, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code.
• In-depth knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and Git for version control, with hands-on experience in automating deployment workflows using Azure DevOps.
• Strong experience in Unit Testing and Test-Driven Development (TDD), with a solid understanding of writing testable, high-quality, maintainable code.
• Solid understanding and experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies, ensuring iterative, high-quality delivery of software features.
• Strong ability to lead engineering teams, enforce best practices in coding standards, and mentor junior engineers on cloud-native development and DevOps practices.
• Ability to drive technical decisions, balance trade-offs between short-term and long-term goals, and guide the technical direction of the team.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills to address performance and scalability challenges in large-scale cloud applications.
• Familiarity with modern engineering principles such as Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Event-Driven Architecture (EDA).