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- 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)
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