Principal Engineer

Principal Software EngineerFully Remote | Permanent | Competitive Salary + BenefitsHarrington Starr has partnered with a leading Global Payments Technology company who are seeking to hire a Principal Software Engineer to join their senior engineering leadership team. This is a rare opportunity to combine hands-on development with strategic influence, guiding architecture decisions and shaping the technical vision for a global, real-time payments platform.Key responsibilities:Define and maintain the company’s technical and architectural direction.Provide leadership and mentorship across multiple engineering teams.Drive enterprise-level design decisions, ensuring scalability and resilience.Contribute directly to coding activities in support of key deliverables.Monitor emerging technologies, influencing long-term strategic decisions.Benefits of the role:Fully remote working with flexible arrangements.Senior leadership role with influence over enterprise-wide architecture.Opportunity to balance hands-on coding with strategic direction.Work on complex, high-performance systems at global scale.Career progression in a fast-growing international technology business.Key skills required:10+ years’ experience in enterprise architecture and software engineering.Proven expertise in .NET with strong SaaS and API platform experience.Hands-on track record designing highly scalable, high-performance systems.Strong leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder management skills.For any additional questions, please contact me via LinkedIn or through email – ollie.bluck@harringtonstarr.com.If you feel this role is the right one for you, please apply below!