Principal Engineer (AWS & Java)

Role Description

We are seeking a Principal Engineer to act as the most senior hands‑on technical expert for our leading Risk Screening platform. This role partners closely with architecture, service, product, and engineering teams to ensure that agreed designs are implemented to the highest technical and operational standards. A core focus of the role is ownership of the system’s non‑functional characteristics, including end‑to‑end latency, cloud scalability, resilience, and the effective handling of large and growing data sets. The Principal Engineer ensures these qualities are deliberately designed for, correctly implemented, and continuously validated in production. Rather than owning architecture in isolation, the Principal Engineer is the expert implementor and problem solver: translating architectural intent into robust, performant, and secure production systems. You will use your knowledge of AWS services and Java development to tackle the hardest technical chal...