Senior Principal Architect - Payments Platform

Job Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, high-performance Java-based cloud-native applications
• Architect solutions for processing large data volumes with low latency and high throughput
• Create technical specifications and detailed architecture blueprints for distributed systems
• Lead technical decisions for enterprise-scale Java applications
• Establish coding standards, best practices, and development methodologies
• Mentor junior developers and provide technical guidance to cross-functional teams
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate technologies and frameworks
• Collaborate with stakeholders to transform business requirements into optimal technical solutions
• Perform code reviews and ensure quality of deliverables
• Troubleshoot complex production issues in distributed environments

Required Qualifications, Skills, And Capabilities

• Bachelor's degree in computer science and engineering, or related field
• 10+ years of Java development experience with proven expertise in cloud-native application design
• Strong hands-on coding skills in Java, and open-source frameworks including Spring Boot, Service-mesh, Docker, Kubernetes, among others, with extensive experience with distributed computing and designing high-throughput, low-latency systems
• Demonstrated success processing large data volumes in production environments
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders
• Expert-level knowledge of microservices architecture, API design, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and experience with event-driven architectures, streaming, and message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Proficiency with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and strong experience with databases (SQL and NoSQL) and data modeling at scale
• Strong collaboration skills and experience working effectively across cross-functional teams
• Meticulous attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications, Skills, And Capabilities

• Master's in computer science and engineering, or related field
• Experience in the Payments domain or financial services industry, and experience with reactive programming and asynchronous processing models
• Knowledge of advanced performance tuning and optimization techniques with proficiency with multiple cloud platforms and hybrid cloud architectures
• Experience with data engineering and big data technologies (Spark, Flink, Hadoop ecosystem)
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and experience implementing robust security frameworks and compliance best practices
• Cloud certification(s) (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Contributions to open-source projects