Principal Architect - FinTech/BankingWe are looking for a Principal Architect / Lead Architect to join a company who are endeavouring to change the way the world banks.Are you often frustrated by the amount of red-tape and how bankers & compliance teams view regulation as a blocker? Are you motivated by making meaningful and positive impacts through the work you carry out each day? Are you passionate about making a real fundamental change how banks operate in the UK and want to positively improve the state of the worlds banking services?....then this is definitely the role for you!Benefits:Discretionary Bonus Scheme26 Days Holiday + Christmas/New Year shut down (not taken out your allowance)Remote work / Flexible WorkingHybrid or Fully Remote - your choiceOption to work anywhere in the world for 3 months per yearPrivate Medical Insurance/Life AssurancePrivate Dental InsurancePension Scheme - 5% matched ContributionsL&D Budgets, Professional Certifications/MembershipsEnhanced Paternity/Maternity LeaveAs a Principal Architect, we are looking for someone who is prepared to speak to stakeholders of all levels, take ownership of products & projects, be involved in High-Level Systems Architecture decisions as well as the gritty, low-level designs. We need someone who sees the bigger picture, how decisions impact the whole of the systems architecture.Principal Architect Experience:A doer, someone who understands trade-offs in order to get things doneYou possess experience in building high-performance/highly scalable, and resilient systemsExperience of event driven architectures, microservices, modern technologies etcProven experience of taking ownership of projectsSomeone not afraid to push back, confident when discussing technical decisionsDevelopment Background is very desirable (they use Java/Kafka/Kotlin/React/Microservices etc)Passionate about positively impacting the banking sectorsFinancial Services at operational levels / Banking exposure / FinTech exposureYou might have the title of Principal Architect / Principal Engineer / Staff Engineer / Lead Architect / Technical Architect / Solutions Architect / VP of Engineering / CTO / Chief Technology Officer.Please apply today for full disclosure of the client, benefits package, website info, interview process and pay package etc.Principal Architect - FinTech/Banking