Principal Engineer

Job Description

The Principal Engineer will play a key role in leading the Architecture, Design and Development of key initiatives within the Marketplace domain in Experian Consumer Services. Direct to Consumer Marketplace is one of the fastest growing areas with Experian and we are looking for a technology leader who thrives in a fast-moving environment. The candidate will work very closely with product owners, architects, and engineering teams to deliver high quality, scalable, cloud-based technology solutions.

Ideal candidate will be a hands-on Engineer, who has deep expertise in the design and development of highly scalable cloud-native Java platforms; able to spend 80% of their time in architecture, design and development of enterprise grade software, and other 20% of their time in leading, mentoring other engineers on the team.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the Sizing, Design, Development and Testing of key programs within Marketplace Engineering

Guides the development of technical solutions that are built for quality, scale and performance.

Design, Development and Testing of core components and Microservices within Marketplace Engineering

Participate in code and design reviews to minimize rework and catch issues early in the process.

Coach and support engineers on the team, with a strong focus on feedback and growth

Drive hiring, training, career plans, and performance reviews for the engineering team

Collaborate with the business, product management and PMO on product roadmaps and quarterly planning sessions.

Ensure stable Production operations with focus on uptime, performance and reliability.

Drives a continuous learning culture to help guide continuous improvements.

Provides leadership on Lean/Agile principles and development practices.