Principal Software Engineer (Fintech)

Location: Work from home in Washington, United States

Salary: $149,820–$198,370 USD annual base salary, plus potential incentive compensation.

Company

hirify.global provides financial services focused on helping individuals and communities achieve better financial outcomes.

What you will do

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise-grade systems and multiple platforms.
• Set technical strategy, engineering standards, design patterns, and long-term platform direction.
• Partner with product, infrastructure, security, and other stakeholders on strategic initiatives.
• Solve complex challenges involving large-scale data, distributed systems, and cross-domain integrations.
• Champion automation, cloud-native development, and enterprise observability.
• Mentor senior and lead engineers while representing engineering in executive-level planning.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including at least 3 years in a technical leadership capacity.
• Deep expertise in modern application architecture, cloud platforms including Azure and AWS, and enterprise systems integration.
• Experience leading complex technical projects with cross-functional impact.
• Extensive experience mentoring senior and lead engineers.
• Strong strategic thinking, communication, and influence across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
• 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions of up to 6%.
• Employer-paid retirement plan with a 4% cash balance contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $5,250 per year.
• 20 days of paid time off, nine paid company holidays, a flexible Diversity Celebration Day, and 40 hours of paid volunteer time annually.