Principal Engineer, Digital Banking Platform

Fiserv

. Define the technical vision, long-term architecture, and engineering roadmap for online banking platforms .

Posted 10/12/2026full-timeRemote • Arizona • United StatesLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in defining technical vision and architecture for online banking platforms, with a strong focus on leading distributed teams and driving modernization through DevSecOps and CI/CD practices.

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Technical LeadershipArchitecture DesignCloud-Native ArchitectureDistributed Systems DevelopmentDigital Banking Experience

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringArchitectureAPIsPlatform EngineeringDevSecOpsCI/CDIncident InvestigationCode ReviewTechnical Risk AnalysisModern Software Delivery

Soft Skills

MentorshipCollaborationProblem SolvingCommunication

Industry Keywords

Online BankingFinancial TechnologyEngineering ExcellencePlatform TransformationLegacy Systems Analysis

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define the technical vision, long-term architecture, and engineering roadmap for online banking platforms
Lead solution design, architecture reviews, and technical decision-making for complex initiatives across multiple teams
Analyze legacy systems, platform architecture, application code, infrastructure, and production environments
Identify root causes, technical risks, and modernization opportunities across varied technology stacks
Design and modernize scalable, secure, resilient, and maintainable platforms
Advance observability, reduce technical debt, strengthen reliability, and drive DevSecOps, CI/CD, platform engineering, and Site Reliability Engineering practices
Provide technical leadership across geographically distributed teams through mentorship, code reviews, proof-of-concepts, critical feature development, incident investigations, architecture forums, and engineering standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years of software engineering experience, including architecture and delivery of large-scale enterprise platforms
10+ years of experience designing and developing distributed systems, APIs, cloud-native architectures, and modern software delivery platforms
8+ years of experience leading technical strategy, architecture decisions, and software delivery across multiple engineering teams
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, related experience, and/or military experience
Experience with digital banking or financial technology domain areas
Experience with cloud or platform transformation focus areas
Experience with engineering excellence focus areas

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal Opportunity Employer
Reasonable accommodation available during the hiring process
Fiserv’s Disability Accommodation Policy for current associates