P6 Principal Software Engineer (Payments)
NMI
- Bristol Area
- £100,000-135,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide technical leadership for the payment processing value stream and guidance to engineering teams, ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions.
- Mentor and upskill team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement scalable, secure, and reliable payment solutions.
- Drive architectural decisions and contribute to the evolution of our technical infrastructure.
- Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies in payments and software development.
- Act as a subject matter expert on payment protocols, device platforms, ISO messaging formats, and relevant standards.
- Lead by example, demonstrating best practices in software engineering, coding standards, and quality assurance.
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, including product managers, engineers, and executives.
- At least 10+ years experience in the payments space with a focus on card payments and financial technologies.
- Knowledge of security standards (such as PCI DSS) and compliance requirements specific to financial technologies.
- Proven expertise in architecture design, payment protocols, and ISO messaging formats.
- Expert level in at least one object-oriented language. Preferably in one of C#, PHP, Java. Experience in other languages will also be considered.
- Demonstrated track record of delivering complex technical projects on time and within budget.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams.
- Experience working with on premise, GCP and AWS Cloud environments.
- Experience working in an Agile environment and familiarity with DevOps practices.
- Commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
- Competitive salary of £100,000-£135,000 max per annum (dependant on experience)
- Annual bonus scheme dependent on individual and company performance
- 25 days holiday each year (+ bank holidays + 1 day after each year of service with up to a max. of 30 days)
- Workplace pension scheme
- Private medical insurance (upon 30 days of employment)
- 7 hours per day, 35 hours per week
- A flexible hybrid working arrangement
- Great work-life balance with our Flexi-time policy
- Family Friendly policies (Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay and Shared Parental Leave).
- A chance to develop with an allocated company training budget
- Bike2Work Scheme
- Telus Health, an Employee Assistance Programme which offers wellbeing, family and financial support services, such as assessments, resources and even 1:1 counselling sessions. It also offers interesting perks such as discounts on gyms, restaurants, high street retailers and cinema tickets.
- A strong commitment to employee wellbeing including mental health first aiders.
- Employee referral scheme with generous financial reward
- Bonusly colleague reward scheme