Principal Software Engineer

Meet the future

Akoya is an API-based network backed by major financial institutions that creates a safer and more transparent way for people to safely send their personal financial data to third-party financial apps. If you are inspired and fascinated by innovative technology that solves complex, real-world problems, then join us as we transform how financial data is accessed and shared. Akoya offers a highly collaborative, fast-paced, and fun working environment and our team is comprised of diverse, creative, and driven professionals with expertise in the banking, securities, fintech, and data aggregation industries. We are an equal opportunity employer. Come join us and be part of this exciting journey - check out www.akoya.com  for more information!

***Multiple Positions Available***

***Applicants are permitted to work remotely from an at-home work site anywhere in the United States.***

Architects and builds large-scale, enterprise-grade software applications on cloud platforms using advanced Amazon Web Services (AWS) technologies (Lambda, ECS, EKS, and DynamoDB), and event-driven architectures to support complex business ecosystems. Leads end-to-end software development in an Agile team within a financial services environment. Designs and builds distributed microservices and high performance APIs capable of supporting mission critical, high throughput data pipelines that process and safeguard sensitive customer financial data with strict security and compliance requirements. Oversees data architecture and data governance across multiple database technologies (Oracle, PL/SLQ, and NoSQL), optimizing for integrity, availability, resilience, and performance at scale, and implementing robust access controls, encryption protocols, and audit mechanisms. Applies automated quality engineering and leads the development of comprehensive test automation frameworks, continuous integration pipelines, and testing strategies to ensure consistent, reliable software delivery. Identifies, evaluates, and implements complex business and technical solutions by designing and developing sophisticated software components and multi-application systems using GitHub, Docker, Artifactory, and Confluence. Drives innovation and technical modernization, introducing emerging technologies, conducting architectural reviews, and influencing cross functional stakeholders to align engineering solutions with organizational goals. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Participates in architecture design teams. 
• Defines and implements application-level architecture. 
• Develops applications on complex projects, components, and subsystems for the division. 
• Recommends development testing tools and methodologies and reviews and validates test plans. 
• Responsible for QA readiness of software deliverables. 
• Develops comprehensive documentation for multiple applications or subsystems. 
• Establishes full project life cycle plans for complex projects across multiple platforms. 
• Responsible for meeting project goals on-time and on-budget. 
• Advises on risk assessment and risk management strategies for projects. 
• Plans and coordinates project schedules and assignments for multiple projects. 
• Acts as a primary liaison for business units to resolve various project/technology issues. 
• Provides technology solutions to daily issues and technical evaluation estimates on technology initiatives. 
• Advises senior management on technical strategy.
• Mentors junior team members.
• Performs independent and complex technical and functional analysis for multiple projects supporting several divisional initiatives.
• Develops original and creative technical solutions to on-going development efforts. 

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and five (5) years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer (or closely related occupation) architecting and building highly performant and resilient applications in multi-Cloud platforms using Go and AWS. 

Or, alternatively, Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and three (3) years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer (or closely related occupation) architecting and building highly performant and resilient applications in multi-Cloud platforms using Go and AWS. 

Skills and Knowledge:

Candidate must also possess:

• Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) architecting, designing, and developing secure, high-performance APIs, microservices, and web-based applications for fintech platforms and authentication systems using back-end technologies Golang, Java and Python; applying RESTful principles and implementing industry-standard security controls; and performing request parsing, validation, and transformation to ensure reliable, scalable, and seamless integration between front-end and distributed back-end systems. 
• DE   implementing Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Git or Bitbucket, including building, testing, and deploying automated workflows; defining and enforcing unit and integration testing thresholds; and integrating quality and security gates through Sonar Cloud and Snyk to perform static code analysis, measure code coverage, and conduct proactive vulnerability scanning prior to promotion to higher environments. 
• DE  designing and optimizing SQL and NoSQL queries to support caching, scalable CRUD operations across database platforms including Redis, and PostgreSQL or DynamoDB; and executing performance benchmarking, query tuning, and capacity analysis to ensure consistent, low-latency access to data under high-throughput and heavy load conditions. 
• DE   maintaining and scaling containerized application platforms using Docker and Kubernetes, including performance monitoring, horizontal and vertical scaling, and high availability; defining cloud infrastructure and security best practices across AWS services -- EC2, ECR, EKS, RDS, and S3; and using Datadog to monitor, analyze, and optimize software performance across external-facing applications and internal back-end microservices. 

Salary: $134,868.00 - $165,000 / year

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The actual base pay offered may take into account the candidate's work location, relevant education, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors.

Hiring Range:

$134,868—$165,000 USD