About the role
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will make an impact by leading the design, development, and delivery of secure, high-performing payments platforms while owning outcomes from build through go-live and production support. You will be a valued member of the Payments Engineering team and work collaboratively with Product Managers, Project Managers, Solution Architects, Operations teams, and Australian-based clients and partners.
In this role, you will:
- Lead and mentor an engineering team while remaining hands-on with solution design and development of backend services and APIs
- Own end-to-end delivery, including go-live and post-production support, building trust with clients throughout
- Act as a client-facing technical leader, running discussions, resolving issues, and aligning on delivery with local stakeholders
- Drive incident triage, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis, working closely with Operations teams and clients to resolve live issues, including participation in the on-call roster once onboarded
- Guide agile execution by taking on Scrum Master responsibilities and championing CI/CD and deployment automation
What you need to have to be considered
- Extensive commercial software engineering experience at a Principal or Staff level, with a proven record of leading teams, engaging clients, and owning outcomes
- Strong backend engineering expertise in Java and Spring Boot, including microservices and API design (payments context preferred)
- Solid understanding of the payments domain, including the payment lifecycle (authorisation, capture, settlement), transaction processing systems, reconciliation, refunds, and chargebacks
- Experience with payment gateway or orchestration platforms and PCI-DSS compliant systems
- Strong production mindset covering troubleshooting, incident triage, and root cause analysis, with comfort working in high-pressure live environments and willingness to participate in the on-call roster
- Based in Australia, with the ability to engage directly with local clients and stakeholders, a strong understanding of the local client environment and communication style, and time zone alignment
These will help you stand out
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
- Experience with database interaction and collaboration with DBAs
- Experience with large-scale system integration
- Experience taking on Scrum Master responsibilities and guiding agile execution
- Track record of building client trust during delivery and production situations
We’re excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don’t hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.
Über Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) i ist ein Technologiedienstleister und Entwickler von KI-Lösungen. Wir schlagen die Brücke zwischen KI-Investitionen und echtem unternehmerischem Mehrwert, indem wir ganzheitliche Full-Stack-KI-Lösungen für unsere Kunden entwickeln. Mit unserer fundierten Branchen-, Prozess- und Engineering-Expertise integrieren wir die spezifischen Anforderungen von Unternehmen passgenau in Technologiesysteme. So entfalten wir das menschliche Potenzial, erzielen greifbare Ergebnisse und sichern globalen Unternehmen in einer sich rasant wandelnden Welt den entscheidenden Vorsprung. Erfahren Sie mehr unter cognizant.ai oder @cognizant.
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