Principal Engineering Lead

A globally recognized professional services firm serving clients across the financial services sector.

The client operates an internal development center, a product-focused engineering unit embedded within the firm, responsible for building and delivering proprietary software across four core service lines. The unit runs approximately 50 active projects across five product verticals, built on an Azure-based technology stack.

The candidate will join Brightgrove's embedded team, working alongside existing placements including Product Owners, Engineering Leads, and specialists across the client's product verticals. On the client side, they will report to the Technology Solutions Lead and collaborate daily with Product Owners, Engineering Leads and development teams across verticals. The client's development center is organized around three pillars: Product Management, Technology & Engineering and Digital Operations, and this role sits firmly within the Technology & Engineering pillar.

• Interview process that respects people and their time
• Professional and open IT community
• Internal meet-ups and resources for knowledge sharing
• Time for recovery and relaxation
• Bright online and offline events
• Opportunity to become part of our internal volunteer community

• Lead the architecture, design, and development of enterprise-grade, cloud-native applications using .NET Core, C#, Angular, SQL and Azure services.
• Design and implement scalable, secure, and resilient Microservices and Micro-frontend architectures.
• Build distributed systems with Azure services (App Services, AKS, Functions, Cosmos DB, SQL Server) and drive DevOps automation using Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code.
• Define branching strategies, and release workflows using Azure DevOps and Git for version control.
• Lead integration of AI-assisted development into the existing dev processes.
• Conduct detailed code reviews to enforce best practices in coding standards, with a focus on Unit Testing and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Continuously optimize application performance, security, and scalability across cloud environments.
• Implement modern engineering principles such as Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Event-Driven Architecture (EDA).
• Foster a high-performance development culture using Agile/Scrum methodologies, ensuring the team delivers features iteratively and with high quality.
• Mentor and coach engineers on coding standards, cloud-native development, DevOps practices, AI-assisted practices, scalable system design, and testing methodologies.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend new technologies, tools, and frameworks to enhance product quality, team productivity, and process improvement.

•  8+ years of experience in enterprise-grade application development, with a strong focus on .NET Core, C#, Angular, Azure cloud services, and SQL.
• Strong ability to lead engineering teams, enforce best practices in coding standards, and mentor junior engineers on cloud-native development and DevOps practices.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing Microservices and Micro-frontend architectures.
• Seeking expertise in building distributed systems with Azure services and experience in containerization, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code.
• In-depth knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and Git for version control, with hands-on experience in automating deployment workflows using Azure DevOps.
• Strong experience in Unit Testing and Test-Driven Development (TDD), with a solid understanding of writing testable, high-quality, maintainable code.
• Solid understanding and experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies, ensuring iterative, high-quality delivery of software features.
• Ability to drive technical decisions, balance trade-offs between short-term and long-term goals, and guide the technical direction of the team.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills to address performance and scalability challenges in large-scale cloud applications.