Principal Engineer
finovaManchester, England, United Kingdom
Posted January 14, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Finova is the UK’s largest mortgage and savings technology provider, powering one in every five mortgages across the country.
Job Description
Finova is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead technical direction, improve engineering practices, and mentor others to deliver high-quality software. The successful candidate will partner with engineering, product, and delivery leads to shape technical direction and evolve our complex B2B workflow platform.
Requirements
- Expert in TypeScript / JavaScript with strong experience in containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Knowledge of at least one high performance language such as GoLang
- Skilled in designing and evolving distributed, cloud-native systems (experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP is a plus)
- Strong understanding of software architecture principles, API-first design, event-driven and microservices patterns
- Deep appreciation for automation, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code
- Naturally influence without authority, building alignment across teams through clarity, empathy, and technical credibility
- Passionate about mentoring and knowledge sharing — you raise the bar for those around you
- Pragmatic and outcome-driven, always balancing technical purity with business value
Benefits
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Bank holiday trading and holiday purchase options
- Flexible hybrid working policy
- Life Assurance
- Group Income Protection
- Private Medical Insurance
- Pension scheme via Salary Exchange
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Virtual GP
