FIS

Principal Engineer, Software

FIS
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1 day ago
Jacksonville, FL, USAStaff+
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Responsibilities

  • Define enterprise architecture and technical strategy for agentic software engineering capabilities.
  • Establish reference architectures for coding agents, harnesses, reusable libraries, and automated development workflows.
  • Set standards for Model Context Protocol servers, tools, interfaces, and lifecycle management.
  • Guide design decisions involving security, scalability, reliability, and platform interoperability.
  • Establish controls for evaluating, testing, monitoring, and governing AI-generated software.
  • Optimize complex software architectures for changing requirements and enterprise-scale adoption.
  • Advise engineering, product, implementation, and client-facing teams on high-impact technical decisions.
  • Lead investigation and resolution of complex software and integration challenges.
  • Coach senior engineers and technical leads on architecture, agentic programming, and engineering excellence.
  • Influence long-term roadmaps, development practices, and technology investments.

Requirements

  • Master-level expertise in software architecture, platform engineering, and enterprise application development.
  • Advanced proficiency with Python, TypeScript, or comparable languages used for complex software platforms.
  • Demonstrated success shaping technical strategy for large-scale, long-term software initiatives.
  • Deep experience with distributed systems, cloud architecture, APIs, security, and production reliability.
  • Proven ability to establish engineering standards and influence decisions across organizational boundaries.
  • Expertise in code quality, automated testing, performance optimization, and software lifecycle governance.
  • Bachelor-level degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Preferred: expertise in agentic programming, coding agents, or large language model application architecture.
  • Preferred: experience with Model Context Protocol development and adoption patterns.
  • Preferred: knowledge of Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode, or comparable AI engineering ecosystems.
  • Preferred: experience establishing AI evaluation, observability, safety, and governance frameworks.
  • Preferred: client-facing engineering experience involving technical strategy, implementation, and executive-level communication.
  • Preferred: advanced degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Benefits

  • Full-time employment.
  • Competitive salary and benefits.
  • Personal and professional learning opportunities.
  • Inclusive and diverse work environment.
  • Resources and opportunities to give back to the community.
  • Opportunity to make an impact in fintech.
FIS

About FIS

10,000+ employees

FIS builds financial technology for banks, merchants, and capital-markets firms, including core banking platforms, payment processing, fraud/risk tools, and investment/treasury systems. It sells enterprise software, cloud services, and outsourced processing via long-term contracts and transaction-based fees. Founded in 1968 and headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, FIS is a Fortune 500 public company trading on the NYSE (FIS) with customers worldwide.

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