Principal Software Engineer - Service Development

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GENERAL FUNCTION

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will serve as the Tech Lead and senior individual contributor for a dedicated agile squad, while also providing strategic technical leadership across squads and domains. You will lead the design and implementation of complex, scalable software solutions, influence enterprise architecture, and mentor engineers across job families. This role blends deep technical execution with cross-team architectural guidance, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and engineering excellence.

You will collaborate closely with product owners, architects, and engineering leadership to align squad-level solutions with broader business strategy. In your secondary capacity, you will support initiatives outside your squad, contributing to communities of practice, resolving cross-squad challenges, and driving improvements in engineering standards and practices.

You are expected to operate within the organization's risk framework by adhering to established policies, procedures, and controls. This includes identifying and managing risks appropriately throughout the software development lifecycle, ensuring compliance with audit and regulatory requirements, and contributing to a secure and resilient technology environment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Squad-Level Leadership & Development

• Serve as the Tech Lead for a development squad, guiding technical execution and ensuring alignment with architectural standards.
• Design and implement scalable, secure software solutions using modern frameworks and cloud-native technologies.
• Deliver APIs and real-time data streams for domain-specific functionality.
• Develop microservices using Java / Spring Boot and infrastructure as code in AWS / OpenShift using Terraform.
• Create and maintain system diagrams and architectural documentation for squad-owned features.
• Ensure software meets code quality standards and metrics, with a focus on performance, security, and maintainability.
• Drive observability standards within the squad, including logging schemas, critical metrics, and scalable monitoring solutions.

Cross-Squad Strategic Impact

AI Strategy & Enablement

Collaboration & Agile Execution

Risk & Compliance

TECHNICAL STACK & QUALIFICATIONS

Essential Qualifications

Desirable Skills

CERTIFICATIONS (Preferred)

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Position not available for immigration sponsorship.

Principal Software Engineer - Service Development

At Fifth Third, we understand the importance of recognizing our employees for the role they play in improving the lives of our customers, communities and each other. Our Total Rewards include comprehensive benefits and differentiated compensation offerings to give each employee the opportunity to be their best every day.

The base salary for this position is reflective of the range of salary levels for all roles within this pay grade across the U.S. Individual salaries within this range will vary based on factors such as role, relevant skillset, relevant experience, education and geographic location. In addition to the base salary, this role is eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan, with any such payment based upon company, line of business and / or individual performance.

Our extensive benefits programs are designed to support the individual needs of our employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional and social well-being.You can learn more about those programs on our 53.com Careers page at : https : / / www.53.com / content / fifth-third / en / careers / benefits.html or by consulting with your talent acquisition partner.

LOCATION Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

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Fifth Third Bank, National Association is proud to have an engaged and inclusive culture and to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity in all employment decisions regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, veteran status or any other legally protected status.