Principal Technical Engineer

Fifth Third Bank

. Design and implement technology solutions using modern engineering tools and Agile practices .

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $96,500 - $207,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JenkinsPostgresRSpecRubyRuby on RailsTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and implement technology solutions using modern engineering tools and Agile practices
Work with self-directed, cross-functional, and product-oriented teams in a highly collaborative environment
Deliver some of the bank's most important products and services while developing skills and experience well beyond your initial role
Develop and maintain Newline's core RESTful API using Ruby on Rails
Work with SRE's to design and implement our backend infrastructure using Terraform
Work with the QA team to write thorough unit and integration tests
Participate in software architecture discussions and code reviews
Integrate our platform with bank core services and APIs
Assist in establishing data security and information security best practices
Participate in API platform scaling and optimization sessions
Develop Newline's internal data pipeline and BI tools
Implement and maintain new features and capabilities while continuously improving the quality of our technical products and services
Build and share technical expertise with your Agile team and other members of the organization
Follow industry and organizational best practices and standards, and participate in company communities of practice to continuously refine and communicate them
Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement
Achieve operational excellence by automating processes and creating maintainable, supportable, and testable solutions
Keep up with technology trends and innovations in your field(s) of practice
Provide operational support and troubleshooting for your team’s products and services
Maintain appropriate controls and documentation to ensure compliance with all company and regulatory requirements
Provide coaching, mentoring, and training for new or less experienced team members
Provide leadership and guidance to your team in your technical field(s) of expertise
Other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technology field or equivalent combination of education and work experience
Eight+ years of engineering or other IT work experience relevant to the position
Prior experience working in a technical or team lead capacity
Hands-on experience with Ruby and Ruby on Rails required
Experience working with PostgreSQL and ActiveRecord
Experience writing unit tests in RSpec
Knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins)
Ability to build and consume command line tools
Experience working in an Agile software environment
Experience working with IaC deployments (Terraform) is a plus
Experience building high TPS API systems (~100 TPS) is a plus
Experience shipping highly-available (99.99%) enterprise B2B SaaS products is preferred
Experience working in a regulated financial environment is a plus
Strong problem-solving and communication skills
Willingness to work in a highly-collaborative environment
Solid understanding and significant experience with modern software development practices, tools, and/or hardware technologies
Solid understanding of IT security best practices
Experience designing, implementing, and supporting complex technical solutions

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive benefits
Differentiated compensation offerings

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Hard Skills & Tools

RubyRuby on RailsPostgreSQLActiveRecordRSpecCI/CDTerraformAPI developmentData pipelineBI tools

Soft Skills

Problem-solvingCommunicationCollaborationCoachingMentoringLeadershipContinuous improvementOperational excellenceTechnical expertiseTeam leadership

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in technology field