C# .Net + React Full Stack Lead Engineer : £130-150k : VP level Principal
Hunter Bond · London Area, United Kingdom
About this role
This is a senior, hands-on engineering role at the Vice President level within a global banking environment. The Principal Engineer will be responsible for driving modern engineering practices and technical direction across multiple engineering teams. Key responsibilities include hands-on development using C#/.NET and React/TypeScript, designing scalable enterprise applications and REST APIs, and modernizing legacy applications. The role involves defining reusable architecture patterns and supporting GitLab CI/CD and DevSecOps adoption. The candidate will mentor senior engineers and work with distributed systems and modern application architectures.
Skills & technologies
Nice to have
- Kubernetes
- OpenShift
- Docker
- microservices
- event-driven architecture
- cloud-native development
- DevSecOps
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We are partnering with a leading global bank to appoint a Principal Full Stack Lead Engineer at Vice President level. This is a senior, hands-on engineering role for someone who can operate across C#/.NET, React and TypeScript, while providing technical direction across multiple engineering teams.
You'll be responsible for driving modern engineering practices across a large-scale banking technology environment, working on complex applications and helping teams improve architecture, quality and delivery.
Key areas include:
- Hands-on development across C#/.NET and React/TypeScript
- Designing scalable enterprise applications and REST APIs
- Technical leadership across multiple engineering teams
- Defining reusable engineering and architecture patterns
- Modernising legacy applications and development practices
- Improving automated testing, code quality and engineering standards
- Supporting GitLab CI/CD and DevSecOps adoption
- Working with distributed systems, APIs and modern application architectures
- Mentoring senior engineers and providing technical guidance
Technology
Essential:
- C#, .NET, ReactJS, TypeScript, JavaScript, REST APIs, Git, CI/CD, automated testing and distributed applications.
Desirable:
- Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, microservices, event-driven architecture, cloud-native development and DevSecOps.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for an experienced Principal Engineer, Staff Engineer, Lead Engineer or equivalent with a strong track record in large enterprise environments.
You should be genuinely full stack, with significant hands-on experience across both .NET and React, and comfortable operating at architectural and technical leadership level.
Previous experience within banking or financial services is essential, ideally within a complex, highly regulated environment.
This is not a pure management or architecture role — you'll remain technically hands-on while influencing engineering direction across multiple teams.
