Senior Principal Engineer

Reporting to the SVP Software Engineering you will:

• Architecture Leadership and Strategy
  • Achieve the architecture vision for D2C platforms with a mobile-first, AI-first mindset.
  • Develop architecture roadmaps across iOS, Android, and web platforms with a focus on scalability, maintainability, and rapid experimentation.
  • Champion modern architectural patterns including micro frontends, server-driven UI (SDUI), BFF, serverless compute, and distributed systems.
  • Ensure understanding of OneECS enterprise architecture principles and balance long-term platform goals with near-term delivery needs.
  • Establish patterns and platforms that accelerate innovation, such as headless CMS, low-code rules engines, and a modern experimentation platform.
• Platform Ownership and Hands-on Leadership
  • Lead architectural design and reviews across consumer-facing systems and internal developer platforms.
  • Ensure cohesive design of APIs, backend services, mobile and web frontends using modern, componentized, and service-oriented approaches.
  • Guide and influence technical decisions on core platform capabilities such as identity management, personalization, content delivery, A/B testing, and customer engagement.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration and Influence
  • Be the architectural voice in cross-domain and cross-functional settings, influencing product direction, engineering execution, and long-term platform investments.
  • Partner with enterprise architecture, data teams, cybersecurity, and operations to ensure end-to-end solution integrity.
  • Provide architectural guidance to senior engineers, architects, and technical leads across domains.
• Innovation and Thought Leadership
  • Drive strategic technology initiatives including cloud-native adoption, API-first ecosystems, platform reusability, and AI-driven personalization.
  • Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies including Generative AI capabilities to solve complex business and consumer problems.
  • Be a visible technical leader who promotes best practices, engineering excellence, and continuous improvement.

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, create marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realize their financial goals and help them save time and money.

We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more industry segments.

We invest in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. As a FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 22,500 people across 32 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at experianplc.com

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, including 5+ years in architecture or principal engineering roles.
• Experience designing and building consumer-grade platforms across native mobile (iOS with Swift, Android with Kotlin) and web (React.js, Angular) technologies.Expertise in
  • Microservices and serverless architectures (Spring Boot, AWS Lambda)
  • GraphQL, API-first design, and BFF patterns
  • Cloud-native services on AWS (e.g., Kinesis, DynamoDB, Kafka, EventBridge)
  • Server-driven UI (SDUI) used across iOS, Android, and Web
  • Distributed, fault-tolerant systems with real-time processing and high availability
• Operational excellence mindset with experience in system observability, monitoring, and incident management.
• Experience architecting or integrating headless CMS, low-code rules engines, and experimentation platforms.
• Background in consumer technology domains such as credit, personal finance, or digital marketplaces.
• Experience leading architecture for platforms supporting experimentation, feature flagging, and personalization.
• Familiarity with API productization, data mesh concepts, and domain-driven design.
• Exposure to Generative AI frameworks and their application in building next-gen consumer experiences.
• Software Architecture

• Mobile App Development
• GenAI
• Microservices
• GraphQL
• Experimentation

Benefits/Perks

• Great compensation package and bonus plan
• Core benefits including full medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
• Flexible schedule, ability to work remotely, hybrid, or in-office
• Flexible time off, including volunteer time off, vacation, sick, and 12-paid holidays

Additional Information

Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's culture and people are important differentiators. We take our people agenda very seriously and focus on what matters; DEI, work/life balance, development, authenticity, engagement, collaboration, wellness, reward & recognition, volunteering... the list goes on. Experian's people first approach is award-winning; Great Place To Work™ in 24 countries, FORTUNE Best Companies to work and Glassdoor Best Places to Work (globally 4.4 Stars) to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or our Careers Site to understand why.

Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Innovation is an important part of Experian's DNA and practices, and our diverse workforce drives our success. Everyone can succeed at Experian and bring their whole self to work, irrespective of their gender, ethnicity, religion, color, sexuality, physical ability or age. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.