Duration: 6 months +
Location- Knutsford, South Manchester (on-site 2-3 days per week)
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Our client, a leading banking institution, is hiring a hands-on Principal Engineer to drive a strategic technology transformation. This role is perfect for an experienced backend engineer with deep expertise in workflow orchestration platforms like Camunda and/or Temporal.io, and a passion for building resilient, scalable enterprise systems.
What you'll be doing:
* Lead technical evaluation and comparison of Camunda vs Temporal.io
* Design scalable patterns and reference architectures for enterprise workflow orchestration
* Drive modern backend engineering standards, including CI/CD, deployment automation, and operational best practices
* Architect durable, fault-tolerant distributed systems with high observability
* Develop integration strategies across enterprise APIs, event streams, and downstream systems
* Build reusable frameworks, prototypes, and production solutions independently
* Guide engineering teams on orchestration, system resilience, and operational excellence
* Collaborate with stakeholders to define scalable technology roadmaps
* Contribute to AI-enabled software initiatives using LLM frameworks and AWS AI services
What you'll bring:
* Proven experience with Camunda and/or Temporal.io in backend and distributed systems
* Strong Python skills and experience designing production-grade APIs
* Expertise in building resilient, fault-tolerant enterprise applications
* Knowledge of workflow orchestration, retries, state management, and failure handling
* Experience with APIs, messaging, microservices, and event-driven architectures
* Hands-on experience with LangChain, LangGraph, LangSmith, and AI-powered workflows
* Familiarity with AWS Bedrock, AWS AgentCore, serverless, and container deployments (preferred)
* Ability to evaluate technologies independently and influence engineering standards
* Strong stakeholder management and mentoring skills
This is an exciting opportunity to lead innovative projects within a dynamic financial environment. If you're passionate about AI, workflow automation, and building operationally mature systems, we want to hear from you!
Apply now to be part of a forward-thinking team shaping the future of banking technology.
If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website
Salary description
£490.00 - £500.00 per day