Job description
Principal Software Engineer (F/M/X)
Company Overview
Acuity Analytics delivers enhanced performance and productivity to over 800 of the world’s leading financial services firms and corporates, operating as a trusted partner for over 23 years. We are a team of 7,200 workflow experts, domain specialists, and pioneers in AI-driven transformation. Our scale, security, and global reach across 28 locations give clients efficiency and confidence. Together, we enable better decisions that deliver enhanced performance. Acuity Analytics, the trading name for Acuity Knowledge Partners, is owned by global private equity firm Permira with Equistone as a minority shareholder.
Key Responsibilities
- Architectural Design: Analyse client business requirements and design scalable, reliable, and secure end-to-end software solutions, with a primary focus on the .NET framework and Microsoft Azure platform or any other cloud platform.
- Technical Governance: Provide expert guidance and solve the most complex technical challenges for multiple development teams across the full technology stack, from frontend to backend.
- Pre-Sales & Solutioning: Partner with the sales team to develop technical concepts, proposals, and effort estimations during the pre-sales cycle.
- Client Engagement: Act as a primary technical point of contact for clients, effectively communicating architectural decisions, and translating business needs into technical specifications.
- Mentorship: Coach and mentor senior and junior engineers, promoting best practices in software development, security, and cloud architecture.
- Technology Strategy: Identify and evaluate emerging technology trends, contributing to strategic decisions that shape the company's technical direction.
Requirements / Qualifications
- Significant professional experience in software engineering, with a demonstrable history of designing complex software architectures.
- Deep expertise in backend development using the .NET ecosystem (C#, .NETCore/6+, ASP.NET).
- Frontend Proficiency: Good command of modern frontend development, with expertise in at least one major JavaScript UI framework such as React, Angular, or Vue.js.
- Strong, practical experience with Microsoft Azure services, including compute, database, security, and container services (AKS).
- Proficiency in designing and implementing RESTful APIs and database schemas.
- Solid knowledge of system architecture, containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).
- Familiarity with software security best practices and identity management solutions (e.g., OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, Azure AD).
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to work effectively with clients and cross-functional teams.
- Full professional fluency in both German and English (written and spoken).
Preferred Qualifications
- A passion for high-quality code, user experience, and attention to detail.
- A proactive, self-motivated attitude with a desire for continuous learning.
- Experience in a consulting or agency environment is a plus.
Location
Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Remote: false
Employment Type
Full Time
