Principal Engineer

Payoneer

Herzliya, Israel
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System-level thinking
Cloud-native transformation
Backend and platform engineering excellence
** Payoneer is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead the architecture, modernization, and technical direction of their Business Applications domain. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in cloud-native systems, backend engineering, and leadership, driving architectural decisions across multiple teams. **

Job Summary

  • As a Principal Engineer within Payoneer’s Business Applications domain, you are a senior technical authority responsible for shaping the long‑term architecture, engineering standards, and modernization strategy of mission‑critical financial systems.
  • You will operate at a domain‑wide and cross‑domain level, driving architectural decisions, influencing multiple teams, and ensuring that Payoneer’s cloud‑native transformation is scalable, secure, and sustainable.
  • This role is ideal for a highly experienced engineer who combines deep hands‑on expertise with strategic architectural thinking, thrives in ambiguous problem spaces, and is motivated by solving complex, systemic challenges at scale.

Matching Summary

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** Payoneer is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead the architecture, modernization, and technical direction of their Business Applications domain. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in cloud-native systems, backend engineering, and leadership, driving architectural decisions across multiple teams. **

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • System-level thinking
  • Cloud-native transformation
  • Backend and platform engineering excellence
  • DevOps, reliability, and security mindset
  • Large-scale cloud and legacy modernization

Nice-to-have

  • Strategic architectural thinking
  • Thrives in ambiguous problem spaces
  • Node.js experience is an advantage
  • Fintech or regulated environments experience

Key Requirements

  • 10+ years backend software engineering experience
  • 5+ years senior technical leadership
  • Ownership of large-scale modernization/migration initiatives
  • Expertise in microservices, event-driven architectures, API design
  • Deep expertise in distributed systems

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