Principal Software Engineer

Principal Software Engineer
About MCO (MyComplianceOffice)
MCO is a rising star in the world of compliance technology. From a humble startup, MCO is 
now the global leader in conduct-risk compliance management, with almost 1500 clients 
around the world, including many of the global financial leaders.
MCO is 15 years old and continues to enjoy tremendous growth. Recent product 
developments, new acquisitions, and unfilled needs in the market creates exciting 
opportunities for MCO to expand in the coming years. Business has been booming – with 
MCO achieving the much-heralded status of "the rule of 40" reflecting our excellent sales 
growth and underlying financial health. Recently voted the Technology Company of the 
Year, MCO is recognized as a world leader. MCO is financially strong with revenues and 
customer base growing at over 20% per annum.
MCO has an extensive Product Delivery team spread around the world.

About the MCO SaaS Platform
Our compliance platform helps companies reduce their risk of misconduct. Our SAAS-based 
platform lets compliance professionals demonstrate that they are proactively managing the 
regulated activities of employees, third-party vendors, and other agents of the firm. Available 
as a unified suite or à la carte, our easy-to-use and extensible SaaS-based solutions get 
clients up and running quickly and cost-efficiently. We've built our passion and proficiency for 
compliance automation into every product, enabling clients to use technology to 
minimize conduct risk.

About the Role
The role of the Principal Software Engineer demands an extensive background in Java 
development, coupled with the capacity to assume a central role as a technical luminary. In 
this capacity, you will spearhead the architectural design, intricate development, and 
seamless deployment of sophisticated software solutions for MCO. Your mastery of Java will 
serve as a beacon, providing guidance and mentorship to our development cohort while 
ensuring the adoption of industry best practices.
Your technical leadership will be instrumental in driving the agile evolution of our product 
features through iterative development cycles while adhering to design principles, design 
patterns, and efficient algorithms. Moreover, your ability to conduct comprehensive code 
reviews and implement continuous integration and delivery pipelines will facilitate the swift 
and reliable dissemination of high-quality software.
Your expertise will help enhance system performance, scalability, and security, while also 
promoting an innovative and excellent culture within our development team. This will 
ultimately result in delivering software solutions that blend advanced technology with 
practical solutions, providing exceptional value to our valued clients.

Responsibilities

• Offer technical leadership and direction to the development team, ensuring the 
adoption of best practices, sound architectural choices, and code excellence.

• Craft clean, effective, and sustainable code, aligning with industry-standard 
coding practices.

• Collaborate seamlessly with diverse teams to comprehend system elements, 
interdependencies, and implementation requirements.

• Conduct code reviews to guarantee adherence to coding standards, unearth 
enhancement opportunities, and provide mentorship to team members.

• Tackle intricate technical hurdles and performance concerns, presenting 
inventive remedies. Swiftly troubleshoot and resolve production issues to prevent 
service disruptions.

• Ensure punctual delivery of top-notch software.

• Guide and mentor fellow developers, nurturing their growth and offering technical 
insights.

• Engage with product managers and Product Owners to grasp customer needs, 
translate requirements into technical specifics, and contribute to product 
evolution.

• Direct initiatives for continuous improvement, optimizing development 
procedures, elevating software quality, and boosting team efficiency.

Experiences and Skills

• 12+ years of expertise, demonstrating strong Java development proficiency 
alongside robust logical and analytical capabilities.

• Exhibiting comprehensive mastery in Full Stack Development, with sustained 
hands-on involvement throughout the professional journey.

• Evidencing adeptness in team leadership, exemplifying effective guidance and 
coordination.

• Possessing in-depth comprehension of application design, architectural best 
practices, and design patterns.

• Commanding proficiency in Spring and Spring Boot framework deployment, 
coupled with prowess in ORM frameworks such as Hibernate or equivalent.

• Acquiring familiarity or a foundational grasp of the Angular framework.

• Showcasing excellent SQL skills, ideally inclusive of fundamental query 
performance tuning knowledge.

• Presenting a history of crafting JUnit test cases with dexterity.

• Displaying tangible instances of technical leadership, steering development 
teams, and propelling pivotal technical resolutions.

• Demonstrating a sound understanding of agile software development 
methodologies.

• Possessing hands-on experience with Restful APIs and an excellent grasp of 
development standards.

• Noteworthy familiarity with Liquibase, if present, adds value to the profile