Principal Engineer

Overview
Marsh Tech is seeking to appoint a hands-on, delivery oriented, AI-native full-stack Principal Engineer to lead engineering teams and deliver key strategic software development initiatives.
This is a leadership role within the Marsh Product Development & Engineering team (PDE) and is based in the MMC Innovation Centre in Dublin.
The role of the Principal Engineer is to lead the engineering team in the development of advanced, innovative, scalable, secure, and user-centric solutions that delight our business colleagues and customers.
You will drive the technical direction of the software product to deliver to business needs and fully embrace and incorporate the use of AI tooling in the engineering process.
We are looking for candidates who are apt to experiment with and productionise new technologies to deliver software solutions that bring the best of what tech can offer to our business colleagues and users.
Your leadership will ensure the products are built with best practices, focusing on security, performance, maintainability, and innovative AI integration.
This is a fantastic opportunity to lead and shape strategic technology capabilities for Marsh.
Note: This role is based in the MMC Innovation Centre in Dublin, and the successful candidate is expected to be in the office 3 days per week.
Responsibilities
Lead and inspire engineering teams: manage and mentor a small team of experienced and AI-enabled full-stack engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, quality, and continuous improvement.
This is a hands-on role, where you will lead by example.
Design and build innovative enterprise solutions: develop scalable, secure, and robust full-stack applications that utilise the latest technology, including AI, to deliver business value and competitive advantage.
Set and deliver the technology roadmap: work closely with product managers, architects, and other stakeholders to understand the opportunity domain and align the engineering team with business goals.
Lead automation and innovation in the software engineering process: drive opportunities to incorporate AI into the development process and lead teams through the transformation journey.
Collaborate across teams to improve standards: ensure alignment with firm-wide tooling, standards, and processes and drive continuous improvement.
Stay relevant in the technology conversation: keep Marsh at the forefront of innovation through engaged leadership.
What you need to have
Experience in building and leading distributed technology teams working on complex, enterprise-scale systems.
Deep full-stack and cloud-native engineering experience across a range of technologies; ability to adapt to a standard modern tech stack and focus on overall capability rather than specific tools.
Experience with modern cloud architectures and development environments that promote re-use.
AI-native experience, including using AI in the software development process and building AI-enabled components.
An agile approach suitable for a global enterprise, with an incremental delivery mindset; experience with different software delivery methods and working in a matrix organization with distributed teams from diverse cultures.
What makes you stand out
Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills; ability to simplify complexity and deliver creative, elegant solutions.
Ability to communicate with both business and technical audiences and translate business opportunities into technology solutions.
Experience with large-scale, complex, globally deployed solutions and practices such as SRE.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; comfortable working in a distributed environment and building cross-team relationships.
Credible at all levels of the organization, from C-suite to engineers and developers.
Why join our team
Professional development opportunities, engaging work, and supportive leadership.
A vibrant and inclusive culture with opportunities to collaborate and impact colleagues, clients, and communities.
Scale to provide a range of career opportunities.
Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive, and flexible work environment.
We are an equal opportunities employer and provide reasonable accommodations to candidates with disabilities.
We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
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