Principal Software Engineer

Job Description

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We're committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive.
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location.
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The Impact you will have in this role :

The Development family is responsible for creating, designing, deploying, and supporting applications, programs, and software solutions. May include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities related to software products used internally or externally on product platforms supported by the firm. The software development process requires in-depth domain expertise in existing and emerging development methodologies, tools, and programming languages. Software Developers work closely with business partners and / or external clients in defining requirements and implementing solutions. The Software Engineering role specializes in planning, documenting technical requirements, designing, developing, and testing all software systems and applications for the firm. Works closely with architects, product managers, project management, and end-users in the development and enhancement of existing software systems and applications, proposing and recommending solutions that solve complex business problems.

Your Primary Responsibilities :

• 10+ years of Active Development Experience/ Expertise in Java/J2EE Based Applications proven ability with Hibernate, Spring, Spring MVC,Soap/Rest API
• Strong database and PL/SQL skills (Oracle, Postgres, Snowflake preferred)
• Experience with Autosys, Orchestration ETL or Reporting tools is desired.
• Drive design discussions and own the squad in implementation of automated solutions based on business-driven requirements.
• Perform design and code reviews to ensure business requirement implementation is achieved without compromising on performance and best practices.
• Ability to demonstrate DevOps techniques and practices like Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Test Automation, Build Automation and Test-Driven Development to enable the rapid delivery of working code utilizing tools like Jenkins, Cloud bees, Git, etc.
• Challenge and encourages team members to pick up coding best practices (Modularity, scalability, adaptability)
• Capability to develop thorough understanding of application over time and be skillful to provide work around and have a vision towards long term solution for automation of manual processes.
• Ground level day to day co-ordination with squad is needed to ensure risks or dependencies are assessed within application framework right from analysis all the way through build, test, and deployment to ensure smooth delivery.

**NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree preferred with Masters or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years' experience with backend technologies such Oracle and any relational databases

Talents Needed for Success:

• Hands on experience or familiarity with snowflake is an added advantage.
• Experience in developing and using AWS cloud stack (S3, SQS, Redshift, Lamda etc.) is a plus.
• Experience with Apache Kafka (or Confluent Kafka), Kafka APIs and tooling (e.g., Kafka Connect, KStreams, KSQL) is a plus.
• Problem solving and critical thinking skills needed while designing business solutions.
• Mentor and motivate the team to learn new technologies and to pick up new opportunities to develop skill set for individual growth and to contribute to team's efficiency.
• Proactive attitude and takes ownership of tasks and follow them through to completion.

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

About Us

With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC's subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at U.S. $3.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories valued at U.S. $99 trillion. DTCC's Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more than 25 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at or connect with us on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you'll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It's the chance to make a difference at a company that's truly one of a kind.

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