Principal Software Engineer

THE DEPOSITORY TRUST & CLEARING CORPORATION SEEKS:TITLE: Principal Software EngineerJOB DUTIES: Lead the design and implementation of technical solutions with a strong focus on reliability, data integrity, maintainability, reusability, extensibility, usability, and scalability.Define and enforce scalability and performance benchmarks for assigned applications, ensuring compliance with performance, privacy, and security standards.Design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable, and cloud-native applications.Proactively analyze and tune application performance to identify, eliminate, and prevent performance bottlenecks.Manage day-to-day technical activities of the team and oversee business-critical applications, including ownership of technical designs across distributed teams and locations.Conduct architecture, design, and code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, unit testing, security, scalability, and maintainability guidelines.Diagnose and resolve data and environment-related issues, performing impact analysis, root cause analysis, and implementing corrective, adaptive, and perfective maintenance.Define and manage technical processes with a strong emphasis on non-functional requirements.Collaborate closely with business analysts and stakeholders to ensure solutions meet both functional and non-functional requirements.Design and implement efficient, scalable data pipelines using Snowflake and Python, optimizing solutions for performance and cost efficiency.Work with container platforms such as OpenShift and Amazon EKS to design, deploy, and manage containerized applications.Demonstrate strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts and solutions.Apply appropriate software development methodologies, including Agile practices, based on project needs.Integrate risk management and control processes into daily responsibilities, actively monitoring risks, mitigating issues, and escalating concerns as appropriate. JOB REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering (any), Technology Management or related field and 8 years of experience in the job or related position OR a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering (any), Technology Management or related field and 6 years of experience in the job or related position. Prior education, training or experience to include:Java/J2EE Technologies and design patterns: Java 7/8, J2EE (Servlets, JSP and JSTL, EJB, JMS, JDBC)Java Frameworks: Spring 5, Spring bootFrontend Technology: Angular, Prime NG, Bootstrap CSSObject Relational Mapping (ORM) frameworks: myBatis and HibernateUser Interface languages: HTML, JavaScript, CSS, JSON, AJAXHands-on experience with RESTful web services.Database: DB2, OracleJava Development Tools and Application Servers: Eclipse IDE, IBM WebSphere 8.5 and above, Tomcat 8.0Testing Frameworks / Technology: JUnit, Performance testingData Formats: JSON, XMLApplication build scripts: Git, Gradle and MavenLOCATION: Tampa, FL. Telecommuting may be permitted a few days a week. When not telecommuting, must report to DTCC’s office in Tampa, FL.SALARY: $145,642.00 per year. APPLY: Please e-mail resume with cover letter to DTCC at View email address on click.appcast.io, reference Job Code 10163837/ Principal Software Engineer/ Tampa FLPosting Date: 2026-08-06