Technical ownership, clearly communicate trade-offs, risks, and dependencies to senior investment and technology stakeholders.
8+ years experience in leading the design, development, and deployment of scalable solutions using Java Spring boot, Azure services, and SQL-based data platforms.
Define and enforce coding standards, architecture best practices, and development workflows through design and code reviews.
Drive modern architecture patterns including Azure Platform-as-a-Service (Paas) component orchestration, API-driven microservices and event-driven (pub/sub) systems.
Design and optimize SQL data models, queries, and stored procedures in Snowflake for performance and scalability.
Establish strong testing and quality standards, including unit testing and API test automation.
Champion adoption of GitHub Copilot as an AI-assisted development capability while ensuring SDLC discipline remains intact.
Collaboration, Influence & Mentorship
Partner cross-functionally with data engineering, architecture, and product teams to deliver cohesive solutions.
Mentor and coach engineers across levels, raising overall technical engineering practices.
Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders and influence architectural decisions.
Guide best practices for SQL database design, optimization, and data integrity.
Drive CI/CD pipeline automation and resolve critical production issues.
Architect AI-driven applications and integrate machine learning models into production systems.
Domain Knowledge (Highly Preferred)
Experience in Front office Investment Management solutions including but not limited to Portfolio management, Trading and Rebalancing, Account/Client onboarding etc.
Understanding of Asset Management asset classes, portfolio theory, and investment constraints.
Experience with Blackrock Aladdin, Bloomberg AIM, or other OMS platforms.
Experience with financial data providers (Bloomberg, FactSet, MSCI) and APIs.
Required Skills:
Azure PaaS & Cloud Architecture: Expertise in Azure services (App Service, Functions, databases, integration tools) with ability to design scalable, resilient, cloud-native architectures.
Development, DevOps & Automation: Strong programming skills (e.g., Java Springboot, Container deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (ARM/Terraform) for automated deployments.
Security, Monitoring & Operations: Proficiency in Azure security (Entra ID, RBAC, Key Vault), observability (Monitor, App Insights), and performance optimization of distributed systems.
Experience with Service Oriented Architecture (SOAP/REST APIs) and messaging technologies MQ and JMS.
Experience in Spring/Spring boot frameworks in developing Java (POJO) based applications.
Salary Range:
$137,400 - 233,600 USD
Benefits
Health insuranceDental insuranceVision insurance401(k)Parental leave
Additional Information
About Northern Trust:
Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.
Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.
Title: Principal Software Engineer
Role Overview
The Principal Software Engineer in NTAM Investments Technology is a senior technical leader with 10+ years' experience in financial services responsible for architecting and delivering scalable software and data platforms with a strong emphasis on Java-based services, data engineering, and Cloud enablement. This role partners closely with engineers, product owners, and business stakeholders in NTAM Investments to build secure, reliable, and high-performance systems, while setting engineering standards and mentoring other engineers.
The ideal candidate has deep hands-on experience in Java (Springboot, React), strong SQL and data modeling capabilities, experience deploying on Microsoft Azure Cloud, and demonstrated ability to design data-driven performant financial applications.
Ntrs · Chicago, IL