WHAT MAKES US, US
Join some of the most innovative thinkers in FinTech as we lead the evolution of financial technology. If you are an innovative, curious, collaborative person who embraces challenges and wants to grow, learn and pursue outcomes with our prestigious financial clients, say Hello to SimCorp!
At its foundation, SimCorp is guided by our values — caring, customer success-driven, collaborative, curious, and courageous. Our people-centered organization focuses on skills development, relationship building, and client success. We take pride in cultivating an environment where all team members can grow, feel heard, valued, and empowered.
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Why this role is important to us
At SimCorp, we support some of the biggest financial institutions in the world to optimize their investments, accounting, and operations
We are seeking a skilled Principal Software Engineer to join our team which is based in Bad Homburg where you will contribute to the development of complex software solutions.
If you thrive in a creative and collaborative environment, and you have an interest in building reliable, scalable, and performant software, we want to hear from you.
What you will be responsible for:
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement highly distributed and scalable systems
Develop and maintain backend services, ensuring performance and reliability
Being part of server tier development delivering new frameworks and components as foundation for moving the integrated system SimCorp Dimension into 3-Tier architecture and cloud
Transferring business logic that drives our clients’ success into readable and maintainable code
Having a detailed focus on the security aspects of the development, and help teams improve in the topic of software security
Apply comprehensive analytical and problem-solving skills to investigate and resolve complex production service issues
Plan and schedule software development tasks, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality code
Provide technical leadership
What we value:
5+ years experience in a similar role
Proficient problem-solving skills, expertise in software engineering practices, and the ability to mentor junior engineers
Proficiency in coding in C#
Readiness to work with mature code to be transformed to cloud optimized architecture (APL - https://tryapl.org/)
Extensive experience in designing and building large-scale distributed systems
Solid background in backend development with a focus on performance, reliability, efficiency, and scale-out
Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms, with proficient testing, debugging, and analytical skills
Ability to diagnose and resolve complex production service issues at scale
Efficient English communication skills, both written and verbal
BENEFITS
Global hybrid work policy - We ask you to work 2 days a week from the office. If you choose you can work remotely the other days. Of course you are welcome at the office if that is your preference.
Growth and innovation - Every 6th sprint is reserved for planning and innovation. So, with regular intervals you have a chance to explore and learn new skills or improve something that you believe will be beneficial to you, your team or the application.
Self- Direction - High degree of self-organization. Each team and developer have a high degree of freedom to plan, organize and design their work.
Inclusive and diverse company culture
Pension and health benefits and bonus
Work-life balance – We strongly believe that an equilibrium between professional responsibilities makes us all the best version of our self’s, both in private life and as a colleague in the workplace
Empowerment – We believe that all voices are valuable and must be heard. You will involved in shaping our work processes
NEXT STEPS
Please send us your application in English via our career site as soon as possible, we process incoming applications continually. Please note that only applications sent through our system will be processed. At SimCorp, we recognize that bias can unintentionally occur in the recruitment process. To uphold fairness and equal opportunities for all applicants, we kindly ask you to exclude personal data such as photos, age, or any non-professional information from your application. Thank you for aiding us in our endeavor to mitigate biases in our recruitment process.
If you are interested in being a part of SimCorp but are not sure this role is suitable, submit your CV anyway. SimCorp is on a positive growth journey, and our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to assist you discover the right role for you. The approximate time to consider your CV is three weeks.
We are focused on continually improving our talent acquisition process and making everyone’s experience positive and valuable. Therefore, during the process we will ask you to provide your feedback, which is highly appreciated.
Top Skills
What We Do
SimCorp is a provider of industry-leading integrated investment management solutions for the global buy side.
Founded in 1971, with more than 3,000 employees across five continents, we are a truly global technology leader who empowers 40 of the world’s top 100 financial companies through our integrated platform, services, and partner ecosystem.
SimCorp is a subsidiary of Deutsche Boerse Group.
For more information, see www.simcorp.com.
