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.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Architecture
- 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.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Northern Trust will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)
Salary Range:
$137,400 - 233,600 USDSalary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension), health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability), paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life & accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.
Working with Us:
As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.
Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.
We’d love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world’s most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater
Reasonable accommodation
Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at [email protected].
We hope you’re excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.
Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.
Skills Required
- Authorized to work in the U.S. without employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future
- 10+ years' experience in financial services technology
- 8+ years leading design, development, and deployment of scalable solutions using Java Spring Boot, Azure services, and SQL-based platforms
- Expertise in Azure PaaS and cloud architecture (App Service, Functions, integration tools, databases)
- Strong SQL skills and data modeling experience; optimize queries and stored procedures in Snowflake
- Experience with container deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (ARM/Terraform)
- Proficiency in Azure security and observability (Entra ID, RBAC, Key Vault, Monitor, App Insights)
- Experience with SOAP/REST APIs and messaging technologies (MQ, JMS)
- Experience with front-office investment management domains (portfolio management, trading, onboarding) or OMS platforms (BlackRock Aladdin, Bloomberg AIM)
- Familiarity with financial data providers and APIs (Bloomberg, FactSet, MSCI)
Northern Trust Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northern Trust and has not been reviewed or approved by Northern Trust.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are positioned as a standout, with a 401(k) plus an additional employer-funded pension described as a differentiator. This combination is repeatedly framed as a meaningful offset within total rewards, especially for long-term financial security.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits are depicted as generous, spanning paid time off, holidays, and dedicated paid volunteer time. The breadth of leave options is highlighted as a consistent strength that supports work-life balance.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is characterized as comprehensive, typically including medical, dental, vision, and mental-health support through an assistance program. The offering is portrayed as robust and family-supportive, with multiple plan options in some descriptions.
Northern Trust Insights
What We Do
As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing and investment solutions, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise and integrity. A globally recognized Fortune 500 Company in continuous operation since 1889, we’ve built a legacy of empowering clients to reach their goals with confidence. Since our roots as a trust bank, we’ve grown to a global presence with more than 24,000 employees in more than 20 countries and across six core business units: Wealth Management Asset Management Asset Servicing Technology Corporate Functions Enterprise Operations Join a Team That’s Achieving Greater At Northern Trust, we refer to our employees as partners – with good reason. We understand that relationships are the key to our success. Here you’ll join a diverse and inclusive team of innovators with the drive to challenge the way things have always been done. Instead of choosing between a dynamic career and work-life balance, enjoy working with a team that supports your goals in the office and at home. We’ll help you get where you want to go without sacrificing what matters most to you. Delivering value and adhering to our enduring principles What are enduring principles? Since our founding, they have guided our strategy and success. Thanks to the dedication of our partners, Northern Trust continues to thrive by adhering to three enduring principles: service, expertise and integrity . What does this mean? Service Northern Trust has a relentless drive to provide exceptional service to our clients, our partners and our communities. We set new standards and go above and beyond in our commitment to delivering greater results. Expertise Expertise is at the core of who we are. We focus sharply on what we do well. From expanding our capabilities, to hiring talented professionals to developing innovative solutions, our expertise is why we continue to be a trusted advisor for generations of families and institutions. Integrity Operating with uncompromising ethics is central to Northern Trust’s heritage. As a result, our clients, partners and communities know they can rely on us. For more than 130 years, our integrity has been our guide – and that will never change.
Why Work With Us
At Northern Trust, we go further because we go together. We embrace flexibility, encourage balance, and prioritize inclusion at all levels, working together to keep you connected. We are committed to our employees—all 24,000 of them. Whether this is a first step or a bold new leap in your career, we’re here to help you move forward.
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