Software Engineering Principal

Posted 5 Days Ago
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2 Locations
In-Office
Senior level
Financial Services
The Role
Leads architecture, design, development, deployment, and support of scalable Java and Spring Boot applications using RESTful and event-driven architectures. Defines performance, reliability, security, and scalability standards; mentors globally distributed engineers; manages development processes; troubleshoots production incidents; and collaborates with infrastructure, QA, DevOps, product, and business teams.
Summary Generated by Built In
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 are 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.
The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance.

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 subject matter 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:
 

  • Lead needed technical processes and designs considering reliability, data integrity, maintainability, reuse, extensibility, usability and scalability
  • Collaborate with Infrastructure partners to identify and deploy optimal hosting environments
  • Define scalability and performance criteria for assigned applications
  • Work closely with the team and serve as a technical lead to implement and support application services built on RESTful and event-driven architectures.
  • Work with Java,  Spring Boot, SQL, JDBC, Oracle/Postgres/ Snowflake, Kafka to architect and implement scalable, resilient, and secure distributed application services.
  • Work with container platforms like OpenShift to design and deploy containerized applications
  • Work with tools like Maven, Jenkins, Bitbucket, HashiCorp vault to manage continuous builds and deployments.
  • Ensure application meets the performance, privacy, and security requirements
  • Tune application performance to eliminate and reduce issues
  • Verify test plans to ensure compliance with performance and security requirements
  • Support business and technical presentations in relation to technology platforms and business solutions
  • Mitigate risk by following established procedures and monitoring controls
  • Help develop solutions that balance cost and delivery while meeting business requirements
  • implement technology-specific best practices that are consistent with corporate standards
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure the success of product strategy and project deliverables
  • Manage the software development process
  • Drive new technical and business process improvements
  • Estimate total costs of modules/projects covering both hours and expense
  • Research and evaluate specific technologies, and applications, and contributes to the solution design
  • Construct application Architecture encompassing end-to-end designs
  • Mitigates risk by following established procedures and monitoring controls, spotting key errors and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.

Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 8 years of related experience
  • Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

Talents Needed for Success:

  • 8+ years of backend development experience in Java, Spring Boot,
  • Hands-on experience with message broker platforms like Kafka.
  • Hands-on with REST APIs and Kubernetes based container platforms.
  • Proficiency in object-oriented design patterns and programming techniques.
  • Familiarity with build, observability, and deployment tools – Splunk, Grafana, Maven, Jenkins, Dynatrace
  • Experience working with large modular codebases and Mono repos for scalable code.
  • Familiarity with packaging and deploying back-end applications, preferably using Docker.
  • Experience with troubleshooting and resolution of complex production incidents.
  • Proficient communication skills. 
  • Manage and mentor a team of engineers across multiple geographies.
  • Drive agile development practices, code reviews, support using modern code assistant tools like Amazon Q and technical excellence.
  • Collaborate with multi-functional teams including QA, DevOps, and Product Management.
  • Communicates openly keeping everyone across the organization informed.

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.

Skills Required

  • Minimum of 8 years of related experience
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • 8+ years of backend development experience with Java and Spring Boot
  • Hands-on experience with Kafka or similar message broker platforms
  • Hands-on experience with REST APIs and Kubernetes-based container platforms
  • Proficiency in object-oriented design patterns and programming techniques
  • Familiarity with Splunk, Grafana, Maven, Jenkins, and Dynatrace
  • Experience with large modular codebases and monorepos
  • Experience packaging and deploying backend applications, preferably with Docker
  • Experience troubleshooting and resolving complex production incidents
  • Proficient communication skills
  • Experience managing and mentoring engineers across multiple geographies
  • Experience driving agile development practices, code reviews, and technical excellence
  • Experience collaborating with QA, DevOps, and Product Management

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and has not been reviewed or approved by The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC).

  • Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are comprehensive and include mental health support, in-network preventive care, and company-supported HSA/FSA options. Company HSA contributions plus life, AD&D, and disability coverage further reinforce depth of protection.
  • Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company matching and references to pension-related benefits provide meaningful long-term savings support. Charitable contribution matching and financial-planning resources complement the core retirement offerings.
  • Parental & Family Support — Generous parental leave, adoption assistance, childcare benefits, and dependent care FSAs indicate strong support for families. Back-up care and specialized family health programs are highlighted as part of the package.

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The Company
HQ: Jersey City, NJ
5,075 Employees
Year Founded: 1973

What We Do

With over 45 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 21 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm simplifies the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, data management, data reporting and information services across asset classes, bringing increased security and soundness to financial markets. In 2021, DTCC’s subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at nearly U.S. $2.4 quadrillion. Its depository provides custody and asset servicing for securities issues from 177 countries and territories valued at U.S. $87.1 trillion. DTCC’s Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes 16 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at www.dtcc.com.

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