Principal Java Engineer

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.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead needed technical processes and designs considering reliability, data integrity, maintainability, reuse, extensibility, usability, and scalability.

• Design and develop scalable, high-performance Java-based applications.

• Lead architecture and design discussions, ensuring alignment with business goals.

• Mentor junior developers and provide technical leadership across teams.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Infrastructure partners, QA, DevOps, and Product Management to ensure the success of product strategy and project deliverables.

• Conduct code reviews and enforce best practices in software development.

• Ensure optimal application performance and promptly address production issues, while maintaining compliance with performance, privacy, and security standards.

• Stay current with emerging technologies and propose innovative solutions.

• Drive technical and business process enhancements; design comprehensive end-to-end application architectures and manage the software development process.

• Implement technology-specific best practices that are consistent with corporate standards.

• Research and evaluate specific technologies, and applications, and contributes to the solution design.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years of related experience.

• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience.

Talent needed for success

• Strong expertise in Cloud, Kafka, EDA (Event Driven Architecture), Java SE/EE, Spring Framework (Boot, MVC, Security), Hibernate/JPA.

• Experience with RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Experience with datawarehouse (e.g. Snowflake or similar)

• Proficiency in relational databases (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra).

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools like Jenkins, Git, Maven, and Gradle.

• Solid understanding of software design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.

• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

• Exposure to full stack development technologies.

• Background in financial services, healthcare, or other regulated industries.

• Certifications in cloud, java, Kafka technologies or architecture.

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.