Principal Software Engineer - Principal Snowflake Developer

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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

• Serve as a technical expert in Snowflake and Python-based data engineering solutions.

• Design and implement efficient, scalable data pipelines using Snowflake and Python, optimizing for performance and cost.

• Leverage new Snowflake features (e.g., Snowpark, Cortex, dynamic tables) to enhance data workflows and automation.

• Collaborate with business analysts and stakeholders to ensure solutions meet functional and non-functional requirements.

• Develop and maintain robust SQL procedures, ensuring data integrity and alignment with business logic.

• Participate in solution design discussions, contributing technical insights and best practices.

• Support testing, deployment, and production maintenance of data workflows and automation scripts.

• Apply software development methodologies appropriate to project needs, including Agile practices.

• Align risk and control processes into day-to-day responsibilities to monitor and mitigate risk; escalate appropriately.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 12 years of related experience in Data Engineering and Automation

• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

Talents Needed for Success:

• Deep expertise in Snowflake, including architecture, performance tuning, and advanced features

• Strong Python programming skills for data engineering, automation, and integration

• Experience with Java is a plus

• Experience building enterprise-scale ETL pipelines and data workflows

• Proficiency in writing complex SQL queries and procedures

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Bitbucket), version control (Git), and Agile delivery

• Understanding of data governance, security, and compliance in cloud data platforms

• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and collaborate across teams

• Proactive in staying current with emerging technologies and Snowflake ecosystem updates

• Knowledge of Capital Markets is a big plus

• Demonstrates strong analytical and interpersonal skills

• Experienced working with a geographically separated (onshore and offshore) team

• Experience in Python and related libraries are good to have

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.