Principal Full-Stack Engineer, Investments Tech — Hybrid

Liberty Mutual; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Mutual is seeking a Principal Full Stack Software Engineer to lead the development of real-time trading platforms. The role requires 8+ years of software engineering experience in an agile environment and expertise in Python and cloud-native AWS architectures. Candidates will collaborate closely with various teams to create scalable, low-latency systems. The position offers a hybrid work arrangement, allowing for 2-3 days a week in the Boston office, and emphasizes leadership and mentorship within the engineering team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience in an agile environment.
• Experience building real-time trading, execution, or market data systems for institutional investors preferred.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems and low‑latency architectures.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on technical leadership designing trading and market data platforms.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to co-create solution designs.
• Design clean, evolvable architectures for trading workflows.

Skills

Python

Cloud-native architectures on AWS

REST and event-driven APIs

AI-assisted tools in SDLC

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Snowflake

Job description

Liberty Mutual is seeking a Principal Full Stack Software Engineer to lead the development of real-time trading platforms. The role requires 8+ years of software engineering experience in an agile environment and expertise in Python and cloud-native AWS architectures. Candidates will collaborate closely with various teams to create scalable, low-latency systems. The position offers a hybrid work arrangement, allowing for 2-3 days a week in the Boston office, and emphasizes leadership and mentorship within the engineering team.