Principal, Software Engineering

001 The Northern Trust Company; Chicago (IL); Presencial; USD 137.000 - 234.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Retirement benefits

Health benefits

Discretionary bonus

Pension

Descripción de la vacante

Northern Trust in Chicago seeks a Principal Software Engineer to lead cloud-native initiatives, mentor teams, and deliver scalable systems using Java and Azure.

You will drive AI-assisted development, implement TDD, and collaborate across global teams, ensuring security, performance, and reliability.

Formación

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience in enterprise contexts.
• Deep expertise in Java and modern application frameworks.
• Strong experience with Azure cloud services and cloud-native development.
• Solid understanding of TDD, contract-first development, and CI/CD practices.

Responsabilidades

• Design, develop, and review production-ready software as a hands-on technical leader.
• Lead development with Java, applying clean code, TDD, and spec-driven practices.
• Advance AI-assisted development to boost productivity and code quality.
• Guide architecture for scalability, security, performance, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with architects and senior engineers to enforce standards.
• Design, build, and deploy cloud-native apps on Microsoft Azure.
• Contribute to cloud architecture decisions across compute, storage, security.
• Improve DevOps pipelines and infrastructure automation.
• Mentor engineers to raise technical skills and ownership.
• Partner with product, QA, and operations across time zones.

Conocimientos

Java

Azure

TDD

CI/CD

Cloud-native

Security

DevOps

Mentorship

Leadership

AI-assisted development

Herramientas

Copilot-style tools

CI/CD tooling

Azure services

Descripción del empleo

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.

Role Summary We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Software Engineer to provide technical leadership and hands‑on execution across complex, cloud‑native software initiatives. This role combines deep engineering expertise with mentorship, architecture influence, and strong collaboration across global teams. The ideal candidate is passionate about engineering excellence, AI‑assisted development, and building high‑quality, scalable products using modern development practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a hands‑on technical leader, designing, developing, and reviewing high‑quality, production‑ready software.
• Lead development using Java as the primary language, following clean code, TDD, and spec‑driven development principles.
• Drive adoption of AI‑assisted development capabilities (e.g., Copilot‑style tools, intelligent automation) to improve developer productivity and code quality.
• Influence and review application and solution architecture for scalability, security, performance, and maintainability.
• Partner with architects and senior engineers to define and enforce engineering standards and best practices.
• Design, build, and deploy applications on Microsoft Azure, leveraging cloud‑native services.
• Contribute to cloud architecture decisions with a strong understanding of: Azure compute, networking, storage, and security
• Cloud‑based databases (SQL & NoSQL) and performance considerations
• Support and continuously improve DevOps pipelines, CI/CD practices, and infrastructure automation.
• Enable resilient, observable, and cost‑efficient systems in the cloud.
• Test‑Driven Development (TDD) and automated testing at all levels (unit, integration, system).
• Enable and evolve test automation frameworks and practices across teams.
• Closely collaborate with DevOps and SRE partners to: Improve release reliability and deployment frequency Reduce operational risk and technical debt Strengthen monitoring, alerting, and production readiness
• Mentor and groom engineers to elevate technical skills, design thinking, and ownership mindset.
• Provide guidance through code reviews, design discussions, and technical deep dives.
• Foster a culture of high engineering standards, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to product, QA, and platform teams.
• Work closely with cross‑functional stakeholders including Product, Architecture, QA, and Operations.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Collaborate effectively with globally distributed teams across North America, EMEA, and India, accommodating time‑zone overlaps when required.
• Proactively identify risks and propose pragmatic solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Technical Skills
  • 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong hands‑on track record.
  • Deep expertise in Java and modern application frameworks.
  • Strong experience with Azure cloud services and cloud‑native application development.
  • Solid understanding and practical application of: Test‑Driven Development (TDD) Spec‑driven / contract‑first development CI/CD and DevOps practices Working knowledge of cloud databases, data modeling, and performance tuning.
• Preferred / Added Weightage
  • Microsoft Azure Architect Certification (strongly preferred).
  • Experience integrating or enabling AI‑assisted engineering tools within development workflows.
  • Exposure to large‑scale modernization, cloud migration, or distributed systems.
  • Experience working in regulated or enterprise‑grade environments.
• Professional Skills
  • Proven ability to lead by influence rather than authority.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong problem‑solving, design, and decision‑making abilities. Comfortable operating in fast‑paced, evolving environments.

What Success Looks Like in This Role

Engineering teams consistently deliver high‑quality, secure, and scalable products. Robust DevOps and automation practices reduce friction and improve time‑to‑market. Engineers grow in capability, confidence, and ownership. Architecture decisions balance innovation, stability, and long‑term maintainability. Global collaboration is effective, respectful, and outcome‑driven.

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 USD Salary 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!

#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 [e-mail].

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It is the policy and practice of Northern Trust to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Northern Trust does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion or belief, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or age. All employment decisions will be made in a non‑discriminatory manner in accordance with our obligations under the law and codes of practice. This includes human resources’ decisions relating to recruitment, terms and conditions of employment, transfers, promotions and access to learning and development.

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