Senior Principal AI Code Security Engineer — Platform Leader

Northern Trust; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 165,000 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan

Pension

Health benefits

Dental

Vision

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Caregiver leave

Life & accident insurance

Discretionary bonus

Equity component

Job summary

Northern Trust is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to lead the AI Code Security Scanner platform, shaping architecture and long-term roadmap for secure code analysis across enterprise codebases.

The role demands deep experience in front-end and back-end development, including React, Python, REST APIs, and AI/LLM integrations, with a focus on security automation and scalable cloud-native solutions.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 5+ years in a lead, principal, or senior engineering role.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale applications in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical development of the AI Code Scanner platform.
• Implement modernization, enhancements, and scalability initiatives.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Improve user experience, dashboards, workflow management.
• Implement secure authentication and authorization patterns.
• Maintain orchestration and scanning services; expand AI integrations.
• Enhance automated vulnerability analysis, reporting, and verification workflows.

Skills

React

Python

REST APIs

Security

Automation

LLMs

Job description

Northern Trust is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to lead the AI Code Security Scanner platform, shaping architecture and long-term roadmap for secure code analysis across enterprise codebases.

The role demands deep experience in front-end and back-end development, including React, Python, REST APIs, and AI/LLM integrations, with a focus on security automation and scalable cloud-native solutions.