Principal, Software Engineering

Technical Leadership & Hands‐On Development

Cloud & Platform Engineering

Quality, DevOps & Automation

Engineering Excellence & Team Enablement

Collaboration & Communication

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.

Professional Skills

Preferred / Added Weightage

What Success Looks Like in This Role

Qualifications

• 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.
• Test‐Driven Development (TDD)
• Spec‐driven / contract‐first development
• CI/CD and DevOps practices
• Working knowledge of cloud databases, data modeling, and performance tuning.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• 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! Build your career with us and apply today. #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 [email protected].
• We hope you’re excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.
• Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & Hands‐On Development
• 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.
• Cloud & Platform Engineering
• 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.
• Quality, DevOps & Automation
• Champion 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
• Engineering Excellence & Team Enablement
• 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.
• Collaboration & Communication
• 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.