Principal Software Engineer
Lead Full-Stack Software Engineer
WHAT MAKES US, US
Join some of the most innovative thinkers in FinTech as we lead the evolution of financial technology. If you are an innovative, curious, collaborative person who embraces challenges and wants to grow, learn and pursue outcomes with our prestigious financial clients, say Hello to SimCorp!
At its foundation, SimCorp is guided by our values caring, customer success-driven, collaborative, curious, and courageous. Our people-centered organization focuses on skills development, relationship building, and client success. We take pride in cultivating an environment where all team members can grow, feel heard, valued, and empowered.
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WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US
Are you an experienced engineer ready to step into a leadership role and drive the development of enterprise-grade fintech solutions
At SimCorp, we develop products that power investment management and financial institutions worldwide.
As part of our Collateral Management Product Area (Data and Post-trade Engineering Line), you will play a key role in the Collateral and Derivatives domain, guiding a Scrum team in building, evolving, and maintaining enterprise products. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will combine deep technical expertise with mentoring and coordination across international teams in Ukraine, Poland, Denmark, Austria, and Germany.
WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
As a Lead Developer, you will:
- Provide technical leadership in design, development, and testing.
- Define and own test architecture and quality strategy at team level.
- Balance active coding (C#, Angular) with guiding automation initiatives
- Drive adoption of automation-first practices across the team.
- Ensure high-quality delivery by monitoring coverage, test metrics, and quality KPIs.
- Mentor and coach engineers in development, automation, and testing skills.
- Represent QA Dev combined approach in cross-team forums.
- Collaborate with stakeholders (POs, TLs, architects) to align technical and quality goals.
- Conduct in-depth root cause analysis for complex defects and ensure preventive actions
- Advocate for and implement improvements in tools, CI/CD pipelines, and engineering processes.
- Represent the team in technical forums and contribute to cross-team knowledge exchange.
Your qualifications
We are looking for an engineer who has demonstrated leadership abilities
- Bachelor s or master s degree in computer science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
- 7+ years of experience in software engineering with combined Dev QA responsibilities.
- Expertise in .NET / C# and working knowledge of Angular .
- Known for impactful leadership, resulting in improved efficiency and project success among engineering teams
- Extensive background in test automation (E2E, API, Integration) and test strategy
- Solid experience in architecting and developing enterprise-scale applications.
- Extensive knowledge of Cloud and On-Prem infrastructures (Microsoft Azure experience)
- Deep expertise in CI/CD pipelines and tools (Git, TeamCity, Azure DevOps).
- Thorough understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and Domain-Driven Design
- Familiarity with XP practices (TDD, pair programming, continuous integration).
- Experience with relational databases (SQL).
- Readiness to learn APL .
- Proficient English communication skills (Upper-Intermediate or higher), both written and spoken
- Ability to mentor, motivate, and guide a team toward technical excellence and efficient delivery