Principal Software Engineer

Principal Software Engineer - Data 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.

If you like what we’re saying, keep reading! 

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US

You will be joining an innovative application development team within SimCorp's Product Division. As a primary provider of SaaS offerings based on next-generation technologies, our Digital Engagement Platform is a cloud-native data application developed on Azure, utilizing SRE methodologies and continuous delivery. Your contribution to evolving DEP’s data platform will be vital in ensuring we can scale to future customer needs and support future analytics requirements. Our future growth as a SaaS product is rooted in a cloud-native strategy that emphasizes adopting a modern data platform tool stack and the application of modern engineering principles as essential components.

We are looking into a technology shift from Azure SQL to SnowFlake in order to meet new client demands for scalability. You will be an important addition to the team for achieving this goal.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Ensure quality in our data solutions and that we can ensure good data quality across multiple customer tenants every time we release.

• Work together with the Product Architect on defining and refining the data architecture and roadmap.

• Facilitate the migration of our current data platform towards a more modern tool stack that can be easier maintained by both data engineers and software engineers.

• Ensure that new data entities get implemented in the data model using schemas that are appropriate for their use, facilitating good performance and analytics needs.

• Guide and support people of other roles (engineers, testers, etc.), to ensure the spread of data knowledge and experience more broadly in the team

WHAT WE VALUE

Most importantly, you can see yourself contributing and thriving in the position described above. How you gained the skills needed for doing that is less important.

We expect you to be good at and have had practical experience with the following:

• Expert in T-SQL

• Proficiency in Python

• Experience in Microsoft cloud technologies data services including but not limited to Azure SQL and Azure Data Factory

• Experience with Snowflake and star schema and data modeling – experience with migrations to Snowflake will be an advantage

• Experience or keen interest with DBT (data build tool) for transformations, test. Validation, data quality etc.

On top of that, it would be beneficial to have knowledge / interest in the following: 

• Some proficiency in C# .NET

• Security first mindset, with knowledge on how to implement row level security etc.

• Agile development methodologies and DevOps / DataOps practices such as continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment. For example, automated DB validations and deployment of DB schema using DACPAC.

As a person, you have following traits:

• Effective collaborator with team mates and stakeholders

• Clear communicator who speaks up when needed.

• Thrives in a collaborative environment and values teamwork.

• You value software craftmanship and have a strong sense of quality

BENEFITS

At SimCorp, we believe in rewarding and supporting our employees. We offer a attractive salary package, including a robust bonus scheme, comprehensive healthcare (medical insurance, pension plans, and free transportation), and a major emphasis on work-life balance with flexible work hours and a hybrid work model. We are proud to be recognized as a "Great Place to Work" and are committed to encourage individual growth with personalized development plans and opportunities for career advancement.

NEXT STEPS

Please send us your application in English via our career site as soon as possible, we process incoming applications continually. Please note that only applications sent through our system will be processed. At SimCorp, we recognize that bias can unintentionally occur in the recruitment process. To uphold fairness and equal opportunities for all applicants, we kindly ask you to exclude personal data such as photo, age, or any non-professional information from your application. Thank you for aiding us in our endeavor to mitigate biases in our recruitment process. 

For any questions you are welcome to contact Shweta Goyal (Shweta.goyal@Simcorp.com), Talent Acquisition Partner, at email address. If you are interested in being a part of SimCorp but are not sure this role is suitable, submit your CV anyway. SimCorp is on an exciting growth journey, and our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to assist you discover the right role for you. The approximate time to consider your CV is three weeks. 

We are eager to continually improve our talent acquisition process and make everyone’s experience positive and valuable. Therefore, during the process we will ask you to provide your feedback, which is highly appreciated. 

WHO WE ARE

For over 50 years, we have worked closely with investment and asset managers to become the world’s leading provider of integrated investment management solutions. We are 3,000+ colleagues with a broad range of nationalities, educations, professional experiences, ages, and backgrounds.

SimCorp is an independent subsidiary of the Deutsche Börse Group. Following the recent merger with Axioma, we leverage the combined strength of our brands to provide an industry-leading, full, front-to-back offering for our clients. 

SimCorp is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to building a culture where diverse perspectives and expertise are integrated into our everyday work. We believe in the continual growth and development of our employees, so that we can provide best-in-class solutions to our clients.

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