Principal Software Engineer (.NET Technical Lead)

Northern Trust
Chicago
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 137,400 - 233,600 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical leadership","Mentorship","Collaboration","Communication","Problem-solving"]

Provide technical leadership for the design, development, and delivery of modern cloud-native applications and platforms. Serve as the principal designer for major systems, partnering with business, product, architecture, and engineering teams to translate requirements into scalable solutions. Build and support .NET/ASP.NET Core applications, architect microservices and event-driven systems (Kafka), and deploy on Azure/AWS with Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code. Drive CI/CD, DevOps, testing, and security practices while adopting AI-assisted development tools.

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Northern Trust
Northern Trust
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Principal Software Engineer (.NET Technical Lead)

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Job Summary

Provide technical leadership for the design, development, and delivery of modern cloud-native applications and platforms. Serve as the principal designer for major systems, partnering with business, product, architecture, and engineering teams to translate requirements into scalable solutions. Build and support .NET/ASP.NET Core applications, architect microservices and event-driven systems (Kafka), and deploy on Azure/AWS with Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code. Drive CI/CD, DevOps, testing, and security practices while adopting AI-assisted development tools.
Location: Chicago
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to engineering teams to drive collaboration and engineering excellence.
  • •Define architectures, technical standards, and implementation strategies as the principal designer for major systems and applications.
  • •Partner with business, product, and architecture stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
  • •Design, develop, and support .NET applications and modern API frameworks; architect microservices and event-driven solutions using Kafka.
  • •Drive solution delivery through CI/CD adoption, automated testing, DevOps and secure development practices, and lead technical project planning and status reporting for initiatives.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 137,400 - 233,600 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPensionPaid LeaveParental LeaveCaregiver LeaveLife InsuranceDisabilitySpending Accounts

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • •10+ years of software engineering experience with enterprise-scale systems.
  • •5+ years of experience in technical leadership, solution design, systems analysis, or project leadership roles.
  • •Strong expertise in C#, .NET Core/ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework Core, SQL Server, and REST APIs with microservices architecture.
  • •Experience with Kafka (or equivalent messaging), Docker and Kubernetes, Azure and/or AWS, and CI/CD tools such as GitHub, Azure DevOps, or Jenkins.
Experience:10+ yearsEnterprise-scale systemsFinancial servicesCloud-nativeMicroservicesAI-assisted software engineering
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
Skills:Technical leadershipMentorshipCollaborationCommunicationProblem-solving
Tech Stack:C#.NET CoreASP.NET CoreEntity Framework CoreSQL ServerREST APIsMicroservices architectureKafkaDockerKubernetesAzureAWSInfrastructure as CodeCI/CDDevOpsGitGitHubAzure DevOpsJenkinsGitHub Copilot

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Northern Trust
Global financial services firm providing wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking solutions to institutions, corporations, and affluent individuals, with a focus on custody, investment management, and technology-driven services.
Industry: Asset Management
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Chicago, United States
Founded: 1889
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