Principal Software Engineer - Java Backend, AVP

Lead design, development, testing, debugging, and enhancement of complex software solutions primarily using Java and related technologies in Charles River IMS modules.

Provide technical leadership on product architecture and critical problem resolution, collaborating with cross-functional teams including Business Analysts and Product Managers.

Drive technical excellence including code review, automation testing, troubleshooting mission-critical client implementations, and advancing agile development practices.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or related technical field required; MS degree strongly preferred.

Minimum 13 years of professional software engineering experience with minimum 6 years in financial services domain (Portfolio Management, Trading, Compliance, Post-Trade, IBOR, or Wealth Management) desired.

Proven expertise in Java, C#, SQL, JavaScript, microservices, Kubernetes; knowledge of Kafka, Snowflake, and cloud-native services (Azure a bonus).

Experience working in Agile development environment for minimum 5 years.

Experienced senior software engineer with deep domain knowledge in financial services software solutions related to portfolio and trading systems.

Technical leader comfortable designing scalable architectures and mentoring teams within Agile Scrum frameworks.

Hands-on with modern backend stack including microservices, Kubernetes, Kafka, and cloud-native approaches to deliver robust, maintainable software.