Principal Software Engineer (.net/c# Development)

Tech Lead In Connectivity Frameworks Product Area

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 is this role important to us?

Product Development brings together 750+ technology professionals across 75 agile teams, leading innovation in our solutions and organization.

As a Tech Lead in our Connectivity Frameworks Product Area, you'll play a key role in shaping the technical direction of our modern integration frameworks for SimCorp Dimension. You'll lead by example in design and development, strengthen our core infrastructure, and support clients on their Cloud journey—while mentoring and guiding a team of skilled developers.

What You Will Be Responsible For

• Provide technical leadership, set coding standards, and drive architectural decisions in collaboration with Product Management and Architects.
• Lead the design and development of integration and connectivity solutions, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
• Guide and mentor team members through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing.
• Cultivate a culture of quality by promoting best practices, testing strategies, and modern engineering methods (e.g., TDD, CI/CD).
• Participate meaningfully in backlog grooming, crafting user stories, and conducting product demonstrations to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering practices and long-term technical strategy.

What We Value

We're looking for someone who combines technical excellence with leadership capabilities. The ideal candidate should have:

• Demonstrated expertise in .NET/C# development, along with a history of producing high-quality, production-ready solutions.
• Proficiency with .NET (4.7–8.0), OAuth2.0/OIDC, ASP.Net Web API, gRPC, RDBMS, logging & tracing.
• A solid understanding of object-oriented programming, test-driven development, domain-driven design, SOLID principles, and various design patterns.
• Experience leading code reviews and improving code quality (knowledge of SonarQube or Codescene is a plus).
• Understanding of security best practices for distributed systems.
• Ability to articulate complex concepts clearly to individuals regardless of their technical background.
• Effective communication skills and fluency in English.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Azure cloud (API Gateway, Key Vault, Service Bus, Azure AD, AppInsights).
• Strategic thinking and effective analytical skills focused on business outcomes.
• Familiarity with Lean Agile practices.
• Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.

Others

• Flexible between APAC and EMEA shift
• Hybrid working arrangement (2x/week)

Benefits

Attractive salary, bonus scheme, and pension are essential for any work agreement. However, in SimCorp, we believe we can offer more. Therefore, in addition to the traditional benefit scheme, we provide a good work and life balance: flexible working hours and a hybrid workplace model. Simcorp follows a global hybrid policy, asking employees to work from the office two days each week while allowing remote work on other days.

On top of that, we have IP sprints where you have 3 weeks per quarter you can spend on developing your skills as well as contributing to the company development. There is never just only one route - we practice a personalized approach to professional development to support the direction you want to take.

Next Step

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 xxx, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner.

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 in general.

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 and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, without regard to race, gender, age, disability, or any other protected status under applicable law. 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.