Principal Software Engineer – AI and C# with Azure

Principal Software Engineer – AI and .Net

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

SimCorp’s AI & Insights area is building the foundation for the agentic future of investment operations: Running SimCorp agents, leveraging partner agents, and integrating with clients workflows. The AI Platform team owns that foundation: a compliant, standardized, secure, and user-friendly agentic ecosystem that domain teams can leverage when building their AI features.

The team’s recent deliveries and current focus include preparing Agent Orchestrator and SimCorp One Neo for production, publishing the Agent Development Stack, implementing evaluation, trust, safety and guardrails, progressing multi-agent orchestration, and exploring MCP for SimCorp One APIs.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

The Principal Software Engineer at SimCorp, is a senior technical role responsible for designing, developing, and delivering complex software solutions that meet both business and client requirements. With typically 10+ years of experience, this role involves leading engineering projects, providing technical guidance, and ensuring the scalability, performance, and quality of software systems. The Principal Software Engineer collaborates closely with product management, design, and other engineering teams to define technical solutions and integrate them into the product development lifecycle. This position requires strong problem-solving skills, expertise in software engineering practices, and the ability to mentor junior engineers.

• Lead the design and development of high-impact software systems and AI driven solutions, ensuring they meet business and client needs.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to other engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, architects, security, including product management and quality assurance, to ensure seamless integration of solutions into the product.
• Review and improve software design, architecture, and implementation to ensure performance, security, scalability, and maintainability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality AI driven solutions in production.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and best practices, continuously improving engineering processes and solutions.
• Contribute to the development, technical documentation, product backlog, and ensure alignment with product specifications and user requirements.
• Participate in code reviews, promoting and ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices in software development.
• Driving innovation in software engineering, continuously improving processes, tools, and methodology.

WHAT WE VALUEMost importantly, you can see yourself contributing and thriving in the position described above.

• 10+ years of extensive hands-on experience in C# .Net development.
• Demonstrated expertise of 5+ years in designing and implementing AI solutions, including both generative and predictive AI.
• Comprehensive understanding and practical experience with application architecture, covering both frontend and backend systems
• Proven proficiency in working with Azure and Azure DevOps.
• Strong experience with Agile development methodologies, as well as DevOps and CI/CD practices

As a person, you have the following traits:

• Taking ownership. Comfortable taking the lead on tasks.
• Earn trust, think big, and take calculated risks.
• You collaborate with team members to work towards common goals.
• Solid problem-solving skills and comfortable questioning assumptions and as-is.
• Exhibits a consistent approach and a creative mindset.
• Thrives in a collaborative environment and values teamwork
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