Lead and Principal Software Engineer, Cloud Platforms

Broadridge

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Newark, NJ
Salary
$200,000–$220,000 / yr
Posted
63 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Similar $194k
This role $210k
$170k most similar roles pay here $231k

This role pays more than 51% of similar roles. Most pay $175,875–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $210k versus about $194k for comparable roles.

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About Broadridge

Broadridge Financial Solutions is a global fintech company providing technology and operations solutions to the financial services industry, including investor communications, securities processing, and data analytics. Industry: Financial Technology & Services

Broadridge currently has 11 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $200,000–$215,000 across 11 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead and Principal Software Engineer, Cloud Platforms

Lead Software Engineer / Principal Software Engineer – Cloud Platforms (AWS) will provide technical leadership while remaining hands-on in architecture, design, and software development for the engineering organization. This individual will lead the design of cloud-native applications and distributed systems on AWS, driving modernization initiatives and mentoring engineers through code reviews and technical coaching. The role involves building scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions while evaluating new technologies to improve reliability and performance. Key technical requirements include extensive experience with AWS services, containerization using ECS, EKS, or Kubernetes, microservices, and event-driven architectures. The candidate will work with PostgreSQL, messaging technologies like Kafka and MQ, and observability tools such as Datadog, Splunk, and CloudWatch. This role addresses the challenge of building resilient enterprise platforms within highly regulated industries to ensure operational efficiency and seamless cloud adoption.

What you'll do

  • Design and develop cloud-native applications and distributed systems on AWS.
  • Provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams regarding architecture and design decisions.
  • Mentor engineers through code reviews, design reviews, and technical coaching.
  • Drive modernization initiatives and cloud adoption across the engineering organization.
  • Evaluate new technologies to improve system reliability, scalability, and performance.
  • Partner with Product, Infrastructure, and Architecture teams to deliver secure, high-performing solutions.
  • Execute hands-on software development while leading complex technical initiatives.

What we're looking for

  • At least 15 years of software engineering experience is required.
  • Extensive experience building cloud-native applications on AWS is required.
  • Hands-on experience with containerization (ECS/EKS/Kubernetes), microservices, and distributed systems is required.
  • Experience with PostgreSQL, messaging technologies (Kafka, MQ), and event-driven architectures is required.
  • Proficiency with monitoring, logging, and observability tools like Datadog, Splunk, or CloudWatch is required.
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD, DevOps practices, cloud security, and application performance is required.
  • AWS Professional Certification(s) are preferred.
  • Experience in financial services or other highly regulated industries is preferred.

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