Senior Lead Software Engineer

Northern Trust

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Work type
On-site
Location
Chicago, IL
Salary
$114,500–$194,700 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
1 day ago
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Below market

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This role pays less than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $152,000–$212,200 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $155k versus about $182k for comparable roles.

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About Northern Trust

Northern Trust is a leading provider of wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking services to corporations, institutions, and high-net-worth individuals. Industry: Financial Services & Asset Management

Northern Trust currently has 82 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $114,500–$194,700 across 59 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Lead Software Engineer

The Sr Lead - SW Eng joins the engineering team to provide technical leadership and deliver secure, resilient, and scalable digital solutions for the financial services industry. This role involves leading the end-to-end design, development, and support of enterprise-grade full stack applications while mentoring engineers and defining architecture standards. You will build backend services and responsive user interfaces using Java, Spring Boot, React.js, and JavaScript or TypeScript. Key responsibilities include driving cloud-native engineering on Microsoft Azure, managing RESTful APIs, and implementing microservices. You will utilize tools like Docker, Terraform, and Azure Kubernetes Service to manage containers and infrastructure as code. The work focuses on solving complex problems regarding performance, security, auditability, and regulatory compliance within a high-stakes financial environment requiring robust data protection and operational resilience.

What you'll do

  • Lead the end-to-end design, development, testing, deployment, and support of enterprise-grade full stack applications.
  • Define solution architecture and engineering standards for Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and Azure-based platforms.
  • Translate business requirements into maintainable technical designs, delivery plans, and measurable outcomes.
  • Develop high-quality backend services and responsive user interfaces for complex or critical features.
  • Design secure integrations with internal platforms, third-party providers, and financial systems.
  • Drive cloud-native engineering using Azure compute, data, messaging, identity, and monitoring capabilities.
  • Champion DevSecOps practices, including CI/CD automation, infrastructure as code, and secure software supply-chain controls.
  • Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership during production incidents and root-cause analysis.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10+ years of software engineering experience, including leading the design and delivery of complex enterprise applications.
  • Advanced proficiency in Java and Spring Boot, including microservices, REST APIs, data access, security, and performance optimization.
  • Strong hands-on experience with React.js, JavaScript or TypeScript, component-based design, and frontend testing.
  • Proven experience designing and delivering solutions on Microsoft Azure, including secure cloud architecture, deployment, and monitoring.
  • Experience with containers, Azure Container Apps, Docker, Terraform, or Bicep.
  • Knowledge of domain-driven design, test-driven development, and site reliability engineering practices (preferred).
  • Work Authorization.

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