This role pays more than
79%
of similar roles. Most pay
$160,706–$219,362
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$226k
versus about
$190k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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
46 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$114,500–$194,700
across 42 roles with salary data.
As a Sr Principal Software Engineer, AI Security Platform, you will serve as a lead technical developer for an AI-powered Code Security Scanner platform designed to identify, validate, and report software vulnerabilities across enterprise codebases. You will drive architectural evolution, mentor junior team members, and manage the long-term enhancement of the platform. Your daily responsibilities include developing user-facing dashboards, implementing secure authentication patterns, maintaining orchestration services, and expanding integrations with LLM-based security analysis capabilities. To succeed in this role, you must possess expert-level skills in React for modern SPA architecture and Python for API design, integration, and automation frameworks. You will also utilize agent-based workflows and test automation to solve complex application security and vulnerability management problems within a regulated environment using frontier AI models and advanced security automation tools.
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