Job Title:  Sr. Principal Software Engineer

Division overview:

Instrument Master is a firm wide global static and reference data system, containing security indicative information for enterprise use. It is responsible for ingestion, transformation, storage, maintenance and distribution of standardize static data. It manages & distributes millions of data across asset classes like Future & Options, Equity, Warrant, Fixed Income and Index. It downloads and processes data from thousands of files daily from various external vendors like Bloomberg, Reuters, exchanges etc. It acts as a foundational element for financial transactions, reporting, and risk management. Accurate and well-maintained reference data is critical for ensuring operational efficiency and compliance with regulatory standards.

Role Overview:

We are seeking an exceptional Vice President - Principal Software Engineer to join our Instrument Master team. This is a senior technical leadership role for an experienced engineer who will drive architectural decisions, mentor a team of engineers both seniors and juniors, and solve complex technical challenges.

You’ll be responsible for handling BAU tasks, contribute towards our modernization initiatives and be proactive in identifying inefficiencies in the system and suggest and work on improvement areas.

If you are dedicated towards your work, have strong work ethics, good understanding of software engineering and clean code principles, this opportunity is for you.

Key responsibilities:

Technical Leadership

• Design and architect large-scale, distributed systems and applications
• Lead technical decision-making across multiple engineering teams
• Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, and development processes
• Drive technical strategy and roadmap planning
• Conduct architecture reviews and provide technical guidance on critical projects

Engineering Excellence

• Write high-quality, maintainable, and scalable code
• Perform code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and implement robust solutions
• Champion automated testing, CI/CD practices, and DevOps methodologies
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends

Mentorship & Collaboration

• Mentor senior and junior engineers and help develop their technical skills
• Collaborate with Data ops, Production Support, Business Analysts and other stakeholders
• Lead cross-functional technical initiatives
• Present technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Participate in hiring and technical interviews

People Management

• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning
• Set clear goals and expectations for team members
• Provide coaching, feedback, and support for professional growth
• Handle performance management and improvement plans when necessary
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture

 Key competencies required:
Strong technical problem-solving and system design skills

• Excellent communication and presentation abilities
• Leadership and team building capabilities
• Strategic thinking and planning
• Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills
• Ability to balance technical depth with management responsibilities

• Strong technical problem-solving and system design skills
• Strong Java 17 or higher knowledge and skills
• Strong Spring/Spring Boot Framework experience
• Strong knowledge and experience of relational database (Sybase/SQL Server), DB Design & SQL.
• Strong knowledge and experience in DevOps toolchain (Jenkins CI/CD, Ansible, Git, JIRA)
• Strong understanding of software design principles and patterns and their application.
• Ability to independently work across different tech-stack.
• Ability to balance technical depth with management responsibilities

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

• Minimum 15 to 18 years of relevant experience.
• Good communication skills with ability to interact at all levels on a wide range of discussions.
• Creative problem-solving ability, inquisitive mind-set, comfortable with working on ambiguous situations. Ability to work independently with limited oversight.
• Flexibility (Openness to Change) – Adapts effectively to changing plans, domains, and priorities; Is open and flexible when faced with changing project constraints and timelines.
• Attention to detail and high-quality standards of documentation, processes and control environment
• Confident self-starter who can work under pressure, using their own initiative and with the drive to see projects through to completion.
• Self-starter and proactive personality