Lead Software Engineer

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

As we accelerate our SaaS transition, understanding the heartbeat of our product and infrastructure is paramount. This role is a cornerstone of our Observability strategy within the AI & Insights team. By building a robust data ecosystem based on OpenTelemetry and MS Azure Fabric, you will provide the transparency needed to measure our performance and product usage across global financial institutions. Your work will directly enable our future ambitions in AIOps and advanced AI integration, ensuring SimCorp remains a leader in financial technology

WHAT WILL YOU BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Taking part in Architecting Observability: Lead the design and implementation of our observability data platform using MS Azure Fabric and OneLake.

• Standardizing Data: Drive the adoption of OpenTelemetry standards across SimCorp Dimension to ensure consistent monitoring of our SaaS product and global infrastructure.

• Engineering Pipelines: Build high-performance, metadata-driven pipelines using Medallion architecture to process high-velocity telemetry data.

• Global Leadership: Technical leadership for a cross-functional team across Noida, Warsaw, and Kyiv, ensuring best practices in CI/CD, Git integration, and data governance.

• Future-Proofing for AI: Collaborate with stakeholders to define KPIs and data contracts that will serve as the foundation for our upcoming AIOps and AI-driven insights.

WHAT WE VALUE

Core Fabric Architecture

• OneLake Mastery: Designing and managing a "Single Source of Truth" using OneLake, including the use of shortcuts to mirror data without movement.

• Capacity Management: Understanding Fabric F-SKUs and P-SKUs to optimize performance and control costs.

• Workspace Strategy: Implementing robust workspace hierarchies and security boundaries for multi-tenant or multi-departmental environments.

Data Lake & Storage Engineering

• Delta Lake Expertise: Deep knowledge of the Delta Parquet format, including ACID transactions, time travel, and vacuuming.

• Medallion Architecture: Proven experience building Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers to ensure data quality and lineage.

• Storage Optimization: Implementing partitioning strategies and file size optimization to prevent "small file" performance issues.

Integration & Pipelines

• Fabric Data Factory: Creating complex, metadata-driven orchestration pipelines for batch and real-time ingestion.

• Dataflows Gen2: Leveraging Power Query at scale for low-code data transformation.

• Real-Time Intelligence: Integrating Fabric with Eventstreams and KQL databases for high-velocity streaming data.

Advanced Engineering & Programming

• Synapse Data Engineering: Writing high-performance PySpark or Scala code within Fabric Notebooks.

• T-SQL & Data Warehousing: Advanced SQL skills for managing the Fabric Data Warehouse and Synapse SQL endpoints.

• Performance Tuning: Identifying bottlenecks in Spark clusters and optimizing SQL query execution plans.

DevOps, Governance & Leadership

• CI/CD & Git Integration: Utilizing Fabric’s native Git integration and Azure DevOps for version control and deployment.

• Data Governance: Implementing Microsoft Purview for data discovery, classification, and sensitivity labeling.

• Security Architecture: Configuring Row-Level Security (RLS), Object-Level Security (OLS), and Private Links.

BENEFITS

Competitive salary, bonus scheme, and pension are essential for any work agreement. However, at SimCorp, we believe we can offer more. Therefore, in addition to the traditional benefit scheme, we provide an excellent work-life balance: flexible work hours, a hybrid workplace model. Simcorp follows a global hybrid policy, asking employees to work from the office two days each week while allowing remote work on other days.

 On top of that, we have IP sprints; where you have 3 weeks per quarter to spend on mastering your skills as well as contributing to the company development. There is never just only one route - we practice an individual approach to professional development to support the direction you want to take. 

NEXT STEPS

Please send us your application in English via our career site as soon as possible, we process incoming applications continually. Please note that only applications sent through our system will be processed. At SimCorp, we recognize that bias can unintentionally occur in the recruitment process. To uphold fairness and equal opportunities for all applicants, we kindly ask you to exclude personal data such as photo, age, or any non-professional information from your application. Thank you for aiding us in our endeavor to mitigate biases in our recruitment process.

If you are interested in being a part of SimCorp but are not sure this role is suitable, submit your CV anyway. SimCorp is on an exciting growth journey, and our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to assist you discover the right role for you. The approximate time to consider your CV is three weeks.  

We are eager to continually improve our talent acquisition process and make everyone’s experience positive and valuable. Therefore, during the process we will ask you to provide your feedback, which is highly appreciated.

WHO WE ARE 

For over 50 years, we have worked closely with investment and asset managers to become the world’s leading provider of integrated investment management solutions. We are 3,000+ colleagues with a broad range of nationalities, educations, professional experiences, ages, and backgrounds in general.    

SimCorp is an independent subsidiary of the Deutsche Börse Group. Following the recent merger with Axioma, we leverage the combined strength of our brands to provide an industry-leading, full, front-to-back offering for our clients.   

SimCorp is an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, without regard to race, gender, age, disability, or any other protected status under applicable law. We are committed to building a culture where diverse perspectives and expertise are integrated into our everyday work. We believe in the continual growth and development of our employees, so that we can provide best-in-class solutions to our clients.   

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