Principal Software Engineer

About the role

As a Principal Software Engineer at Northern Trust in London, you will join a global leader in wealth management, asset servicing and banking. You will work within a collaborative, inclusive culture that values service, expertise and integrity, and you will help shape innovative technology solutions for sophisticated clients.

Key responsibilities

• Lead others to solve complex problems, guiding teams through technical challenges and delivering robust solutions.
• Apply sophisticated analytical thinking to exercise judgement and identify innovative, high‑impact solutions.
• Influence the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives across the organisation.
• Ensure work aligns with functional policies and industry best practices.

Required profile

• Deep specialised expertise in software engineering, with the ability to interpret internal and external business challenges.
• Recommend best practices to improve products, processes or services based on thorough analysis.
• Communicate difficult concepts clearly and negotiate with stakeholders to adopt new viewpoints.
• Experience leading functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk and complexity.