Principal Software Engineer

Title: Principal Java Software Engineer
Location: One Destiny Way, Westlake, Texas 76262 (Hybrid)
Duration: 12 Months
Hybrid – 2 alternate weeks onsite per month
**Onsite Interviews Required**
 
Interview: Team is requesting candidates for first round interviews next week. Two rounds of experience

• 1 hour one on one with the manager
• 2nd round will be onsite - REQUIRED

Required Skills:

• Sr. 10+ years preferred

• Java Developer - Backend MID-tier heavy
• Some .net required (Exposure of .Net is the bare minimum for this opening but recent proficiency is preferred)
• Connecting to Databases - Any database experience should be fine
• Spring Boot, Spring MVC
• Creating REST API's from scratch

Need deployment experience to the cloud without the help of a devops team.

• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Jenkins
• AWS - Azure (either cloud)

Nice to have:

• No Angular required
• C++,
• .Net

 
The Role:

• A Senior Software Engineer that thrives in an environment where we are using innovative technologies to provide first class digital experience for our clients and customers.
• You will be involved in building or enhancing existing 401k business capabilities that help millions of Client’s customers prepare better for retirement while delivering industry best experiences.
• Candidates should be prepared for multiple new projects coming in 2026. A variety of framework experience will be helpful for quick pivoting.

• You will be responsible for design, development, testing and deployment of scalable and innovative solutions that help Client’s customers plan & invest for retirement, manage and transact from their DC retirement accounts.
• You will be part of an agile engineering scrum team working in a fast-paced environment, closely collaborating with product, architecture and other engineering teams.
• The team as recently embarked on at 5 year initiative to accelerate to the Cloud, work with consumers to migrate and decommission our legacy platforms.

The Experience You Have

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technology discipline
• 7-10+ years of software development experience on business critical, enterprise wide applications
• Strong knowledge Java coding practices for mid-tier applications that perform business logic and calculations. This role is not for UI/Front end developers.
• Expertise in building scalable, server-side enterprise applications, domain logic intensive RESTful APIs
• Experience leading a team of developers
• Experience with re-platforming large applications
• Expertise in designing, developing and maintaining high-volume transactional systems
• Experience in developing cloud neutral applications in AWS/Azure
• Ability to debug through legacy systems and capture current state to aid with modernization
• Actively participates in and contributes to formal reviews of architecture, design, and code
• Experience with Mainframe applications
• Publishes clear, concise and thorough design documentation
• Provides support for software releases into production environments
• Experience leading and mentoring junior software developers
• Fosters teamwork and collaboration across global development teams, business and systems partners.
• Experience building technology solutions in the financial services industry is preferred.
• Experience with Agile and Scrum Methodologies is preferred.

The Skills You Bring

• Experience with developing RESTful API design and development
• Experience in design patterns & principles such as OO, DD, SOA, Microservices etc.
• Experience developing skills in Java, Spring MVC, Spring Core, Spring Boot
• Experience developing software using OOA, OOD, and OOP principles & design patterns
• Experience developing software utilizing relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server or Sybase)
• Experience developing software applications with Popular IDEs (Eclipse/IntelliJ)
• Experience with Source Control Systems such as GIT
• CICD experience using Azure DevOps and Jenkins.
• An understanding of Micro-services Architecture and domain driven design patterns
• Developing and deploying 12-factor, containerized (Docker, Kubernetes) API’s to AWS/Azure
• Collaboration with producer and consumer teams to implement end-to-end solutions in a customer obsessed
• Experience developing software applying relational databases
• Experience with Test automation for unit, functional and non-functional testing (SOATEST, SOASTA, Cucumber)
• Ability to develop technical artifacts based on analysis of business and systems requirements
• Skills to discover/document implementations from legacy systems, C++, Java. .NET, as part of re- platform.
• Knowledge of the current technologies and evolving trends
• Ability to quickly learn new concepts and technologies
• Detail oriented coupled with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational skills coupled with effective written and verbal communication skills
• Must be an organized self-starter with a collaborative work style, and the ability to multi-task.
• Strong Team player and collaborator

The Value You Deliver:

• Your primary focus will be to work with a team of developers on an Agile/Scrum team that partners closely with a Business Product Area.
• Aligned with business priorities, you will be focused on re-architecting a suite of DC domain specific web services spread across multiple technology stacks as RESTful APIs based on micro-services architecture and domain driven design for deployment to a cloud environment.