Lead Software Engineer - .Net

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Lead Software Engineer – Data Management Service – Change Management 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. If you like what we’re saying, keep reading! WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US The DMS Change team is part of the SimCorp Managed Business Services Team. The team works directly with Data Management Service Business Operations using Data Management Platform, which is a single instance, software as a service (SaaS) based product. It provides Reference Data Management and Valuation solutions for many of the world's leading and most innovative financial institutions, including regional and global banks and asset management firms. The Lead Software Engineer in the DMS Change Team owns the technical direction for the customer layer of the product, drives design and architecture decisions, and leads a group of developers responsible for building, testing, and ensuring compatibility with the broader enterprise and solutions architecture through modern development technologies. The Lead Software Engineer will also define and drive new capabilities that support Data Management Service Business Operations, set technical standards across the team, and engage with multiple development teams sitting in different service stacks to align delivery and design. WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR Own the technical design and architecture for assigned areas of the platform, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards. Lead, mentor, and grow a team of DMS Change developers — providing technical guidance, conducting design/code reviews, and setting engineering best practices. Grasp the concepts of the system via design documents and drive the team to speed on ongoing SaaS efforts; act as the technical escalation point for the team. Support and guide Data Advisory, DMS Operations and QA team members in understanding platform capabilities and constraints, acting as the primary technical point of contact across multiple stacks. Communicate priorities, negotiate trade-offs, and align work items assigned to the team with business and program objectives. Drive advanced debugging and root-cause analysis to resolve complex issues in SIT, UAT and PROD environments, and coach others in doing the same. Champion the creation of tools and automation that reduce effort and time spent on repeated activities, and showcase these to a wider audience across teams. Bring enterprise-level software leadership experience to the table, driving optimizations, streamlining, and modernization of processes and systems. Own the team's testing strategy in partnership with QA — ensuring strong test coverage, promoting TDD/BDD practices, and supporting testers on technical queries. Lead RCA and retrospective meetings with a strong sense of ownership, drive continuous improvement actions to closure, and foster a culture open to feedback. Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and performance feedback for team members. WHAT WE VALUE The expectations of a lead software test engineer's behavioural skills are centred around an agile mindset of leading and working in teams. Business knowledge requirements vary across business units but are overall within the financial sector. In SimCorp, we use several coding languages and technical domains, so the concrete skills here also vary across the organization. Must have 10+ years of experience using .NET technologies with an emphasis on C#, Microsoft .NET Framework including WPF, WWF, and WCF. Demonstrated experience leading or mentoring a team of developers, including code/design reviews and technical decision-making. Experience with multi-threaded / performance intensive applications. Deep understanding and experience with Object-Oriented design and development. Strong Analysis, Design, and Development skills with the ability to set technical direction for others. Familiarity with source control systems (Git/TFS) and continuous build/CI practices. Strong experience in RDBMS (Oracle/MSSQL). Strong communication skills, including the ability to represent the team in cross-functional and stakeholder discussions. Strong problem-solving skills with a track record of resolving complex, ambiguous technical issues. Solid knowledge of Web API, .NET Core, Microservices, Docker, or container-based applications. Experience with cloud-based applications. Experience driving Agile methodologies within a team. Working knowledge of TDD/BDD, with experience championing adoption across a team. Experience in the Capital Markets domain is a plus — preferably with buy-side firms. Good to have AI Certifications Capital Markets domain knowledge, preferably with BUY SIDE firms and experience. Experience working with Reference Data Management setup and understanding of various asset classes (Equity, Derivatives, and Fixed Income, etc.) and Market data feeds (Reuters, Bloomberg, MarkIT, etc.). Prior formal people-management or team-lead experience. BENEFITS Global hybrid work policy - We ask you to work 2 days a week from the office. If you choose you can work remotely the other days. Of course you are welcome at the office if that is your preference. Growth and innovation - Every 6th sprint is reserved for planning and innovation. So, with regular intervals you have a chance to explore and learn new skills or improve something that you believe will be beneficial to you, your team or the application. Self-Direction - High degree of self-organization. Each team and developer have a high degree of freedom to plan, organize and design their work. Inclusive and diverse company culture Work-life balance – We believe that an equilibrium between professional responsibilities makes us all the best version of ourselves, both in private life and as colleagues in the workplace Empowerment – We believe that all voices are valuable and must be heard. You will be involved in shaping our work processes 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. 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. #Li-Hybrid