Principal Software Engineer

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Job Description

Principal Software Engineer

Posted 5 Hours Ago
Hiring Remotely in United States
Remote or Hybrid
Senior level
Fintech • Software
We deliver end-to-end risk and compliance solutions through our software and domain expertise.
The Role
As a Principal Software Engineer you will write scalable SaaS solutions optimize performance and address technical debt while collaborating across teams.
Summary Generated by Built In
Join a dynamic team at the pulse of global markets where we deliver innovative software and service solutions for essential financial reporting and capital markets transactions. At DFIN we are a values-driven organization that empowers you to build a fulfilling career while bringing your authentic self to work every day. Our "Win as One" mentality ensures that our team's success is directly linked to Client Shareholder and Employee Satisfaction.
Recognized as one of AMERICA'S MOST LOVED WORKPLACES® for five consecutive years and a Built In Best Places to Work for six years we are committed to our employees' total well-being. Enjoy competitive compensation a flexible workplace comprehensive benefits and opportunities for professional growth. Bring your passion and talents to DFIN - because being YOU thrives here.
Summary:
We are looking for technical team members at all levels who want to push themselves to deliver best in market SaaS solutions. We offer a challenging environment where you will have to grow adapt and use your skills consistently. Our customers rely on us in the moments that matter. Engineering delivers on that promise.
You can read the bullets below. But they almost always look the same right? Here is the deal - being a principle engineer here at DFIN means helping us deliver SaaS software solutions for our customers that primarily work with the SEC or other global regulating bodies. Our products are in demand because we solve regulatory problems for our customers. As a principal engineer you'll own projects end to end write code that others will look towards as a standard understand how we operate our systems and make sure our technology grows and doesn't become a big pile of tech debt.
Responsibilities:
  • Write concise well‑tested and well‑documented code that adheres to industry best practices.
  • Optimize software for quality performance scalability efficiency and security through testing code scanning refactoring and monitoring.
  • Ensure automated tests and frameworks effectively support software quality refactoring flexibility and continuous integration and delivery.Design and build concurrent and asynchronous software solutions.
  • Analyze real problems and deliver practical solutions keeping the team focused on current business needs.
  • Collaborate closely with product managers developers SREs and engineers across experience levels and geographies to build meaningful software.
  • Design systems with operability in mind leveraging monitoring and metrics to support reliable production operation.
  • Champion simplicity reliability manageability scalability extensibility reusability and performance.
  • Use observability data to optimize latency compute memory storage and network utilization.
  • Proactively identify and address technical debt making it visible and resolving it deliberately.

Qualifications:
  • Demonstrate strong ownership of personal development product quality and commitment to the firm.
  • 8-10 years of experience designing and building scalable data‑driven software applications and distributed systems.
  • Proven experience designing service‑based and tiered web applications used by customers.
  • Strong background in secure software development and willingness to participate in financial systems security practices.
  • Hands‑on experience with modern full‑stack technologies including .NET/C# RESTful APIs JavaScript/TypeScript React SQL Server and Azure DevOps.Proficient in at least one backend language (C# Node.js Java or TypeScript) with willingness to work across the stack.
  • Experience with concurrency threading and/or asynchronous programming models.
  • Solid understanding of relational databases such as SQL Server or PostgreSQL.
  • Working knowledge of HTTP protocols and networking concepts.
  • Experience with cloud‑native platforms and tooling including Azure AKS Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.

It is the policy of Donnelley Financial Solutions to select place and manage all its employees without discrimination based on race color national origin gender age religion actual or perceived disability veteran status actual or perceived sexual orientation genetic information or any other protected status.
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At DFIN protecting your identity is a top priority. Please be aware of scammers impersonating DFIN recruiters. DFIN recruiters will never request personal information via email or text. You will only receive a text from us if you've already been in contact. All automated messages will come from [email protected] . If you ever have doubts about the legitimacy of any communication from us please do not hesitate to reach out for verification via [email protected] (this email is for general TA questions and is not used for updates on your application status). #BI-Remote

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The Company
HQ: Chicago IL
1750 Employees
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

DFIN is a leading global risk and compliance solutions company. We provide domain expertise software and data analytics for every stage of our clients’ business and investment lifecycles. Markets fluctuate regulations evolve technology advances and through it all DFIN delivers confidence with the right solutions in moments that matter.

Why Work With Us

DFIN is shaping global markets and is an environment where you can bring your whole self to work and do your best work every day. We are a values-based culture in which you can build a rewarding career.

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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

We operate in a fully flexible work environment. Our employees can continue to work remotely our offices remain open and available for collaboration.

Typical time on-site: Flexible
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HQChicago IL
Located in the heart of downtown Chicago’s financial district we are steps from all Metra stations good eats and entertainment.

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04/29/2026

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