Principal Backend Software Engineer (C#.NET with Azure)

Principal Backend Software Engineer (C#.NET with Azure) 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 As part of Deutsche Börse Group – in Product Development, Platform area, you will contribute to transforming SimCorp Dimension into a modern, cloud-based SaaS platform on Microsoft Azure. This evolution is critical to delivering a more scalable, flexible, and cost-efficient solution that meets growing client and market expectations. It enables us to optimize platform performance while reducing infrastructure costs and improving service quality. We are looking for professionals who thrive in a culture that values trust and teamwork. You will play an important role in identifying improvement opportunities, shaping solutions, and driving implementation — ensuring our platform continues to deliver strong business value to our clients. WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR Together with the team, guided by the Product Owner, you will develop new core functionality for our product in Microsoft Azure You will work on our core platform to increase the overall compute density, and make more efficient use of Microsoft Azure's resources You will implement our architectural design decisions with respect to non-functional requirements and future maintainability Ensure technical integrity and maintain high coding standards with the team Constantly learn and improve yourself, the team, and our product—for example by experimenting with modern engineering practices such as test‑driven development, mob programming, and AI‑driven development approaches, including prompt engineering, code generation, and AI‑supported testing and refactoring WHAT WE VALUE Most importantly, you see yourself contributing to and thriving in this role. We expect you to have solid experience in several of the areas below, along with the willingness and curiosity to develop in the others You have a degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Data Science or similar More than 8 years of experience working in software engineering Solid programming experience in C# and understanding of what good code means Knowledge in SQL, Cloud Infrastructure and Oracle Experience in Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps Tools and Parallel Programming Knowledge of Microsoft Azure in production environments including experience with pricing, SLAs and security of different solution approaches Experience with working in an agile way and a continuous improvement mindset Experience working in an international setting with people from many different cultures Positive and constructive approach; you contribute to a productive and supportive work environment Initiative-driven, organized, and improvement-focused Effective communication skills and fluency in English (spoken and written) Experience with Agentic AI 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. Culture – 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 Career & Growth – Simcorp does offer opportunities for professional development: there is never just only one route - we offer 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 photos, 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, education, 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. 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 SimCorp is a leading provider of investment management solutions to the world's largest asset managers, fund managers, asset servicers, pension and insurance funds, wealth managers, banks and sovereign wealth funds. Here you will get to work with skilled and supportive colleagues. We are more than 2500+ employees from 70+ nationalities dedicated to supporting our 300+ clients across the globe. We celebrate multiple approaches and points of view, together we're building a culture where difference is valued. You will be part of a success story and a company that continues to grow, offering a lot of challenging and interesting opportunities.