Principal Engineer

Job Purpose

Our mission is to innovate and deliver solutions that empower our customers and transform global markets. We are problem solvers and trusted partners, starting with our customers' challenges and turning them into opportunities.

Our start-up roots keep us nimble, flexible, and fast-moving. We take ownership, make decisions, and work together as one company to drive growth across the business. Collaboration is at the heart of what we do, engage in constructive debates to find the best path forward and then move ahead as one team.

We take pride in our work, acting with integrity and passion so our customers can perform at their best. As experts and enthusiasts, we combine deep knowledge with leading technology to consistently deliver results, solutions, and opportunities for our customers and stakeholders. Every day, we strive to transform global markets.

ICE Clear Credit (ICC), a subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange Inc., is the world's largest systemically important clearinghouse for Credit Default Swaps (CDS). ICC is an entrepreneurial and dynamic organization that implements world-class risk management solutions for the CDS marketplace. We are seeking a Principal Engineer to join our team in Atlanta, GA. This hands-on role will help with design and build new features to enhance our Risk systems and play a leadership role in advancing our architecture to the next level.

Responsibilities

• Risk System Development:
  Design, develop, and implement core risk logic, including statistical models, pricing calculators, and validation frameworks using Java and modern technologies.
• Requirements Translation:
  Collaborate with Product and Risk teams to transform business and functional requirements into robust technical solutions that meet performance and scalability standards.
• Architecture & Integration:
  Architect APIs, database schemas, messaging layers, and integration solutions leveraging Java, Spring, and related frameworks to ensure seamless interoperability.
• System Modernization:
  Build a deep understanding of existing systems and processes to drive modernization and integration with current risk frameworks.
• Quality & Testing:
  Develop comprehensive unit tests and validation strategies to ensure accuracy and reliability of risk calculations and pricing models.
• Process Improvement:
  Champion engineering best practices, continuous delivery principles, and modern development methodologies to enhance efficiency and quality.
• Innovation & Research:
  Stay current with emerging technologies, financial market trends, and risk management methodologies to inform strategic decisions and future architecture.

Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or Management Information Systems, or equivalent work experience.
• Domain Knowledge:
  • Strong understanding of financial markets, including OTC derivatives (Credit, Rates, Options) and risk/pricing models
  • Familiarity with financial mathematics, including statistics, calculus, and stochastic modeling
• 7+ years in Software Development and 5+ with Java ecosystem
• 3+ years' experience working as hands-on Technical Lead/Principal, or similar senior role at FinTech
• Deep experience in Microservices/SOA architecture and API First design
• 7+ years developing large-scale enterprise applications using Java and frameworks like Spring
• 7+ years in database development concepts (SQL, PL/SQL, views)
• 3+ years in Spring Batch
• Hands-on experience with messaging and caching technologies (JMS, Kafka, Redis, MongoDB)
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality solutions on time in dynamic environments
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently

Preferred Knowledge and Experience

• Experience with portfolio margining, risk analytics, and valuation systems
• Experience working on Spring Batch, Enterprise Scheduling systems
• Experience building UI applications
• Expertise in developing microservices on container-based Kubernetes platforms (OpenShift, Tanzu)

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