Principal Engineer

Job Purpose

At Intercontinental Exchange, we power global commodity markets through cutting-edge electronic trading and clearing platforms. As a Principal Engineer, you’ll work on systems that shape the future of markets like oil, sugar, and cotton—impacting economies worldwide. This is your opportunity to tackle complex challenges, innovate with the latest technologies, and make a tangible difference in global commerce, leveraging state-of-the[1]art technology to solve challenging problems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and drive architectural decisions across multiple teams and platforms
• Mentor a team of developers and oversee complex development projects
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and ensure adherence to development standards and procedures
• Drive scalability and performance optimization for systems that process millions of transactions daily
• Assist in managing project timelines and team performance

Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent, with 8+ years of Java development experience.
• Java 21, multi-threaded development, and distributed messaging (Kafka, JMS)
• Spring Framework 6.x (Spring Boot 3.x), including reactive programming (WebFlux) and Spring AOP
• Databases and persistence (Oracle, SQL, JPA, MyBatis)
• Microservices architecture with API gateway patterns and service discovery
• Event-driven architecture and caching (Redis, Hazelcast)
• RESTful API design (OpenAPI/Swagger)
• Modern testing tooling (JUnit 5, Mockito, Spring Boot Test) • Build tools (Maven, Gradle)
• Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and cloud-native microservices using containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Argo CD)
• Passion for learning new technologies and adapting to fast-paced environments
• Discretion, analytical thinking, and independent judgment
• Proven experience mentoring development teams
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities

What Sets You Apart

• Experience with AI-powered development tools including Claude Code and Cursor for accelerated code generation and refactoring
• Knowledge of RAG / MCP / LLM technologies
• Strong problem-solving abilities, with proven performance tuning, debugging, and memory profiling expertise in Java/JVM
• A passion for financial markets and/or open-source contributions