DTCC

Senior Backend Engineer – Java & AWS

Dallas, TX, United States

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC? Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve. The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance. Pay and Benefits: - Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive - Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location - Pension / Retirement benefits - Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. - DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee). The Impact You Will Have in This Role As a Senior Software Engineer on the DTC Participant Fund Technology team, you will contribute to the modernization of Java‑based, cloud‑ready applications that are critical to DTCC’s financial risk management and daily settlement operations. This role supports DTCC’s multi‑year enterprise modernization program and focuses on the Participant Fund system, which enables Market Risk teams to monitor and manage DTC liquidity controls—directly contributing to the stability, resilience, and integrity of the clearing ecosystem. This is a hands‑on engineering role where you will work on complex backend systems, contribute to modern architecture and design decisions, and help transition legacy platforms to scalable, resilient, cloud‑ready solutions, partnering closely with other engineers, product partners, and platform teams. Your Primary Responsibilities: - Design, develop, enhance, and support backend services using Java and Spring Boot - Contribute to system design and architecture discussions, with a focus on scalable and resilient solutions - Build and support cloud‑ready applications as part of ongoing modernization and migration initiatives - Collaborate with platform, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to support deployments and operational readiness - Participate in migration activities such as environment readiness, validation, and post‑migration support - Provide production support, troubleshooting issues and participating in incident resolution as needed - Contribute to end‑to‑end feature delivery, from design and development through deployment and stabilization - Follow and promote engineering standards, coding best practices, and continuous improvement - Collaborate closely with other engineers and contribute to knowledge sharing across the team Qualifications - Minimum 6-8 years of related experience. - Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent professional experience Talent Needed for Success - Strong, hands‑on experience developing backend applications in Java - Experience with Spring / Spring Boot for API and service development - Working knowledge of cloud environments, with an emphasis on AWS concepts - Experience working in Unix/Linux environments - Experience with relational databases such as Postgres (Aurora) or similar enterprise platforms - Exposure to containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) - Familiarity with messaging platforms such as Kafka - Understanding of CI/CD concepts and collaboration with DevOps teams - Ability to learn complex systems and understand business and risk‑driven requirements - Strong communication skills and a collaborative, team‑oriented mindset Preferred Skills - Experience supporting applications in AWS - Exposure to Snowflake or data‑centric platforms - Familiarity with enterprise security concepts such as IAM, secrets management, or certificate usage - Experience working in Agile delivery environments - UI exposure using Angular (nice to have) - Experience supporting regulated or mission‑critical systems - Interest in application modernization, cloud migration, and continuous improvement The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. ### About the Team Serves as a dedicated technology resource for advancing DTCC’s business opportunities and providing industry thought leadership for leveraging new technology. The goal of this new department is to partner internally with IT, our business and regulatory divisions and externally with clients, regulators, and fintech vendors, to help build new platforms and business models to advance DTCC’s mission to support the financial markets. ### About the Company With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC’s subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at U.S. $3.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories valued at U.S. $99 trillion. DTCC’s Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more than 25 billion messages annually. 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DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you’ll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It’s the chance to make a difference at a company that’s truly one of a kind. Learn more about Clearance and Settlement by [clicking here](https://www.dtcc.com/clearance-settlement-guide/index.html#/dashboard).