Principal Software Engineer | Full Trading Lifecycle | Python AWS | Hybrid

This is a high-impact leadership role combining hands-on solutions architecture, leading and mentoring and hands-on development.

• Lead the design and implementation of applications that generate investment models and trade allocations for fixed income and equities
• Support a global trading platform integrating data and application services across the enterprise
• Mentor and coach software engineers at all levels; foster collaboration with enterprise architecture and adjacent technology teams
• Design cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS microservices, containerization, and orchestration
• Own infrastructure decisions in a federated model; provision, configure, and deploy services on AWS without a dedicated infrastructure team
• Solve complex data pipeline and orchestration challenges using Snowflake, DBT, and UAC

Time Allocation

• 80%: Solution creation, lead design, coach and mentor, team collaboration
• 20%: Hands-on coding and technical development

• 6+ years of software engineering experience
• Expert Python development
• Production experience with AWS (Lambda, S3, microservices, CI/CD pipelines)
• Strong data engineering background: Snowflake, SQL, and ETL/orchestration tools (DBT, UAC, Schedulers)
• Container and orchestration technologies: Docker, Kubernetes
• Version control and CI/CD platforms (Bitbucket)
• Comfortable with backend distributed systems, DevOps practices, and cloud infrastructure
• Professional experience working with AI tools and models integrated into the software development lifecycle

AI in the SDLC

• AI is rapidly becoming integral to how we develop software.
• We need engineers who embrace AI as a strategic tool
• You should have hands-on experience with AI in development workflows and be committed to continuously learning and adopting emerging AI technologies.

Soft Skills & Mindset

• Strong communication and mentorship abilities
• Ability to operate independently while collaborating across teams
• Comfort with ambiguity and rapid decision-making in a fast-paced environment
• Passion for learning and teaching others

Cargill

• Atlanta, GA
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