✦ Luna Orbit — Software Engineering

Sr. Lead, SW Full Stack Eng

at Northern Trust

📍 Chicago, IL Unknown 💰 $153K – $194K USD / year Posted March 14, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $153K – $194K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, or related STEM field
Category Software Engineering

About this role

Northern Trust seeks a senior full stack engineer to develop end-to-end financial applications, focusing on data integration, real-time processing, and scalable backend services.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop UI and backend services
  • Integrate data streams
  • Optimize data pipelines
  • Collaborate with stakeholders
  • Implement automation

Technical Overview

Role involves full stack development with Java, HTML, JavaScript, cloud data warehousing with Snowflake and Azure, ETL pipelines, Kafka, MQ, CDC technologies, and automation scripting.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior full stack engineer with over 5 years of experience in Java, cloud data warehousing, ETL, and real-time data technologies, preferably within financial services.

Must-Have Skills

5 years of software development experienceExperience with JavaHTMLJavaScriptExperience with cloud technologies (SnowflakeAzure)Experience with data warehousing and ETLExperience with KafkaMQCDC technologies

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with financial services applicationsExperience with BI toolsExperience with Control-M schedulingExperience with Unix scripting

Tools & Platforms

JavaHTMLJavaScriptSnowflakeAzureOracle DatabaseETL toolsJIRAJSONRESTUnixControl-MKafkaMQCDC tools

Required Skills

Full Stack DevelopmentUI DesignAPIsJavaHTMLJavaScriptSnowflakeAzureETLKafkaMQCDCUnix scripting

Hard Skills

Full Stack DevelopmentUI DesignServices DevelopmentDatabase DesignAPIsJavaHTMLJavaScriptCloud TechnologiesSnowflakeAzureData WarehousingOracle DatabaseETLBI toolsJavaJIRAJSONREST ServicesUnix scriptingControl-MKafkaMQCDC technologies

Soft Skills

CollaborationData analysisSoftware designAutomationProblem-solving

Industry & Role

Industry Financial Services / Banking
Job Function Full stack software development in financial services
Role Subtype Full Stack Developer
Tech Domains Java, SQL / PostgreSQL, Unix, ETL, Kafka, Azure, Snowflake, Oracle

Keywords for Your Resume

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Deal Breakers

Less than 5 years of experience, No experience with Java or cloud data warehousing, Lack of ETL or Kafka experience, No background in financial applications

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