Principal Software Engineer

Job Title: Principal Software Engineer

Department: Technology

Location: Jacksonville, FL

Corporate Title: Associate

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $90,000 -$125,000 per year* (see below footnote for additional compensation and benefits information).

Company overview

Nomura is a financial services group with an integrated global network. By connecting markets East & West, we service the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through our four business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking) and Banking.

Driven by the insights of some 28,000 people worldwide, we put our clients at the center of everything we do, delivering unparalleled access to, from and within Asia. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com

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Department Overview:

The Information Technology department at Nomura is at the forefront of innovation, driving technology solutions that empower our business and enhance client experiences. We leverage cutting-edge technologies to develop and maintain robust systems and infrastructure, ensuring the security, reliability, and efficiency of our operations. Join our team and be part of a dynamic and collaborative environment that embraces technological advancements to deliver value and drive our digital transformation journey.

Key Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be a key member of the HR Technology team, responsible for developing and maintaining global HR applications. This role combines technical expertise with HR domain knowledge to deliver robust data solutions that enable system integrations and advanced analytics.

Manage and support HR business applications, including problem resolution and issue ownership

Support data analytics and data science initiatives with optimized data structures and AI/ML tools

Manage vendor products and their integrations with internal/external applications

Gather requirements and translate functional needs into technical specifications

Perform QA and impact analysis when rolling out enhancements to HR systems

Maintain system documentation and knowledge repositories

Provide technical guidance and manage stakeholder communications

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering or equivalent with 5+ years of experience.

Minimum of 3 years of experience with multiple technologies focusing on Java, Python, Java Script, React.

Minimum of 2 years of experience with AI & ML technologies and experience tuning models and building LLM integrations

Strong hands-on experience with data management, data warehouse/data lake design, data modeling, ETL Tools, advanced SQL and Python programming.

Proficient in AI-assisted development using GitHub Copilot and Claude (or equivalent LLM-based tools) for code generation, code review, test writing, and documentation.

Experience prompting, evaluating, and integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) into development workflows and production applications.

Experience with microservices architecture, containerization using Docker and Kubernetes, Helm, Rancher.

Extensive database development experience in MS SQL Server/ Oracle and SQL scripting.

Demonstrable working knowledge of tools in CI/CD pipeline primarily GitLab and Jenkins

Proficiency in using collaboration tools like Confluence, SharePoint, JIRA

Analytical skills to model business functions, processes and dataflow within or between systems.

Strong problem-solving skills to debug complex, time-critical production incidents.

Good interpersonal skills to engage with senior stakeholders in functional business units and IT teams.

Experience with Cloud Data Lake technologies such as Snowflake and knowledge of HR data model would be a plus.

Nomura Leadership Behaviours

Explore Insights & Vision: Identify the underlying causes of problems faced by you or your team and define a clear vision and direction for the future.

Making Strategic Decisions : Evaluate all the options for resolving the problems and effectively prioritize actions or recommendations.

Inspire Entrepreneurship in People : Inspire team members through effective communication of ideas and motivate them to actively enhance productivity.

Elevate Organizational Capability : Engage proactively in professional development and enhance team productivity through the promotion of knowledge sharing.

Inclusion : Foster a culture of inclusion and psychological safety in the workplace and cultivate a "Risk Culture" (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).

* base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, corporate and functional title and duties, job-related knowledge and advanced degrees, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired in the U.S., employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors”.

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer