Principal Software Engineer

Position Summary:

Hands-on Full stack Engineer with extensive experience developing, enhancing, and maintaining applications hosted on OnPrem existing platforms, as well as API leveraging containerized deployment stack

The Principal Engineer will take the overall responsibility for end-to-end deliverables for their team including managing work, planning, designing, implementation, release and production support, meeting a high level of code quality while working within established timelines and Engineering Excellence best practices.

The ideal candidate will be a dependable and resourceful software professional who can comfortably work in a globally distributed, dynamic work environment that fosters teamwork, collaboration and customer centricity. He/she must have good inter-personal, oral and written communication skills and have strong problem-solving skills with an aptitude for learning.

Responsibilities :

• Design and architect technical solutions for business problems.
• Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship.
• Collaborate with other software developers, business analysts and software architects to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain.
• Implement new features and modifications.
• Work in cross-functional team, collaborating with peers during entire SDLC.
• Develop code for system changes or new modules within Bottomline core technology and architecture according to specifications and standards.
• Follow release cycles and commitment to deadlines.
• Performs production support and troubleshooting and maintenance (defect resolution)
• Assist in the collection and documentation of users requirements, development of user stories, estimates and work plans.
• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.
• Prepare reports, manuals and other documentation on the status, operation and maintenance of software.

Experience and Required Skills:

• Overall, 7 to 11 years of total experience in technology, application development and maintenance . H ands-on experience in Core Java, Hibernate, Struts, Spring, Springboot , and related Java technologies. US Commercial Banking experience will be an added advantage.
• Team Player, self-starter who can drive results
• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
• One who thinks technology agnostic and ready to pick up challenges.
• Strong problem solving and program execution skills while being process orientated.
• Ability to understand the big picture - can step back and understand the context of problems before applying analytical skills to address the issues.
• One who shows passion at work to show client s pain points by focusing on solution than problem.
• Practical experience in designing complex software systems, leveraging expertise in core Java, Spring, multithreading, REST, SQL & MQ
• Strong Knowledge in spring , hibernate , spring boot and docker.
• Strong Knowledge in testing framework like Junit , Mockito.
• Good knowledge and understanding of CI/CD processes and tools
• Good Knowledge in REST API design and implementation.
• Knowledge in Oracle.
• Solid experience developing with SQL queries, stored procedures, views and triggers for Oracle databases.
• Understanding of multi-tier architecture, Web based development, and Services Oriented Architecture.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills. Able to step into complex situations and take responsibility.

Preferred Skills:

• XML and knowledge of generating Java data binding code from XSDs
• Experience developing complex financial applications.
• US Commercial Banking experience will be an added advantage.

Education:

• Bachelor s degree in computer science or equivalent