Principal Software Engineer

General Summary:

The Principal Software Engineer I is responsible for developing high-quality, innovative, fully performing software in compliance with coding standards. This individual works in partnership with cross-functional teams to ensure that software deliverables, including designs, codes, and tests, are completed in a timely manner, while remaining aligned with industry and organizational standards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Provides support to the Engineering teams, with a high attention to detail

Researches, analyzes, and documents findings

May coach and review the work of other team members

Designs, builds, and maintains large-scale production services, web applications, data pipelines, and streaming systems

Works on systems critical to company's current and future operations

Debugs production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack

Assists with improvement of organizational engineering standards, tooling, and processes

Participates in the testing process through test review and analysis, test witnessing, and certification of software

Evaluates codes to ensure validity, proper structure, alignment with industry standards, and compatibility with operating systems

Maintains an understanding of current technologies or programming practices through continuing education, reading or participation in professional conferences, workshops, or groups

Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities Required:

• Extensive hands-on experience with Java, React and AWS (experience with other cloud platforms is also acceptable)
• Proficient in working with both SQL and NoSQL databases
• Strong understanding of software design principles and architectural best practices
• Ability to manage projects and processes independently with limited supervision
• Advanced knowledge of applicable work area
• Ability to situationally adapt and understand new technology/processes as per business requirement
• Knowledge of a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures
• Ability to work constructively and independently under stress and pressure in a fast paced, multi-tasking environment
• Ability to manage competing priorities while producing high quality work
• Ability to interact positively and openly with colleagues and external business contacts, with strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organization and time-management skills with the ability to meet reasonable deadlines
• Strong knowledge of programming languages and software basics
• Strong knowledge of relevant software development tools including version control, build processes, debuggers, and test frameworks

Educational/Vocational/Previous Experience Recommendations:

Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent business experience

8+ years of relevant experience

Working Conditions:

Hybrid (Pune Location)