Principal Software Developer

Overview

Design, develop, test, deploy, troubleshoot, and maintain production software across desktop, web, cloud, and deployment environments. Use AI-assisted development tools with sound engineering judgment to improve development efficiency and software quality.

What you'll do

• Design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality software solutions across desktop, web, cloud, and deployment environments.
• Write clean, efficient, secure, maintainable, and well-tested code following established software engineering principles and best practices.
• Participate in requirements analysis, architecture and design, implementation, code review, testing, deployment, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
• Contribute to software architecture and technical design, evaluating alternatives and making technical decisions based on scalability, reliability, security, performance, and maintainability.
• Develop and maintain software components, services, APIs, automation, scripts, and build/deployment solutions using C#, C++, PowerShell, and Bash.
• Develop and support applications and services for desktop, web, and cloud environments.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated build, installation, and deployment processes for Windows, Linux, cloud, and containerized environments.
• Integrate development, build, and deployment processes with Git, Perforce, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Work with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Develop and maintain unit, integration, and automated tests.
• Use AI-assisted development tools for software design, coding, debugging, testing, code review, refactoring, troubleshooting, and technical documentation.
• Review and validate AI-generated code and technical recommendations for correctness, security, performance, maintainability, and alignment with product architecture.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, QA, DevOps, product management, and other cross-functional teams to define requirements, resolve technical challenges, and deliver solutions.
• Leverage AWS or Azure to develop, deploy, and support software solutions.
• Work with SQL and NoSQL database technologies as required by application and deployment architectures.
• Troubleshoot complex software, build, installation, and deployment issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement sustainable solutions.
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, technical discussions, and Agile development processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve engineering productivity through automation, AI-assisted development, modern development tools, and continuous improvement of engineering practices.

What you'll need

• 8–12 years of professional software development experience, with demonstrated experience designing, developing, testing, and maintaining production software.
• Strong programming and coding skills to develop high-quality, maintainable, secure, and testable software.
• Strong proficiency in C# and/or C++, with experience in scripting and automation technologies such as PowerShell and Bash.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, object-oriented design, design patterns, data structures, algorithms, and software architecture.
• Solid understanding of the complete software development lifecycle, including requirements, architecture and design, development, testing, build, deployment, and maintenance.
• Experience developing desktop and/or web applications, services, APIs, and related software components.
• Experience developing and deploying software in cloud environments, preferably using AWS or Azure.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI-assisted software development tools for coding, design, debugging, testing, code review, documentation, and development efficiency.
• Ability to critically evaluate and validate AI-generated code and technical recommendations using sound engineering principles and human oversight.
• Strong understanding of software testing and quality engineering practices, including unit testing, integration testing, test automation, debugging, and defect resolution.
• Experience with CI/CD, automated build and deployment processes, and tools such as Jenkins.
• Experience with version control and software configuration management systems, including Git and/or Perforce.
• Experience with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Working knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems and application deployment concepts.
• Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL database technologies.
• Experience working within Agile software development methodologies.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills to investigate complex technical issues and develop effective solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to communicate technical concepts, designs, decisions, and trade-offs.
• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills to work effectively across development teams and with cross-functional stakeholders.

Details

• Location: Pune.