Principal Software Engineer (PSE)

Experience: 12+ years

Compensation: Up to 42 LPA

Location: Hyderabad

Key Advantage: Familiarity with Liquibase is a plus.

Role Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Software Engineer (PSE) to provide technical leadership and drive the development of cutting-edge software solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Java Full Stack Development, with a strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and agile methodologies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor the development team, ensuring best coding practices, architectural integrity, and high-quality software delivery.
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following industry best practices.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to understand system dependencies and implementation requirements.
• Conduct code reviews, enforce coding standards, and provide mentorship to team members.
• Solve complex technical challenges, optimize performance, and address production issues swiftly.
• Engage with product managers and stakeholders to understand business needs and contribute to product enhancements.
• Drive continuous improvement in development processes, code quality, and team efficiency.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and introduce best practices for the tech stack.

Skills & Experience Required:

• 12+ years of hands-on Java development experience with strong logical and analytical skills.
• Proven expertise in Full Stack Development, with active coding involvement throughout the career.
• Experience leading and mentoring development teams, with a track record of technical leadership.
• In-depth knowledge of application design, architecture best practices, and design patterns.
• Strong experience with Spring Boot, Spring Framework, and ORM frameworks (Hibernate or equivalent).
• Basic understanding or hands-on experience with Angular or other front-end frameworks.
• Excellent SQL skills, with query performance tuning knowledge.
• Proficiency in writing JUnit test cases.
• Experience working with RESTful APIs and a solid understanding of development standards.
• Hands-on experience in Agile software development methodologies.

Preferred Skills (Good to Have):

• Exposure to Liquibase for database version control.
• Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and Kubernetes.