Principle Software Engineer

REPORTING TO: “ALM & DMS Program” -  Associate Director
WORKING LOCATION: Bangalore, India

OBJECTIVE:

The main objective of this position, based in Bangalore, is to design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade applications using Microsoft technologies and modern web frameworks, while ensuring secure, scalable, and high-quality delivery in an Agile environment.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will not only contribute technically but also play a strategic role in advancing Eurofins’ Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) vision. This includes:

• Evaluating and optimizing IDEs and development tools to improve developer productivity.
• Driving AI adoption in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) to accelerate innovation and automation.
• Establishing and strengthening Communities of Practice to share knowledge and standardize best practices.
• Enhancing collaboration across platform streams to ensure alignment and efficiency.
• Promoting engineering best practices and tools across programs to enable consistent delivery excellence.
  The role offers an opportunity to influence engineering direction, mentor teams, and bring platform streams closer together while fostering innovation across Eurofins IT Solutions.
  REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

Experience:

• 6 to 9 years of software development experience with strong expertise in Microsoft technology stack and modern web development.
• Hands-on experience with Agile methodology.
• Technology Skills (Mandatory):
• .NET Core, .NET 6/7/8 and .NET Framework 3.5+
• REST APIs development and integration
• Front-end: Angular 10+, HTML5, CSS, TypeScript, JavaScript
• SQL Server development and integration with Entity Framework / EF Core
• Postgres development experience a plus
• OAuth 2.0 based authentication and authorization
• Source control with GIT / TFVC and Azure DevOps Services
• Basic knowledge of Node.js framework

Good to Have Skills:

• Azure cloud services, AWS Cloud skills
• Docker Containerization
• SharePoint On-premise / SharePoint Online
• PowerShell scripting
• Github Copilot, Claude Code, Gemini or other AI tooling for SDLC

Strategic & Organizational Skills:

• Ability to contribute to Eurofins’ mission of evaluating and optimizing IDEs and development tools.
• Experience or strong interest in driving AI adoption within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Willingness to establish and strengthen Communities of Practice to promote collaboration and learning.
• Capability to enhance collaboration across platform streams to achieve business alignment.
• Passion for promoting engineering best practices and tools adoption across programs.

Personal Skills:

• Good communication and interpersonal relation skills in an international environment

At ease with distant communications leveraging a wide array of technologies (shared code, documents and forums, phone, chat, e-mail)

Personal Skills:

• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to articulate and present different points-of-views on various topics related to project and otherwise.
• Eager to learn and continuously develop personal and technical capabilities.

Required Qualifications:

• MCA or Bachelors in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.

PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL CRITERIA : Eurofins has a strong focus on Performance Management system. This includes quarterly calibrations, half-yearly reviews and annual reviews. The KPIs shall be set and may vary slightly between projects. These will be clearly communicated, documented during the first 30 days of your joining.