Principal Software Engineer

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Principal Software Engineer – Cloud Platform engineering

We're looking for a Principal Software Engineer with experience in Java, distributed computing, Kubernetes, and cloud technologies to join our team in Bangalore. This is a hybrid role requiring two days in the office.

As a Principal Engineer on the cloud platform team at Informatica, you're an expert in your field with experience across multiple backend technologies.

You will report to the Senior Engineering Manager
Your Role Responsibilities? Here's What You'll Do

• Lead the end-to-end development lifecycle of complex software products, from requirements gathering to maintenance.
• Determine plans-of-attack on large projects.
• Solve complex architecture challenges, apply architectural standards, and implement them in new projects.
• Lead code reviews and documentation, and handle complex bug fixes, especially on high-risk problems.
• Analyse production incidents and provide both short-term and long-term solutions.
• Drive alert and monitoring metric definitions for owned services and identify areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineers, to define product requirements and specifications.
• Develop programming environments with peer engineers and architects to deliver end-to-end components and features.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior members of the engineering team.
• Promote best practices for code quality, testing, and deployment automation.
• Participate in code reviews and offer constructive feedback to ensure code quality and maintainability.

What We'd Like to See

• Experience in designing and managing cloud-based solutions.
• Proficiency in observability, monitoring, performance tuning, and ensuring scalability of cloud applications and services.
• Understanding of SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, with hands-on experience in public cloud offerings (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Java, and experience with microservices development (Spring, REST), SQL/NoSQL databases, queues, and caches.
• Experience with cloud-native development and deployment processes.
• Experience with distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.
• Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect).

Role Essentials

• 7+ years of experience in software development, focusing on building complex, scalable systems.
• BA/BS or equivalent educational background, we will consider an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
• Minimum 7+ years of relevant professional experience

This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.

Perks & Benefits

• Comprehensive health, vision, and wellness benefits (Paid parental leave, adoption benefits, life insurance, disability insurance and 401k plan or international pension/retirement plans
• Flexible time-off policy and hybrid working practices
• Equity opportunities and an employee stock purchase program (ESPP)
• Comprehensive Mental Health and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) benefit

Our DATA values are our north star and we are passionate about building and delivering solutions that accelerate data innovations. At Informatica, our employees are our greatest competitive advantage. So, if your experience aligns but doesn't exactly match every qualification, apply anyway. You may be exactly who we need to fuel our future with innovative ideas and a thriving culture.

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