Principal Software Engineer

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer with strong backend and platform engineering experience in Java and Python to design and build scalable, secure, and high-performance platform/framework capabilities. The ideal candidate will lead development of cloud-native systems, reusable engineering frameworks, and distributed services while mentoring teams and driving architectural excellence.

In this role you will...

• Design and build scalable platform and framework capabilities using Java and Python
• Lead architecture and design of cloud-native, distributed systems
• Develop reusable engineering patterns and core platform components
• Drive microservices-based architecture and API-first development
• Build and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes
• Design and implement secure, high-performance, and reliable backend systems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical solutions
• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineering teams
• Ensure best practices in performance, scalability, security, and maintainability
• Lead code reviews and enforce engineering standards
• Optimize system performance and troubleshoot production issues
• Contribute to next-gen platforms using AI agents and agentic workflows
• Drive automation and intelligent service orchestration initiatives

You have what it takes if you have...

• Hands-on experience with Spring Boot (microservices, REST APIs)
• Experience with Spring Cloud components (config, gateway, service discovery)
• Experience with Hibernate / Spring Data JPA
• Experience with Spring Security
• Experience writing unit tests using JUnit and Mockito
• Experience with FastAPI or Flask
• Experience with Pydantic and SQLAlchemy
• Experience with async programming in Python (async/await)
• Experience writing tests using Pytest
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture
• Experience building RESTful APIs
• Experience with OpenAPI / Swagger documentation
• Understanding of distributed systems and system design principles
• Hands-on experience with AWS (EKS, EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda)
• Experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration
• Experience with Docker for containerization
• Experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar)
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
• Experience working with PostgreSQL / MySQL
• Knowledge of database design and query optimization
• Experience with database migration tools

Extra dose of awesome if you have...

• Exposure to event-driven architecture
• Knowledge of AI agents / agentic workflows
• Exposure to MCP or similar frameworks

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Client-provided location(s): Pune, India

Job ID: CornerstoneOnDemand-req11211

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-04-29T20:01:04