Software Engineer - Principal

Siemens Digital Industries Software is a leading provider of solutions for the design, simulation, and manufacture of products across many different industries. Formula 1 cars, skyscrapers, ships, space exploration vehicles, and many of the objects we see in our daily lives are being conceived and manufactured using our Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software.

Position Overview

We are seeking an expert Senior Data & AI Architect to design and implement SaaS capabilities (independent and modular services) for addressing needs from various products which can be desktop application or single tenant application or multi-tenant application. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience architecting scalable, resilient & secured Data & AI solutions and working with cloud-native technologies in high-volume environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Design and architect integration patterns for multi-tenant data and AI platform with IAM and API Gateway solutions

Build scalable, resilient data architectures leveraging AWS cloud services (AWS cloud ismandatory; other hyperscalar like Azure, Google will be an added advantage)

Develop technical architecture specifications for Python & Java based microservices

Ability to break a complex architecture in smaller chunks which can be delivered iteratively keeping the focus on long term vision

Design data lake, data warehouse and lakehouse solutions with optimized query capabilities

Establish ETL/ELT pipelines for efficient data processing

Build and implement metadata management strategies

Develop reference architectures and design patterns for complex systems (e.g. timeseries

data processing)

Build rapid proof-of-concept solutions to validate architectural decisions

Collaborate with multi-functional teams to ensure seamless integration

Guide and mentor development teams on architectural standard methodologies and technology adoption

Conduct architectural reviews, technical design discussions, and code/design reviews

Required Skills & Experience :

15-25 years of technology experience with at least 8+ years in architect roles

Proven experience designing high-scale, resilient and secured data platforms & big data technologies handling massive volumes of data and API calls

Deep expertise with AWS cloud services, particularly in data processing (S3, Athena, Glue, EMR) and AI services (sagemaker, bedrock etc.)

Lead the design, development, and governance of our technology architecture

Strong background in Java microservice architecture patterns and standard processes

Experience integrating with enterprise IAM solutions and API gateways

Hands-on knowledge of data lake, data warehouse or lakehouse design, implementation andoptimization

Experience with ETL/ELT tools and methodologies

Proficiency in crafting metadata management systems

Strong background in building complex systems (e.g. timeseries data processing and storage)

Ability to rapidly prototype solutions and validate architectural concepts

Preferred Qualifications:

Python & Java programming experience; Go lang will be an added advantage

AWS certification (Associate/Professional Architect)

Knowledge of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and agentic AI systems

Experience with GenAI technologies and integration patterns

Familiarity with ML Ops practices

Experience with real-time data processing frameworks

Cloud architecture certifications (AWS Solutions Architect or similar)

Familiarity with security best practices, such as zero-trust architecture and secure API design,TOGAF etc.

Education: Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, BigData, AI/ML,Data Engineering or a related field.

This position does not include people management responsibilities, allowing you to focus on technical excellence and architectural innovation.