Sr Principal Engineer Software Development (Back-end)

Lead the vision for back-end development, design and implement scalable and maintainable full-stack architectures.

Define application scope and objectives and prepare the technical and/or design specifications from which software will be developed by a team of developers.

Lead the back-end development team by providing technical guidance and mentoring to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality software solutions.

Perform technical design reviews, code reviews, and system test reviews.

Look at improvement areas to existing system and propose/drive the next generation system design.

Implement and enforce coding standards, conduct code reviews, and participate in testing activities to ensure the delivery of high-quality software.

Interface with the Product Management, Architects, backend team to understand and influence project requirements.

Deep dive on production issues for root cause analysis and fastest turnaround time to the customer issues.

Drive the evolution of our technology stack, staying up to date with the latest industry trends.

Mentor and Share knowledge with team to make sure they grow technically.

Identify and propose Proof-of-concepts required for future releases.

Educational Qualifications

Bachelor/Master of Engineering or equivalent in Computer Engineering, IT or related field.

Experience

• 15+ years of hands-on experience in backend development.

• Experience building cloud-native applications with a continuous delivery strategy.

• Solid experience working as subject matter expert and solving technical problems.

• Experience with informatics applications or GxP compliant applications is preferred

• Proven expertise in technical leadership and mentoring the team.

Desired Skills

• Deep understanding of .Net and or MEAN (Mongo-Express -Angular Js-Node Js) or MERN (Mongo-Express-React-Node Js) stack.

• Knowledge of cloud frameworks (AWS/ Azure/ GCP), container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Travis)

• Understanding of Windows-based applications using C#.net, C++.

• Knowledge of Messaging/queuing protocols (socket.io, RabbitMQ)

• Worked in agile development methodologies.

• Working knowledge of laboratory informatics systems (i.e. LIMS, ELN, SDMS)

• Understanding Enterprise IoT device management (i.e. strategies for provisioning, updating, deployment of large number of IoT devices)

• Knowledge of unit test tools/strategies (Mocha, Chai, Cucumber) Knowledge of IOT and Instrumentation interfacing techniques (i.e. RS232, GPIB, Bluetooth, TCP/IP, USB)

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Attitude and aptitude to lead the team technically from front.