Principal Software Engineer

Location: Pune Employment Type: full-time

Job Details

Job Summary

We are looking for a Principal Software engineer with strong expertise in designing, developing, and supporting scalable, secure, and high-performance enterprise applications.

The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on experience across the Microsoft .NET ecosystem, including C#, .NET Core/.NET 6/8+, ASP.NET Web API, Entity Framework, Angular, and SQL Server, along with strong exposure to Azure cloud, microservices, event-driven architecture, and modern application development practices.

The role requires a hands-on technical leader who can work closely with business stakeholders, drive technical solutions, mentor engineers, improve engineering practices, and leverage AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot to improve productivity and software quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable, secure, and high-performance applications using C#, .NET Core/.NET 6/8+, ASP.NET Web API and Angular.
• Design and implement microservices and event-driven architectures using modern design patterns and engineering practices.
• Develop and optimize RESTful APIs and backend services for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Drive application modernization and migration to Microsoft Azure.
• Work with Azure services and cloud-native architecture to build reliable enterprise solutions.
• Design and optimize database solutions using SQL Server, Entity Framework Core, LINQ, and related technologies.
• Work with messaging technologies such as RabbitMQ and caching solutions such as Redis.
• Collaborate with product owners, business stakeholders, architects, and SMEs to understand requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions.
• Conduct code reviews and establish standards around SOLID principles, design patterns, clean code, security, and performance.
• Drive automated testing, including unit, integration, and test automation, and promote TDD practices where appropriate.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive root-cause analysis and long-term resolution.
• Leverage GitHub Copilot and other AI-assisted development tools for code analysis, refactoring, test generation, debugging, and requirement analysis, while ensuring appropriate validation for quality, security, and performance.
• Mentor and guide developers and support technical capability building within the team.
• Contribute to CI/CD, Agile/Scrum, and DevOps practices to improve delivery efficiency and release quality.
• Monitor application health and performance using tools such as Dynatrace and drive continuous improvements.
• Prepare technical documentation and contribute to architecture and solution design discussions.