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Principal Software Engineer

AT Cornerstone OnDemand
Cornerstone OnDemand

Principal Software Engineer

Hyderabad, India

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer for our Product engineering team

In this role, you will...

  • Develop, maintain and enhance .NET applications and services to contribute to our legacy and cloud platform.
  • Analyze product and technical user stories and convey technical specifications in a concise and effective manner.
  • Code & deliver a working product, with a 'first time right' approach.
  • Participate in release planning, sprint planning, and technical design reviews; provide input as appropriate.
  • Partner with engineers, product managers, and other team members as appropriate and be the go-to person for technical matters.
  • Develop and maintain thorough knowledge and understanding of products.
  • Leading projects as necessary, increasing team productivity and effectiveness by sharing your deep knowledge and experience.
  • Drive key architectural decisions and design considerations.
  • Partner with other Architect's and Manager to come up with setting technical guidelines and participate in code reviews to mentor other engineers on best practices.
  • Partner with Product to do early feasibility of technical architecture.
  • Partner with other Architects to build necessary frameworks to improve productivity of the engineers by driving automation.
  • Introduce newer technologies as needed along with a strong POC and build a strong use case for more adoptability.
  • Troubleshoot complex production issues and provide detailed RCA.
  • Participate in agile activities like sprint planning, and technical design reviews; provide input as appropriate

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You've Got What It Takes If You Have...

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or related field.
  • 8+ years of experience with active hands-on development experience in Microsoft Technology stack using C#
  • Strong experience developing Microservices, RESTful services (preferably AWS)
  • Experience with AWS core services: Lambda, ECS (Elastic Container Service), SNS (Simple Notification Service), SQS (Simple Queue Service), DynamoDB.
  • Expertise in CloudWatch (monitoring and logging), cost management tools, and IAM for managing user permissions and security protocols.
  • Knowledge of Elasticsearch and querying logs in Splunk.
  • Exposure to ORM's like Entity Framework, Nhibernate or similar.
  • Strong TDD approach and hands-on experience on tools like Nunit, xUnit or any other testing tools or frameworks and CICD practices.
  • Strong in OOP and SOLID design principles.
  • Understand AWS core services and basic architecture best practices.
  • Experience in working on projects with public cloud providers like Amazon Web Services, Azure, Google Cloud, etc.
  • Highly efficient data persistent design techniques. Strong understanding of data retrieval performance (queries, caching). Able to optimize designs/queries for scale.
  • Proficient experience with relational databases such as Microsoft SQL Server/Postgres. Exposure to other non-relational DBs like MongoDB is a plus!
  • Good understanding on how to deal with concurrency and parallel work streams.
  • Should have work experience with Agile practices.
  • Should be very good at analyzing and Debugging/Troubleshooting functional and technical issues.
  • Should have good insight on Performance/Optimization techniques.
  • Good understanding on secure development practices and proactively codes to avoid security issues. Able to resolve all findings.
  • Excellent analytical, quantitative and problem-solving abilities
  • Conversant in algorithms, software design patterns and Microservices, and their best usage.
  • Ability to build frameworks and POC's from scratch that can be used across the teams.
  • Self-motivated, requiring minimal oversight.
  • Good team player with the ability to handle multiple concurrent priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
  • Passion for continuous process and technology improvement
  • AWS experience must and Certification preferable.

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Client-provided location(s): Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Job ID: CornerstoneOnDemand-req9993
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Family Support Resources
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Snacks
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
    • Summer Fridays
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
    • Profit Sharing
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Internship Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Unconscious Bias Training
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program