Principal Software Engineer - Application Foundation

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PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

Application Foundation is looking for a Principal Software Engineer. You will technically lead efforts to build a scalable system designed to process large volumes of complex commercial business scenarios. Your responsibilities will include designing and developing enterprise-grade products and services that leverage various tools and technologies. You will create compelling product visions jointly with the product team and lead teams to execute this vision.

Your tasks include:

1. Product Delivery: Define product plans and execute against a committed delivery timeline; Manage the day-to-day activities of the development team (including developer on duty 24/7 support shifts and manager on duty shifts).
2. Deep Knowledge of the Development Landscape: Together with the team Product Manager and in partnership with the Development Manager, you write code, test and run the service, taking ownership of the complete software development lifecycle, designing, leading implementation, and testing of new features, ensuring adoption by stakeholders within a fast-paced, agile environment.
3. Product Support: Manage customer expectations via product support ensuring high standards in incident processing, quality of interactions, and fixes that are delivered.
4. Technical Hands-On: Maintain a hands-on approach to deliver highly available and scalable services with a strong focus on aspects such as resiliency, observability, scalability, monitoring, and FinOps.
5. Location Leadership: Actively contribute and drive various leadership initiatives for the location, e.g., cross-unit collaboration, training plan execution, general administration, hiring & internship management, etc.

WHAT YOU BRING

1. University Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field and outstanding experience in software product development with a focus on developing cloud services and solutions.
2. Strong advocate for Agile development processes with experience implementing well-run, agile processes in multiple functions including Development, QA, Release & Deployment.
3. Proven experience in AI use case development.
4. Previous experience with business applications like S/4HANA Cloud, public & private edition and SAP’s Digital Supply Chain solutions is highly desirable.
5. Foster a robust, unified team atmosphere by empowering the development team to engage in efficient, smooth cross-collaboration dynamics for optimized productivity.
6. Effectively lead teams (technically or organizationally), manage customer incidents promptly and ensure concerns are addressed within the SLA period.
7. Mentor and support developers in solving technically challenging issues, enabling them to benefit from your extensive experience and expertise.
8. Beneficial: Proven track record in planning and executing complex product/service handovers; Experience in defining success KPIs for handovers, ensuring smooth transitions and maintaining service quality throughout the process.
9. Required technology exposure & experience:

• SaaS delivery based on microservice architecture.
• Container technologies like docker, Kubernetes etc.
• Cloud integration and deployment on AWS, GCP or Azure.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Go and Java.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding and expertise in DevOps methodologies and principles.
• Fluent English language skills, spoken and written.