Principal - bpost

Job Title:

Principal - bpost

Job Number:

JO-2510-11112

Location (City, State):

Chennai, India

Employee Group:

Regular

Shift:

Day

Travel:

0%

Site Name:

TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

Is Remote Eligible:

No

We are looking for a seasoned Principal with over 10 years of experience in leading development teams and delivering high-quality technical solutions. This role involves not only technical leadership and stakeholder communication but also hands-on development. The ideal candidate will be an SME in modern cloud-native development, proficient in event-driven architecture and integration design, and capable of mentoring developers while enforcing coding standards and best practices.Key Responsibilities: Team Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement Lead and mentor development team members in EDA project Communicate effectively with senior stakeholders, providing updates and risk assessments Foster a collaborative and productive development environment Code Quality and Best Practices Define and implement coding standards and quality assurance processes and drive automation towards that Conduct detailed code reviews to ensure high performance, security, and maintainability Encourage continuous learning and knowledge sharing among developers Architecture and Design Design scalable and secure APIs, events, integrations, and system adapters Collaborate with architects and product owners to refine technical requirements and solutions Ensure alignment of design decisions with enterprise architecture and strategy Cross-Functional Collaboration Work with cross-functional teams to manage dependencies and coordinate deliverables Facilitate integration with multiple systems and services in an agile development environment Hands-on Development Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in software development, providing technical guidance Write and review code as needed in complex areas to ensure best practices are followed Lead by example through active participation in key development activities Qualifications: Experience: 10+ years of software development experience with at least 2 years in leading a team Proven ability to lead distributed development teams and deliver enterprise-grade software Technical Skills: Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud development, Kafka, and Spring Boot Proficient in API design (must have), JSON, and Avro schema Familiarity with event-driven architecture and microservices integration Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines Soft Skills: Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills Excellent communication and leadership abilities Ability to manage time, priorities, and multiple tasks efficiently Preferred Skills: Experience in Agile and Scrum environments, and Node JS Familiarity with Confluent Kafka or similar platforms Exposure to containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, EKS)