Job Description
Principal Software Engineer
Job Location (Short):  Pune, India
Workplace Type:  Hybrid
Business Unit:  ALI-ETQ
Req Id:  1820

Responsibilities

  1. Independently design and develop frontend, backend and mobile features following test-driven development methodology 
  2. Design and implement RESTful APIs and microservices following API-first and design-first principles 
  3. Write comprehensive test suites (unit, integration, end-to-end) before and during feature development 
  4. Build secure applications following OWASP guidelines and secure coding standards 
  5. Lead and participate in code reviews ensuring quality, security, and adherence to best practices, reviewing and approving the work of junior engineers 
  6. Document technical implementations and capabilities 
  7. Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with automated testing at every stage 
  8. Implement automated security scanning, code quality checks, and vulnerability assessments 
  9. Configure deployment automation with rollback capabilities and deployment verification 
  10. Establish continuous testing frameworks integrated into the development workflow 
  11. Monitor and optimize pipeline performance and build times 
  12. Work with microservices architectures and service-to-service communication 
  13. Implement health checks, readiness probes, and graceful shutdown mechanisms 
  14. Develop containerized applications using Docker with optimized multi-stage builds 
  15. Implement circuit breakers, retry logic, and fault-tolerant design patterns 
  16. Configure application monitoring, logging, and alerting using Datadog or similar tools 
  17. Debug issues using distributed tracing and log analysis, find and fix bugs as well as identify software flaws, and propose effective solutions. 
  18. Participate in on-call rotations and incident response 
  19. Contribute to post-incident reviews and reliability improvements 

Education / Qualifications

  1. CI/CD Fundamentals: Deep understanding of continuous integration and continuous delivery practices, pipeline design, automated testing gates, and deployment strategies 
  2. Test-Driven Development: Hands-on experience writing tests first, maintaining high test coverage, and using testing to drive design decisions 
  3. Design-First Principles: Experience with API-first design, creating technical design documents, and system design before implementation 
  4. Secure Development Practices: Knowledge of OWASP Top 10, secure coding standards, input validation, authentication/authorization patterns, and security scanning tools 
  5. Frontend: Proficiency in Angular, React, or Vue.js with modern JavaScript/TypeScript 
  6. Backend: Strong experience in one or more: Java/Spring Boot, Python/Django/Flask, Node.js/Express, or Go 
  7. API Development: RESTful design, GraphQL, API versioning, and documentation (OpenAPI/Swagger) 
  8. Database: SQL proficiency, database design, query optimization, and ORM frameworks (e.g., Hibernate, SQLAlchemy) 
  9. Docker: Container creation, image optimization, and security scanning 
  10. Kubernetes: Pod deployment, services, ConfigMaps, Secrets, and basic cluster operations 
  11. CI/CD Tools: Bitbucket pipelines, Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar 
  12. Infrastructure as Code: Terraform or similar tools for infrastructure provisioning 
  13. Version Control: Git workflows, branching strategies, and collaborative development 
  14. Security Scanning: Integration of SAST/DAST tools (Snyk, SonarQube, Checkmarx) in pipelines 
  15. Secure Coding: Understanding of injection prevention, secure authentication, encryption, and data protection 
  16. Dependency Management: Regular security updates, vulnerability scanning, and license compliance 
  17. Testing Automation: Unit testing frameworks (JUnit, pytest, Jest), integration testing, and E2E testing (Cypress, Selenium) 
  18. Logging: Structured logging, log aggregation, and analysis 
  19. Metrics: Application metrics, custom metrics, and performance monitoring 
  20. Alerting: Creating meaningful alerts and reducing alert fatigue 
  21. Debugging: Using logs, metrics, and traces to diagnose production issues 
  22. 8+ years of full stack development experience 
  23. Experience with high-traffic applications and production operations 
  24. Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) 
  25. Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams 
  26. AI-Assisted Development: Experience with GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT, or similar AI coding assistants 
  27. Service Mesh: Exposure to Istio, Linkerd, or similar technologies 
  28. Message Queues: Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar event streaming platforms 
  29. Advanced Databases: MySQL replication/clustering, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch 
  30. Caching: Redis, Memcached, or distributed caching solutions 
  31. Microservices Patterns: Service discovery, API gateways, and inter-service communication 
  32. Container Orchestration: Advanced Kubernetes concepts (StatefulSets, DaemonSets, Operators) 
  33. Cloud-Native: 12-factor app principles, serverless functions, and cloud services integration 
  34. Performance Optimisation: Profiling, load testing, and scalability patterns 

 

 

About Hexagon

Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications. 
 
Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division helps clients design, construct, and operate more profitable, safe, and sustainable industrial facilities. We empower customers to unlock data, accelerate industrial project modernization and digital maturity, increase productivity, and move the sustainability needle. 
 
Our technologies help produce actionable insights that enable better decision-making and intelligence across the asset lifecycle of industrial projects, leading to improvements in safety, quality, efficiency, and productivity, which contribute to Economic and Environmental Sustainability. 
 
Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has approximately 25,000 employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 5.4bn EUR. Learn more at hexagon.com and follow us @HexagonAB. 

Why work for Hexagon?

At Hexagon, if you can see it, you can do it. Hexagon’s Asset Lifecyle Intelligence division puts their trust in you so that you can bring your ideas to life. We have emerged as one of the most engaged and enabled workplaces*. We are committed to creating an environment that is truly supportive by providing the resources you need to fully support your ambitions, no matter who you are or where you are in the world. 
 
* In the recently concluded workplace effectiveness survey by Korn Ferry, a global HR advisory firm, Hexagon, Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division has emerged as one of the most Engaged and Enabled workplaces, when compared to similar organizations that Korn Ferry partners with. 

Everyone is welcome

At Hexagon, we believe that diverse and inclusive teams are critical to the success of our people and our business. Everyone is welcome—as an inclusive workplace, we do not discriminate. In fact, we embrace differences and are fully committed to creating equal opportunities, an inclusive environment, and fairness for all. 
 
Respect is the cornerstone of how we operate, so speak up and be yourself. You are valued here.