As a Principal Applications Engineer on our team, you will be expected to:
- Take Ownership: Work with a geographically dispersed team of world-class engineers in a product development environment, taking full ownership and accountability to see projects through to completion.
- Collaborate Effectively: Partner with product managers, QA owners, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver user stories and backlog items with the highest quality and consistency across the product.
- Embrace Agility: Be self-driven and comfortable progressing even when certain aspects of a project are not fully defined.
- Drive Transformation: Demonstrate the ability to implement transformational changes in a highly technical and dynamic environment.
- Exhibit Expertise: Show expert knowledge in performance, large-scale enterprise application development, system architecture, and engineering best practices.
- Develop Robust Solutions: Create ultra-scalable and highly reliable diagnostic tools and support features, including fault tolerance, telemetry, and automatic recovery in error scenarios.
- Cultivate Customer Relationships: Passionately uncover the technical and operational requirements behind new feature requests, providing alternative technical and functional solutions that align with customer timelines and commitments.
- Lead Through Complexity: Offer design insights for the most complex challenges faced by the team, leveraging your extensive software engineering knowledge and experience.
- Balance Leadership and Judgment: Combine technical leadership with strong business acumen to make informed decisions regarding technology and application design.
- Mentor and Hire: Assist in the ongoing hiring and development of technical talent to support organizational growth.
To Succeed as a Principal Applications Engineer, You MUST Have:
- Proficiency in Core Technologies: Strong expertise in Java, J2EE, and JavaScript frameworks.
- Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills: Exceptional analytical abilities coupled with strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
- Designing and Impact Analysis Skills: Strong skills in designing solutions and conducting impact analysis to evaluate the effects of changes on existing systems and processes.
- Performance Tuning Expertise: In-depth knowledge of performance tuning techniques in Java, SQL, or related technologies.
- CI/CD Experience: Proven experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery principles in cloud-based web applications.
- Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, including customers and executive leadership.
- Fast-Paced Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment where speed to market is critical.
- Mentorship Experience: At least 4-5 years of experience mentoring teams on functional and technical designs.
Additional Skills That Would Be a Plus:
- Familiarity with Oracle Logistics Cloud Applications: Knowledge of OTM, GTM, and SCM.
- DevOps Tools: Familiarity with tools such as GIT, Jenkins, Docker, and Gradle.
- Design Patterns: Proficiency in software design patterns.
- AI/ML Exposure: Experience with artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Qualifications:
- Experience: A minimum of 10 years in your IT career.
- Education: An engineering degree (B.E./B.Tech/M.Tech) from a reputable institution, with a strong and consistent academic record.
Career Level - IC4
