Principal Software Engineer

Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH; Sant Cugat del Vallès; Presencial; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible working conditions

Life and accident insurance

Health insurance

Learning and development

Descripción de la vacante

Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the technical implementation of our Data Governance Platform, with emphasis on Collibra integration and enterprise-scale cloud technologies. You will mentor engineers, shape solution design, and drive platform evolution across the data, AI, and integration landscape.

Responsibilities include hands-on coding, architecture discussions, and collaboration with Product Owners, Architects, and Platform Teams to deliver on the

Formación

• 5–6+ years in software engineering or related roles.
• Experience designing enterprise apps, integrations, and APIs.
• Hands-on with CI/CD, Git, DevOps, automation.
• Cloud data platforms such as Snowflake and Databricks preferred.
• Knowledge of Collibra and data governance is highly desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Lead design and implementation of Data Governance Platform capabilities.
• Develop Collibra-based solutions and integrations.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to teams.
• Build metadata-driven automation, workflows, and self-service features.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Platform Teams to deliver roadmap initiatives.

Conocimientos

Software engineering

Technical leadership

Collaboration

Cloud-native architectures

DevOps practices

Educación

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related

Herramientas

Collibra

Snowflake

Databricks

APIs

Event-driven architectures

Descripción del empleo

Join our Data Management & Governance team and help build the foundation for trusted, reusable, and AI-ready data across Boehringer Ingelheim.As a Principal Software Engineer, you will lead the technical implementation and evolution of our Data Governance Platform, with a strong focus on Collibra, and platform integrations. You will work hands-on with modern data and cloud technologies while guiding engineers, shaping solution design, and helping shape the future of our governance ecosystem. Our governance capability provides the frameworks, standards, metadata, and quality foundations that enable trusted data usage across the enterprise. You will work closely with Product Owners, Architects, and Platform Teams across the broader Data, AI & Integration landscape, including Snowflake, Databricks, APIs, and enterprise integration services.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of capabilities on our Data Governance Platform.
• Develop and extend Collibra-based solutions and integrations.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to internal and external engineering teams.
• Build metadata-driven automation, workflows, and self-service capabilities.
• Support integration of governance capabilities across the broader enterprise data ecosystem.
• Lead technical implementation across internal and external engineering teams.
• Contribute hands-on through coding, reviews, troubleshooting, and solution design.
• Drive solution quality, scalability, maintainability, and operational excellence.
• Contribute to architecture discussions, engineering standards, and platform evolution.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, and Platform Teams to deliver roadmap initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5-6+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, Technical Consulting, Developer Enablement, or a similar technical role.
• Strong experience in software engineering, solution design, and technical leadership within enterprise environments.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise applications, integrations, APIs, and event-driven architectures.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, DevOps practices, automation, and modern software delivery approaches.
• Experience working with cloud-native architectures and cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, or similar technologies.
• Knowledge of Data Governance, Metadata Management, Data Catalog, Data Quality, or related data management solutions; experience with Collibra is highly desirable.
• Experience in Data Engineering, metadata automation, and enterprise data integration.
• Proven ability to collaborate with and manage external development partners and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong influencing and communication skills with the ability to drive technical direction and delivery across multiple teams.
• Experience working in large-scale, regulated enterprise environments is an advantage.

We are continuously working to design the best experience for you. Here are some examples of how we will take care of you:

• Flexible working conditions
• Life and accident insurance
• Health insurance at a competitive price
• Investment in your learning and development