Lead Software Engineer

Principal Financial Group; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Principal Financial Group in India is seeking a seasoned tech lead to drive projects end-to-end with strong Java, Spring Boot, and AWS expertise. You will manage delivery, coordinate incident resolutions, and mentor teammates while shaping architectural standards.

The role emphasizes collaboration across levels and business areas, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and delivering high-quality software solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and Microservices architecture.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services such as Lambda, ECS/Fargate, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, observability, and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead from technical and delivery perspectives with focus on project and resource management.
• Coordinate production incidents and resolve within defined SLAs.
• Mentor team members and support performance evaluations.
• Drive architectural decisions and set engineering standards.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

AWS

CI/CD

Software architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

Terraform

CDK/CloudFormation

Job description

Responsibilities

• Function Lead from both technical and delivery perspective with focus more on project and resource management
• Ability to effectively influence, direct and monitor the project work
• Work independently on production incidents reported by business partners to provide resolution within defined SLAs, coordinate with other teams as needed.
• Solid Knowledge on AWS project is must.
• Knowledge of Java - Spring boot, Advanced Java concepts , API knowledge
• Uses established relationships in effective collaboration with other levels, within team, within business area and across business areas.
• Develop strong understanding of the business
• Develop and Support decision making , good Business communication skills across multiple levels
• Ability to successfully manage and take accountability for projects including identifying necessary resources, communicating and establishing and meeting deadlines.
• Competence in managing and resolving conflicts efficiently
• Good Understanding on development frameworks and standard procedures followed within the technology.
• Ensure alignment to business strategies
• Challenges ideas, methods, guidelines and procedures to promote discussion and thinking
• Supports and develops critical thinking / drives
• Act as a point of escalation and resolution during the project lifecycle
• Supports in performance evaluations and mentors team members through formal (Data, Reports etc..) and informal channels
• Strong capability of accomplishing project /operations in terms of deliveries, managing risks, ensuring overall quality
• Adheres and ensures that the Team adheres to the standard process and procedures set in place for execution
• Consistently improves the bar by going beyond day-to-day performance expectations
• Develop planning/interpersonal, problem-solving, analytical, time management, and decision making skills

Key Responsibilities

• Function Lead from both technical and delivery perspective with focus more on project and resource management
• Ability to effectively influence, direct and monitor the project work
• Work independently on production incidents reported by business partners to provide resolution within defined SLAs, coordinate with other teams as needed.
• Solid Knowledge on AWS project is must.
• Knowledge of Java - Spring boot, Advanced Java concepts , API knowledge
• Uses established relationships in effective collaboration with other levels, within team, within business area and across business areas.
• Develop strong understanding of the business
• Develop and Support decision making , good Business communication skills across multiple levels
• Ability to successfully manage and take accountability for projects including identifying necessary resources, communicating and establishing and meeting deadlines.
• Competence in managing and resolving conflicts efficiently
• Good Understanding on development frameworks and standard procedures followed within the technology.
• Ensure alignment to business strategies
• Challenges ideas, methods, guidelines and procedures to promote discussion and thinking
• Supports and develops critical thinking / drives
• Act as a point of escalation and resolution during the project lifecycle
• Supports in performance evaluations and mentors team members through formal (Data, Reports etc..) and informal channels
• Strong capability of accomplishing project /operations in terms of deliveries, managing risks, ensuring overall quality
• Adheres and ensures that the Team adheres to the standard process and procedures set in place for execution
• Consistently improves the bar by going beyond day-to-day performance expectations
• Develop planning/interpersonal, problem-solving, analytical, time management, and decision making skills

Qualifications

Must Have

Education:

Graduate - Bachelors degree (any stream)

Skill

• Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and Microservices architecture.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services such as Lambda, ECS/Fargate, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, Fargate, Dynamo, and CloudWatch.
• Hand On experiene on Infrastructure as Code (CDK / CloudFormation)
• Solid understanding of system design, design patterns, event-driven & Serverless architecture, and distributed systems.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, observability, and DevOps practices.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to lead complex technical initiatives
• Experience with API gateway and Java Shared Libraries
• Exposure to Atlassian Tools like JIRA/Confluence
• Installation, Configuration and Integration of tools for crafting the required development environment.
• Experience on handling Install failures, install updates, supporting local issues is a plus.
• Understanding of application server technology like Tomcat & Liberty.
• Drive architectural decisions, engineering standards, and technical excellence across teams.
• Exposure to AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, claude.

Good To Have

• Experience with software develop centered on sophisticated business logic, GraphQL, or Serverless architectures..
• Exposure to typescript/python is plus.
• Exposure to Unix administration or shell scripting experience.
• Good English communication Exposure to global working environment.
• AWS/AI certifications and cloud cost optimization experience.
• Abilities like problem solving, logical reasoning, managing time efficiently, planning & decision making, self-motivated, facilitate collaborate