Principal Engineer (15+ Years Experience in Architecture and Design, Cloud System)

Stellantis; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellantis in Bengaluru is seeking a Principal Engineer/Senior Software Development Engineer to own subsystems of our vehicle software platforms and drive the technical direction.

You will code and mentor, follow the DevOps ethos, ensure production-ready delivery, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with Java, C++, or C# and OO design.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Experience leading architecture and cloud systems for connected vehicles.
• Experience mentoring and leading engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and designs of the team's software.
• Write robust, maintainable code and review peers' code.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance.
• Collaborate with other teams on joint projects.
• Mentor new team members.
• Drive system-level decisions in cloud environments.
• Deliver production-ready software following DevOps practices.
• Scale systems by simplifying complex problems.

Skills

Java

C++

C#

OOP design

Cloud architecture

Mentoring

Architecture leadership

IoT cloud

MQTT

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Tools

MQTT

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

Git

Job description

Stellantis is in the process of transformation from a legacy automotive to a tech mobility company. This transformation requires top talent in software development to create the platforms that the new Stellantis vehicles will be built on. The Connected Services organization in Stellantis is working to build these platforms, enabling remote operations and features that will allow any device to communicate with vehicles remotely. Connected Services will enable new experiences that will convert automobiles into mobile digital hubs and enrich the driving experience.

As a Principal Engineer/Senior Software Development Engineer, you will be part of a small group of developers owning a sub-system or set of components that forms part of our vehicle software delivery platforms. You will coordinate the design and implementation of features in a platform that will be used to build connected services for millions of vehicles. You will code, but also drive the technical direction, architecture and best development practices for your team. You will guide code reviews, mentor other engineers and advise management on technical direction.

Together with the engineers in your team, you will be responsible for delivering production-ready code and following best practices in its design, deployment and operations. We follow the DevOps motto: “You build it, you run it”, which means you are not only responsible for building great software, but also making sure that it runs as expected and, when there are issues, that you fix them as early as possible to avoid end-customer impact. You exemplify this ownership behavior for other team members.

Key job responsibilities:

• Solve technical problems using simplification as the main strategy to scale our systems.
• Own the architecture of the software your team owns and its technical designs.
• Write code that exemplifies high-quality, robustness and maintainability and ensure the same quality for your team’s code via code reviews.
• Provide technical leadership and expertise.
• Partner with other development teams in joint projects and to troubleshoot issues.
• Mentor new team members.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.
• Experience leading the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, scalability) of cloud systems.
• 15+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with at least one modern programming language such as Java, C++ or C#, including object-oriented design.
• Experience building complex systems that have been delivered to customers.

Preferred qualifications

• 8+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing and software operations.
• Solid experience in offboard automotive cloud and IoT system development.
• Familiarity with onboard systems and protocols such as MQTT is a plus.
• Proven ability to design scalable, secure cloud architectures for connected vehicle ecosystems.
• Strong expertise in integrating data pipelines and real-time messaging frameworks.
• Capable of leading cross-functional technical discussions and driving system-level decisions.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.

At Stellantis, we assess candidates based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We welcome applications from people of all gender identities, age, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, and disability.

Diverse teams will allow us to better meet the evolving needs of our customers and care for our future.