Principal Software Engineer

Endava; Karnataka; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Endava is looking for a Principal Software Engineer based in Bangalore to lead the development and delivery of high-quality software products. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in full stack development and Agile methodologies, ensuring adherence to best practices within the engineering team.

This role requires excellent communication skills and a passion for technology and innovation. You will mentor engineers, oversee software construction, and continually improve the software development lifecycle processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering development or configuration for a Product SaaS organisation.
• Experience leading conceptualization and development of a portfolio of products.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to Software Development Lifecycle and Agile practices.
• Develop and maintain software development processes and standards.
• Mentor and guide engineers within the team.

Skills

Agile Methodologies

Full Stack development

REST/WCF Services

C#

SQL Server

JavaScript

Unit Testing

Education

Technical graduation (Engineering, Computer Science)

Post-graduation in advanced computer science subjects and MBA in Systems

Tools

Azure DevOps

Visual Studio

Git

Job description

Technology is our how. And people are our why. For over two decades, we have been harnessing technology to drive meaningful change. By combining world‑class engineering, industry expertise and a people‑centric mindset, we consult and partner with leading brands from various industries to create dynamic platforms and intelligent digital experiences that drive innovation and transform businesses. From prototype to real‑world impact – be part of a global shift by doing work that matters.

Title

Principal Software Engineer

Reporting To

Engineering Manager/Technical Engineering Manager

Business Unit

Product & Engineering

Scope

Domain

Impact

Customers, Company, Teams, Processes, Products

Level

Nature of Experience

A highly experienced engineer with expert domain knowledge, impacting customers, the team, products and processes.

Description

The principal engineer role is a senior technical role at the heart of the configuration or development team. With a passion for technology, innovation and collaboration they keep their knowledge current, continuously seeking to design, build and deliver better than yesterday. Principal engineers thrive on the chance to employ their multi‑faceted skills to create industry‑leading solutions in a way that moves the products, the department, their team and individuals forward. They are keen to explore how advances in technology might support ongoing continuous improvement or programme acceleration and contribute significantly to the department strategies, practices, toolkits and processes.

Core Responsibilities

SFIA Responsibility Level: 5 – Ensure, Advise

Autonomy

Works under broad direction. Work is often self‑initiated. Is fully responsible for meeting allocated technical and/or group objectives. Analyses, designs, plans, executes and evaluates work to time, cost and quality targets. Establishes milestones and has a significant role in the assignment of tasks and/or responsibilities.

Influence

Influences organisation, customers, suppliers, partners and peers on the contribution of own specialism. Makes decisions which impact the success of assigned work, i.e. results, deadlines and budget. Has significant influence over the allocation and management of resources appropriate to given assignments. Leads on user/customer and group collaboration throughout all stages of work. Ensures users’ needs are met consistently through each work stage. Builds appropriate and effective business relationships across the organisation and with customers, suppliers and partners. Creates and supports collaborative ways of working across group/area of responsibility. Facilitates collaboration between stakeholders who have diverse objectives.

Complexity

Implements and executes policies aligned to strategic plans. Performs an extensive range and variety of complex technical and/or professional work activities. Undertakes work which requires the application of fundamental principles in a wide and often unpredictable range of contexts. Engages and coordinates with subject matter experts to resolve complex issues as they relate to customer/organisational requirements. Understands the relationships between own specialism and customer/organisational requirements.

Business skills

Demonstrates leadership in operational management. Analyses requirements and advises on scope and options for continual operational improvement. Assesses and evaluates risk. Takes all requirements into account when making proposals. Shares own knowledge and experience and encourages learning and growth. Advises on available standards, methods, tools, applications and processes relevant to group specialism(s) and can make appropriate choices from alternatives. Understands and evaluates the organisational impact of new technologies and digital services. Creatively applies innovative thinking and design practices in identifying solutions that will deliver value for the benefit of the customer/stakeholder. Clearly demonstrates impactful communication skills (oral, written and presentation) in both formal and informal settings, articulating complex ideas to broad audiences. Learning and professional development — takes initiative to advance own skills and identify and manage development opportunities in area of responsibility. Security, privacy and ethics — proactively contributes to the implementation of appropriate working practices and culture.

Knowledge

Is fully familiar with recognised industry bodies of knowledge both generic and specific, and knowledge of the business, suppliers, partners, competitors and clients. Develops a wider breadth of knowledge across the industry or business. Applies knowledge to help to define the standards which others will apply.

Professional Responsibilities

• Ensure you and your Squad adhere to the over‑arching Software Development Lifecycle and Agile TOM aligned to your Home
• Develop and maintain software development processes, standards, and best practices to ensure consistent delivery of high-quality software products
• Promote engineering excellence and quality through appropriate use of analysis tools, control gates and peer reviews by inculcating new ways of thinking to improve design, productivity, and quality
• Be involved with and promote the evaluation of emerging technologies, models, methods etc. on an ongoing basis to enable competitive differentiation and strengthening of existing product technology; drive adoption within your squad as required
• Drive optimisation of the engineering lifecycle through a systematic knowledge management and continuous learning process to better enable the organization to meet market and client needs
• Mentor and guide all engineers within your home and assist with technical challenges as needed
• Show a sense of ownership & pride within your squad and the wider home to deliver high quality work and institute a self‑directed and high‑performance culture in the team
• Involve yourself in the development of a strong talent pipeline throughout your wider home by helping the Manager Engineer in hiring, internal movements, succession planning, talent reviews etc.
• Take an interest in and where possible show advocacy for the reduction in technical debt across the estate and mission, supporting the Manager Engineer and Product to prioritise the reduction of technical debt appropriately
• Show an interest in articulating the technical roadmap, the overall vitality of the product, architecture overview documentation and the validation of our platforms in the product pipeline

Technical Responsibilities

SFIA Skill: Level 5

Programming/software development PROG

• Takes technical responsibility across all stages and iterations of software development.
• Plans and drives software construction activities. Adopts and adapts appropriate software development methods, tools and techniques.
• Measures and monitors applications of project/team standards for software construction, including software security.
• Contributes to the development of organisational policies, standards, and guidelines for software development.

Education

Relevant Experience

• Any technical graduation; engineering, computer science, etc.
• Preferred, post‑graduation in advanced computer science subjects and MBA in Systems

• Experience in engineering development or configuration for a Product SaaS organisation
• Experience of having led conceptualization and development or configuration of a portfolio of products or SaaS based products

Professional Skills and Qualities

Personal Skills and Qualities

• Agile Methodologies – Scrum
• Efficiency improvement
• Configuration management
• Release readiness
• Documentation / technical writing
• Process, data, system engineering
• Analytical – business, process, data, system
• Lifecycle management
• Problem solving

• Emotional intelligence and empathy
• Motivation, enthusiasm and optimism
• Collaboration, teamwork and cooperation
• Active listening and observation
• Continuous learning
• Language and communication
• Creative thinking
• Resilience, perseverance and patience
• Ownership and dependability
• Critical thinking
• Time management
• Decision‑making
• Innovative thinking

Technical Skills and Qualities, at Expert Level

Domain Skills and Qualities, at Advanced Level

• Full Stack development
• REST/WCF Services
• Database Design
• Responsive web design
• Dependency Injection
• Data access and persistence
• ORM frameworks
• Unit and integration testing Modern patterns and practices
• Web accessibility standards
• Web security principles
• SAST and DAST tools
• Content Management Systems
• Message queuing systems
• Application architecture
• Containers
• Micro services
• Source code control
• Awareness of Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Blue/Green Deployments
• Investigating and resolving issues
• Devising permanent or temporary corrections and workarounds for faults
• Capturing user feedback for subsequent analysis to inform future application development
• Assists in the investigation and resolution of issues relating to applications

• WCF, REST, Microservices, API Gateway, Messaging
• Azure DevOps, Jenkins
• TFSVC, GIT
• Azure Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services (Preferred)
• Identity Acces (e.g. ADFS,Oauth,Okta, Identity Server, Certificates)
• ORM Tools (Entity Framework, Dapper, etc.)
• Umbraco
• SharePoint
• JSON, XML, XSLT,XPath,XQuery
• LinQ, Lambda
• Powershell
• Dependency Injections (Autofac)
• HTML5, CSS3, SASS
• Bootstrap
• JavaScript, jQuery, jQuery UI
• SQL Server
• T‑SQL/SQL Server
• Unit Test Tools (e.g. MS Unit Test Framework, Nunit, Xunit)
• .NET Core
• .NET Framework
• C#
• ASP.NET core, Web API, MVC, WebForms
• Visual Studio
• Redgate Tools (SQL Prompt, SQL Search, etc.)

• Experience in Financial Services

Engineerting graduate/ MCA

Candidate should be based in Bangalore and must be available to work from the client’s Electronic City office for 2 days a week

At Endava, we’re committed to creating an open, inclusive, and respectful environment where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to be their best. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives—because we know that inclusive teams help us deliver smarter, more innovative solutions for our customers. Hiring decisions are based on merit, skills, qualifications, and potential. If you need adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know.