Senior Principal Software Developer

Aspen Technology, Inc.; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

AspenTech in Pune invites a hands-on technical leader to guide a team of engineers building high-performance distributed systems in C++ and Lua, with cloud-native deployment and edge-to-cloud data flows.

You will shape architecture, mentor developers, drive best practices, and partner with product owners to deliver scalable industrial IoT platforms.

Qualifications

• Strong professional experience with modern C++.
• Deep understanding of data structures, concurrency, and OS fundamentals.
• Experience with scripting languages (Lua, Python) is a plus.
• Familiarity with networking, databases, servers, APIs, and security concepts.
• Exposure to container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of CI/CD and modern software development practices.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working in Agile development environments.

Responsibilities

• Technical management of a team of developers and quality engineers.
• Building high-performance backend services in C++ and Lua.
• Designing and developing distributed, data-intensive systems.
• Creating APIs for configuration, diagnostics, and data access.
• Developing solutions that connect industrial systems to cloud platforms.
• Exploring cutting-edge technologies in industrial IoT, edge computing, and big data.
• Collaborating with architects, product owners, and engineering teams to turn ideas into scalable products.
• Lead and mentor a team of software developers and quality engineers.
• Drive technical decisions, architecture discussions, and engineering best practices.
• Help define project scope, estimates, and delivery plans.
• Ensure high-quality software through code reviews, pair programming, and automated testing.
• Foster a collaborative and innovative engineering culture.

Skills

Modern C++

Multithreading

Software architecture

Distributed systems

Cloud & edge computing

Lua

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Mentoring

Agile

Networking basics

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.

The Role Join the AspenTech Inmation team and help build the next generation of industrial data and automation platforms. You'll work on the Enterprise Operations Platform, developing high-performance distributed systems that connect industrial devices, move massive amounts of data, and make that data accessible from the edge to the cloud.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you'll guide a talented team of engineers while actively contributing to architecture, design, and development. If you're passionate about C++, scalable systems, cloud-native technologies, and solving complex engineering challenges, we'd love to talk to you.

Your Impact

• Technical management of a team of developers and quality engineers
• Building high-performance backend services in C++ and Lua
• Designing and developing distributed, data-intensive systems
• Creating APIs for configuration, diagnostics, and data access
• Developing solutions that connect industrial systems to cloud platforms
• Exploring cutting-edge technologies in industrial IoT, edge computing, and big data
• Collaborating with architects, product owners, and engineering teams to turn ideas into scalable products
• Lead and mentor a team of software developers and quality engineers
• Drive technical decisions, architecture discussions, and engineering best practices
• Help define project scope, estimates, and delivery plans
• Ensure high-quality software through code reviews, pair programming, and automated testing
• Foster a collaborative and innovative engineering culture
• Take ownership of delivering reliable, scalable, and maintainable software

What You'll Need

• Strong professional experience with modern C++
• Deep understanding of:
  o Data structures and algorithms
  o Concurrent and multithreaded programming
  o Operating system fundamentals
  o Software architecture and system design
• Familiarity with networking, databases, servers, APIs, and security concepts
• Experience with scripting languages (Lua, Python, or similar) is a plus
• Exposure to container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Understanding of CI/CD and modern software development practices
• Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable working in Agile development environments
• Ability to balance technical excellence with business priorities
• Passion for continuous learning and knowledge sharing
• Work on large-scale, real-world industrial systems
• Solve challenging distributed computing and data engineering problems
• Influence product architecture and technical direction
• Collaborate with highly skilled engineers and domain experts
• Be part of a growing industry at the intersection of Industrial IoT, edge computing, cloud, and automation
• Build technology that powers digital transformation across global industries

#LI-RK1 AspenTech is a global software leader helping industries meet the increasing demand for resources from a rapidly growing population in a profitable and sustainable manner. Our Digital Grid Management software suite, including AspenTech OSI products, helps power and utilities companies achieve superior real-time control, optimization and management for exceptional performance of complex energy networks. If you're looking to make a difference every day and push the limits of performance, AspenTech is doing things no one else thought was possible. As a leading industrial software partner, we help companies all over the world run safer, greener, longer and faster. With over 3700 employees and more than 60 global locations, AspenTech is meeting today's sustainability and business challenges head-on with unmatched expertise, cutting-edge AI-powered technology and a passion to innovate.

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