Principal Software Engineer - Tech Vision (Hybrid)

PERSOL; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is urgently hiring a Principal Software Engineer in Singapore. The role demands over 15 years of experience in software engineering with a strong focus on technical leadership and large-scale product delivery. This hybrid position involves guiding technical vision, establishing best practices, and mentoring junior engineers. Candidates with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering and experience across various engineering domains are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

Good Pay + Benefits

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering experience, including 8+ years in senior technical leadership roles.
• Strong track record of delivering large-scale software products.
• Deep specialization in one technical domain with broad architectural expertise.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical subject matter expert across core software engineering domains.
• Shape the long-term technical vision and define technology roadmaps.
• Lead end-to-end technical design ensuring alignment with architectural principles.
• Establish engineering best practices to enhance software quality and security.
• Drive technology evaluation and adoption for development efficiency.
• Own delivery and development strategies for system architecture support.
• Provide technical governance to review implementations.
• Collaborate with Product Management and cross-functional teams.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers to elevate technical capabilities.

Skills

Software engineering

Technical leadership

System architecture

DevOps

QA/testing

Data management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Job description

A leading recruitment agency is urgently hiring a Principal Software Engineer in Singapore. The role demands over 15 years of experience in software engineering with a strong focus on technical leadership and large-scale product delivery. This hybrid position involves guiding technical vision, establishing best practices, and mentoring junior engineers. Candidates with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering and experience across various engineering domains are encouraged to apply.