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"At BMC trust is not just a word - it's a way of life!"
We are an award-winning, equal opportunity, culturally diverse, fun place to be. Giving back to the community drives us to be better every single day. Our work environment allows you to balance your priorities, because we know you will bring your best every day. We will champion your wins and shout them from the rooftops. Your peers will inspire, drive, support you, and make you laugh out loud!
We help our customers free up time and space to become an Autonomous Digital Enterprise that conquers the opportunities ahead - and are relentless in the pursuit of innovation! The DSOM product line includes BMC's industry-leading Digital Services and Operation Management products. We have many interesting SaaS products, in the fields of: Predictive IT service management, Automatic discovery of inventories, intelligent operations management, and more! We continuously grow by adding and implementing the most cutting-edge technologies and investing in Innovation! Our team is a global and versatile group of professionals, and we LOVE to hear our employees' innovative ideas. So, if Innovation is close to your heart – this is the place for you!
Job Summary
As a Principal Product Developer, you will be a technical thought leader responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing the Helix platform. You will work closely with Product Managers, Architects, and cross-functional engineering teams to lead initiatives, solve complex technical challenges, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, customer-focused solutions. This position is ideal for experienced professionals with a passion for technology innovation, team leadership, and delivering high-impact products in a collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership
- Provide architectural guidance and direction to development teams, ensuring alignment with Helix's strategic goals.
- Design and implement complex, scalable microservices and APIs using Java, Spring and other modern frameworks.
- Lead R&D initiatives to incorporate emerging technologies, including AI/ML, into the Helix platform.
- Product Development
- Drive the end-to-end development of critical features and enhancements, ensuring they meet performance, scalability, and security standards.
- Collaborate with Quality Engineering to establish and enforce testing strategies, including automated, performance, and security testing.
- Optimize existing codebases for maintainability and performance.
- Collaboration & Mentorship
- Act as a mentor and coach to senior developers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
- Partner with Product Managers to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Work closely with DevSecOps teams to ensure seamless CI/CD pipelines and adherence to security best practices.
- Problem Solving & Innovation
- Analyze and resolve critical technical challenges, including performance bottlenecks, scalability issues, and complex integrations.
- Identify opportunities for innovation, process improvement, and cost optimization in product development.
- Customer Engagement
- Participate in customer interactions to understand technical requirements and provide solutions for escalated issues.
- Incorporate customer feedback to continuously enhance product capabilities.
Required Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
- Experience: 15+ years in software development, with at least 5+ years in a senior or principal-level role.
- Technical Expertise:
- Proficient in Java (11/17+), Spring Boot, RESTful API development, and Microservices architecture.
- Experience in designing and developing complex framework and platform solutions with practical use of design patterns.
- Expertise with unit/integration testing, test driven development and related modern best practices/technologies
- Experience with open-source Java frameworks such as OSGI, Spring, Hibernate, Maven, JSecurity, JMS, JPA, JTA, JDBC.
- Experience with server-side issues such as caching, clustering, persistence, security, SSO, state management, high scalability/availability, and failover.
- Experience implementing Business Process Management software and integrating complex enterprise systems.
- Experience with PostgreSQL or MS-SQL databases and Aspect oriented architectures.
- Good understanding of web services and SOA standards like REST, SOAP, XML, etc.
- Good understanding of microservices architecture, including Kubernetes, Docker and Kafka
- Excellent communication skills: demonstrated ability to explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Must have strong decision-making skills; take-charge personality, and the ability to drive a plan to completion.
- Experience with open-source participation and Apache projects, patent process, in depth knowledge of App server architectures and SaaS or PaaS enabling platforms is a big plus.
- Hands-on experience with container orchestration tools like Kubernetes and Docker.
- Knowledge of DevSecOps tools (e.g., Jenkins, Terraform, Helm, Ansible) and security practices.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and SaaS environments.
- Soft Skills:
- Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Proven ability to lead and mentor high-performing teams.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in SaaS platforms and IT Service Management (ITSM).
- Knowledge of ITIL processes and workflows.
- Certifications: AWS Cloud Practitioner, Kubernetes Certified Developer, or SAFe certifications.
- Hands-on experience integrating AI-driven features into enterprise solutions.
Our commitment to you!
BMC's culture is built around its people. We have 6000+ brilliant minds working together across the globe. You won't be known just by your employee number, but for your true authentic self. BMC lets you be YOU!
If after reading the above, You're unsure if you meet the qualifications of this role but are deeply excited about BMC and this team, we still encourage you to apply! We want to attract talents from diverse backgrounds and experience to ensure we face the world together with the best ideas!
BMC is committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race, age, sex, creed, color, religion, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy, disabled veteran or status as a protected veteran. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, visit the accommodation request page.
BMC Software maintains a strict policy of not requesting any form of payment in exchange for employment opportunities, upholding a fair and ethical hiring process.At BMC we believe in pay transparency and have set the midpoint of the salary band for this role at 5,408,900 INR. Actual salaries depend on a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training, licensure, and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.
The salary listed is just one component of BMC's employee compensation package. Other rewards may include a variable plan and country specific benefits.
We are committed to ensuring that our employees are paid fairly and equitably, and that we are transparent about our compensation practices.
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