The Role
A Principal Software Engineer's roles include providing technical leadership, defining software architecture, mentoring other engineers, and overseeing projects from conception to completion. They also ensure code quality, evaluate new technologies, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business goals.
What You’ll Do
- Deep dive on large-scale SaaS products and be prepared to assist architecture with setting the vision, organizing and evolving the code-base for the entire product
- Provide technical leadership and strategic guidance across teams on design, development, and implementation.
- Build and maintain reliable systems which can integrate large language models into our products
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- Champion best practices in Java, Spring Boot, and microservices-based architecture.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment between technical strategy and product goals.
- Conduct architectural reviews, lead PoCs, and evaluate emerging technologies to meet evolving business needs.
- Mentor and coach engineers, fostering continuous improvement and skill development across the team.
- Contribute to technical decision-making, risk mitigation, and delivery assurance across multiple projects.
Key Job Functions/Requirements
- Hands-on experience with construction of complex engineering solutions and knowledge of software development methodologies
- 6 to 8+ years of experience
- Architect and implement end-to-end software solutions with a focus on scalability, resilience, and performance.
- Languages & Frameworks: Strong programming background on Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, JPA, Hibernate
- Architecture: Microservices, REST, Domain-driven design, Event-driven architecture
- Queues & Messaging: Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar message brokers
- Databases: PostgreSQL, advanced SQL, data modelling, query tuning
- Build & Deployment: Gradle, Git, Docker, Kubernetes
- Best Practices: TDD, CI/CD, design patterns, code quality, security, observability
- Cloud & DevOps: Cloud-native development (AWS), containerization, monitoring tools.
- LLM Skills: Hands-on experience building AI agents with Large Language Models (LLMs), including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), as well as tuning models.
- AI Tools:Hands-on with AI-driven development tools, intelligent code assistance, and workflow automation. Tools like Github Copilot, Cursor, etc. Using Claude Code is plus.
Technical leadership and expertise
- Object oriented design principles (SOLID), design patterns, enterprise integration patterns, Microservice architecture
- Familiarity with non-functional software qualities (resilience, maintainability, etc), and experience implementing related design patterns and analysing trade-offs
- Architectural design: Lead the architectural design of complex, scalable, and high-performance software systems.
- Technical direction: Define the technical vision and roadmap for software development, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Problem-solving: Solve complex technical challenges and optimize existing applications.
- Technology evaluation: Research, evaluate, and recommend new technologies and tools.
- Code quality: Ensure adherence to coding standards, conduct code reviews, and uphold best practices.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC., AND ITS US SUBSIDIARIES (TOGETHER, SOLERA) IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. THE FIRM'S POLICY IS NOT TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, MARITAL STATUS, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY, AND GENETIC INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER BASIS PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. THE FIRM ALSO PROHIBITS HARASSMENT OF APPLICANTS OR EMPLOYEES BASED ON ANY OF THESE PROTECTED CATEGORIES.
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What We Do
Solera is a leading global provider of integrated vehicle lifecycle and fleet management software-as-a-service, data, and services. Through four lines of business – vehicle claims, vehicle repairs, vehicle solutions and fleet solutions – Solera is home to many leading brands in the vehicle lifecycle ecosystem, including Identifix, Audatex, DealerSocket, Omnitracs, eDriving/Mentor, Explore, CAP HPI, Autodata, and others. Solera empowers its customers to succeed in the digital age by providing them with a “one-stop shop” solution that streamlines operations, offers data-driven analytics, and enhances customer engagement, which Solera believes helps customers drive sales, promote customer retention, and improve profit margins. Solera serves over 300,000 global customers and partners in 100+ countries. For more information, visit www.solera.com.
