Principal Engineer

Company:Mercer

Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Technology team at Mercer. This role will be based in Gurugram. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

Principal Engineer – Applications Development

We’re seeking a Principal Engineer who is ready to work with new technologies and architectures in a forward-thinking organization that’s always pushing boundaries. This person will have complete, end-to-end ownership of projects. The ideal candidate has experience building products across the stack and a firm understanding of micro-services architecture, APIs, databases, and front-end languages.

We will count on you to:

• Own and deliver complete features across the development lifecycle, including design, architecture, implementation, testability, debugging, shipping, and servicing.

• Write and review clean, well-thought-out code with an emphasis on quality, performance, simplicity, durability, scalability, and maintainability

• Performing data analysis to identify opportunities to optimize services

• Leading discussions for the architecture of products/solutions, refine code plans

• Working on research and development in cutting edge accelerations and optimizations

• Mentoring junior team members in their growth and development

• Collaborating with Product Managers, Architects, and UX Designers on new features

What you need to have:

• Core Technology skills - Java/J2EE, Full stack development, Python, Micro services, ,

• SQL/NO SQL Databases, Cloud (AWS), API development and other open source

• technologies

• 8+ years’ experience building highly available distributed systems at scale

• Configuration Management (Terraform, Chef, Puppet or Ansible)

• Problem-solving skills to determine the cause of bugs and resolve complaints

• Strong organizational skills, including an ability to perform under pressure and manage

• Multiple priorities with competing demands for resources.

What makes you stand out:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, comfortable interfacing with business users

• Good troubleshooting and technical skills

• Able to work independently

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.

• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.

• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $23 billion and more than 85,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit mercer.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Mercer Assessments business, one of the fastest-growing verticals within the Mercer brand, is a leading global provider of talent measurement and assessment solutions. As part of Mercer, the world’s largest HR consulting firm and a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh McLennan—we are dedicated to delivering talent foresight that empowers organizations to make informed, critical people decisions. Leveraging a robust, cloud-based assessment platform, Mercer Assessments partners with over 6,000 corporations, 31 sector skill councils, government agencies, and more than 700 educational institutions across 140 countries. Our mission is to help organizations build high-performing teams through effective talent acquisition, development, and workforce transformation strategies. Our research-backed assessments, advanced technology, and comprehensive analytics deliver transformative outcomes for both clients and their employees. We specialize in designing tailored assessment solutions across the employee lifecycle, including pre-hire evaluations, skills assessments, training and development, certification exams, competitions and more. At Mercer Assessments, we are committed to enhancing the way organizations identify, assess, and develop talent. By providing actionable talent foresight, we enable our clients to anticipate future workforce needs and make strategic decisions that drive sustainable growth and innovation.

Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, caste, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.