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 RoleAspenTech is the world's leading supplier of asset optimization software solutions and operates from 62 locations worldwide. We are uniquely positioned to shape a sustainable future for capital-intensive industries. From our roots at MIT over 40 years ago to technological breakthroughs today that extend the reach of optimization, AspenTech has always been at the forefront of innovation. AspenTech Research & Development is a 1300–person team of industry-leading experts in the fields of performance engineering, subsurface science & engineering, manufacturing & supply chain, digital grid management and asset performance monitoring. On this team you will have the opportunity to turn creative ideas into reality, affecting products that are utilized by hundreds of thousands of users worldwide.As a Principal Software Developer in our AI R&D team, you will be expected to provide mentorship, solve complex problems, and manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.Your Impact
You will have the opportunity to:
- Work closely with Software Development, Data Science, and Product Management teams to design, architect, and deliver next generation AI products, leveraging Generative AI, agentic systems, and machine learning technologies to create differentiated customer experiences and business value.
- Lead the design, development, and delivery of innovative software products and platform capabilities, from concept through production deployment.
- Drive technical architecture decisions and establish engineering best practices that improve scalability, reliability, maintainability, and security.
- Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, and domain experts to identify opportunities for product innovation and technology modernization.
- Evaluate emerging technologies, tools, and development frameworks, translating new capabilities into practical solutions for customers.
- Influence technical direction across multiple teams and initiatives while balancing business priorities, customer needs, and engineering excellence.
- Champion software quality through strong engineering practices, automation, observability, testing, and operational excellence.
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to developers across all experience levels, fostering engineering excellence, innovation, continuous learning, and a strong culture of collaboration.
- Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or related technical field.
- 8+ years of progressive software development experience.
- Proficient with at least one of the following languages: Java, Go, Python, C#, C++.
- Demonstrated experience designing, developing, and delivering complex software products in production environments.
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices architectures, cloud native applications, and modern software engineering practices.
- Experience leading technical initiatives across multiple teams and influencing architecture decisions at scale.
- Experience building highly available, performant, and secure enterprise grade applications.
- Familiarity with modern software development practices including DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automated testing, and observability.
- Strong problem solving skills with the ability to balance technical excellence, product requirements, and business objectives.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with experience working across engineering, product, and business stakeholders.
- Passion in finding creative solutions to problems, and pride in well crafted code.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related technical field
- 8+ years of progressive software development experience
- Proficiency with at least one of Java, Go, Python, C#, or C++
- Experience designing, developing, and delivering complex software products in production environments
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices architectures, cloud-native applications, and modern software engineering practices
- Experience leading technical initiatives across multiple teams and influencing architecture decisions at scale
- Experience building highly available, performant, and secure enterprise-grade applications
- Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automated testing, and observability
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to balance technical excellence, product requirements, and business objectives
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across engineering, product, and business stakeholders
Aspen Technology Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Aspen Technology and has not been reviewed or approved by Aspen Technology.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as strong, with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans and high-quality carrier options. Several recent remarks characterize the health insurance as "great" or "amazing," with low copays noted in some cases.
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Parental & Family Support — Maternity and paternity leave receive consistently positive mentions and are characterized as well-reviewed. Company materials also highlight family-oriented benefits alongside core coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — The package includes vacation/PTO, paid holidays, and sick leave, with multiple indications of generous paid time off. Dedicated volunteer hours and well-regarded leave policies reinforce breadth in time-away benefits.
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What We Do
AspenTech is a global leader in asset optimization software helping the world’s leading industrial companies run their operations more safely, efficiently and reliably – enabling innovation while reducing waste and impact on the environment. AspenTech software accelerates and maximizes value gained from digital transformation initiatives with a holistic approach to the asset lifecycle and supply chain. By introducing effective AI modeling to traditional principles of process engineering, AspenTech delivers a faster and more accurate analysis of efficiency and performance boundaries. The real-time data and actionable insights delivered by our software help customers push the boundaries of what’s possible.
