Who We Are
Solera is a global leader in data and software services that strives to transform every touchpoint of the vehicle lifecycle into a connected digital experience. In addition, we provide products and services to protect life’s other most important assets: our homes and digital identities. Today, Solera processes over 300 million digital transactions annually for approximately 235,000 partners and customers in more than 90 countries. Our 6,500 team members foster an uncommon, innovative culture and are dedicated to successfully bringing the future to bear today through cognitive answers, insights, algorithms and automation. For more information, please visit solera.com.
The Role
As a Principal Software Engineer , you will play a critical role in architecture design, developing, and maintaining high-quality software applications using C# and React. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features while ensuring the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications. This position requires a deep understanding of software engineering principles and a passion for developing scalable and efficient software solutions.
What You’ll Do
- Technical Leadership: Lead the architecture, design, and development of applications using .NET Core, ensuring high performance, scalability, and security.
- System Design: Design and implement robust, scalable, and maintainable software systems, including both front-end and back-end components.
- Continuous Improvement: Advocate for best practices in software development, including code quality, testing, and deployment processes. Implement CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
- Research & Innovation: Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, recommending improvements and new technologies to enhance product offerings.
- Problem Solving: Analyse and troubleshoot complex software issues, providing timely resolutions and ensuring minimal impact on the user experience.
- AI Capabilities: Design and implement AI enabled features and services such as agentic workflows, automation, search, or chat assistants. Integrate AI/ML services and models into backend services via APIs using secure and scalable patterns‑enabled features and services
- Team Management: Mentor and guide a team of software engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment. Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
- Project Coordination: Collaborate with product managers, and other stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
What You’ll Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 12+ years of experience in software development with a strong focus on .NET core, C#, WEB API, MS SQL, react, LLMs, Elastic Search
- Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and cloud technologies (e.g., Azure, AWS).
- Experience with database technologies, both SQL (e.g., SQL Server) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB) and ORM frameworks (e.g., Entity Framework).
- Proven experience in AI based Productivity tools: code conversion/refactoring, test generation with coverage thresholds, defect clustering, changelog summarization, architectural blueprints.
- Proven experience in product-based companies, delivering scalable and customer-centric solutions.
- Experience with Elasticsearch, including knowledge of data modelling, querying, and performance optimization.
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and tools (e.g., Scrum, Jira).
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
Tech Stack:
- Back-end: C#, .NET Framework 4.8, .NET Core 7+, Python, NodeJS
- Frontend: React or Angular
- Data: SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL; MongoDB; Elasticsearch/OpenSearch
- Cloud/Infra: AWS (Lambda, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, S3, SQS/Event Bridge, RDS, MongoDB), Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform/CloudFormation, GitHub Actions/Jenkins
- AI: LLM, MCP, RAG, AI Agents
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 12+ years of software development experience
- Strong experience with .NET Core and C#
- Experience with Web API and React
- Experience with MS SQL or SQL Server
- Experience with LLMs and Elasticsearch
- Understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and cloud technologies such as Azure or AWS
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, including SQL Server, MongoDB, and ORM frameworks such as Entity Framework
- Experience building AI-based productivity tools, including code conversion, refactoring, test generation, defect clustering, changelog summarization, or architectural blueprints
- Experience delivering scalable, customer-centric solutions in product-based companies
- Elasticsearch data modeling, querying, and performance optimization experience
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools such as Scrum and Jira
- Strong problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and attention-to-detail skills
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.
