OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANY
OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.
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At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do-powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We're hiring talent AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.
YOUR IMPACT:
The Principal Software Engineer's main role is to provide expertise in all levels of architecture design in software application development across multiple projects. He must take into consideration the framework needs, security, network intricacies and scalability. He is expected to serve as the team's subject matter expert in most areas of development. The Principal Engineer organizes the efforts of application development including technical project management.
WHAT THE ROLE OFFERS:
Act as the key resource for setting technical directions defining and deploying solid engineering practices, coaching and mentoring other engineers and qualifying engineering project plans
Prepare and/or review the solution, integration, physical, security designs of the project
Interact with the cross-functional teams
Provide project estimates
Prepare, review and/or approve project software requirements, specifications and other artifacts (Software Design Document, Entity Relationship Diagram, etc.)
Assist in the preparation of Technical Architecture Documents
Identify risks and risk mitigation strategies associated with the architecture and/or technical delivery
Conduct research on emerging application development software products, languages, and standard in support of procurement and development efforts
Recommend and implement software upgrades, tools and techniques
Code software programs and applications according to specifications
Code Review and ensure code quality throughout application life cycle.
Implement process improvements
Analyze data from software analysis tools for the purpose of correcting errors, isolating areas for project improvement
Generate statistics and prepare reports for management and/or team members on the status of the programming process
Troubleshoot cross-component/technology issues in areas of expertise
Provide support to multiple projects
Provide production support as needed
Engage in project level planning/project management
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:
12 - 15 years of relevant experience with expert level professional/technical skills.
Complete understanding of software development life cycle using various methodologies
Expert in implementing (coding & unit testing) detailed design into application functionalities using Java/JEE as the primary development language.
Expert in JEE Web Services Technologies: e.g., JAXB, Java APIs for XML Messaging
Experience in designing of end to end solution for small to large scale applications
Effective in communication, critical thinking and interpersonal skills
Ability to be a hands-on leader on multiple projects and to assist in troubleshooting
Behavior Characteristics: Strong attention to detail and process, collaborative and adaptable, independent, self-motivated, with high level of accountability, analytical
Makes decisions within a project/function, guided by professional/technical expertise and known practices and established precedents
Required Technical skills:
Should be proficient in the following:
Distributed and multi-threaded systems on a relational database.
Micro-services and distributed service-oriented architectures
Design and implementation of REST APIs.
Developing on a modern front-end framework
Using a test-driven approach to writing code
Frameworks: Spring 5+, Hibernate 5+ and Sencha
Languages: Java 8+, JavaScript, SQL, PL/SQL
Messaging Middleware: IBM MQ, Active MQ
Databases: Relational database experience, Oracle/MySQL/ PostgreSQL
Development tools: IntelliJ/Eclipse, Maven, Git
Nice to Haves:
Experience with performance testing, code debugging, monitoring, and JVM tuning.
Experience with the following technologies - Hazelcast, Kafka, Docker, BIRT Reporting
Academic
Bachelor's/College Degree in Computer Science/ Information Technology or equivalent in relevant discipline.
OpenText's commitment to diversity and inclusion surpasses legal requirements, evident in our Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy which promotes a respectful and empowering environment for employees of all backgrounds, culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.
If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact us at [email protected]. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.
Compensation: At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. A summary of those benefits can be found on our Why Join Us page. As you move through the hiring process, we're happy to provide more details... For full info follow application link.
At OpenText we understand and value diversity in our employees and are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We hire the best talent regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, sex, age, veteran status or sexual orientation. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process please email [email protected]
