We're looking for a Principal Software Engineer
This role is Office Based, Hyderabad Office
We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Backend Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Java and Python to design, build, and scale enterprise-grade talent management platforms.
In this role, you will act as a technical leader—owning backend architecture, driving engineering excellence, and collaborating closely with product, data, and platform teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and high-performance systems.
In this role you will…
- Design, develop, and optimize high-performance backend services using Java and Python
- Lead the design and implementation of microservices-based architectures
- Build and maintain RESTful APIs, data pipelines, and event-driven systems
- Ensure system scalability, reliability, security, and performance
- Collaborate with product, frontend, data, and platform teams to translate business needs into technical solutions
- Drive backend best practices around code quality, testing, observability, and security
- Mentor and review code for senior and mid-level engineers




- Participate in architectural reviews and influence long-term platform strategy
- Support production systems through monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance tuning

You have what it takes if you have…

Python Stack (Must Have)
- Python 3.11+ – async/await, type hints, dataclasses
- FastAPI & Pydantic – API development, request/response validation, OpenAPI specifications
- SQLAlchemy – ORM usage, async queries, Alembic migrations
- Async Programming – asyncio, async DB access, non-blocking I/O
- Testing – pytest, async testing patterns, mocks, fixtures

Java Stack (Must Have)
- Java 17 / 21 – contemporary Java features, records, pattern matching, virtual threads
- Spring Boot 3.x – REST APIs, validation, Actuator, configuration management
- Spring Data JPA – repositories, custom queries, entity relationships
- Spring Security – JWT, OAuth2, authentication and authorization
- Test

📌 Principal Software Engineer (Hyderabad)
🏢 Cornerstone OnDemand
📍 Hyderabad