Principal Software Engineer

What's the role?
Your primary responsibility will be to add features to our state-of-the-art map technology. With a motivated team using advanced technology, you will.A role for innovative minds eager to drive technical excellence.

• Participate in every aspect of the software development lifecycle and Design architecture for complex systems.
• As part of a multidisciplinary team, develop and implement scalable, high-quality microservices.
• Lead in the system architecture and system deployment.
• Develop and implement clean, efficient, well-tested application software.
• Develop proposals for new features and system enhancements.
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines and Oracle databases.
• Design and implement cloud-native solutions that are cost-effective and fault-tolerant.
• Assist cloud teams in the adoption of DaevOps and cloud-enabled solutions.
• Maintain consistency across various environments for reliable deployments.
• Be part of a support rotation and perform root cause analysis of system defects.
• Facilitate and influence process change to reduce technical problems.
• You will help design a critical component of the platform, the impact of which will be felt directly and for a long time.

Who are you?
You are a self-motivated, creative and proactive individual with strong understanding of the software development processes and methodologies. In addition, this role demands a forward-thinking, solutions-oriented mindset to drive technical excellence and innovation.

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of strong programming experience.
• Back-End Development: Expertise in Java with extensive experience in building and utilizing REST APIs.
• Database Optimization: Proficient in Oracle Database (12-19) with deep expertise in SQL tuning and performance optimization.
• Cloud & Infrastructure: Strong understanding of cloud migration strategies and hands-on experience with:
  • Microservices deployment using Kubernetes.
  • Infrastructure automation with Terraform or CloudFormation.
  • Cloud optimization techniques including auto-scaling, load balancing (ELB, ALB), and compute resource management (EC2, ECS, Fargate).
  • Cloud monitoring & logging using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK Stack.
• CI/CD & DevOps: Expertise in continuous integration & delivery with tools like GitLab, Jenkins, and others.
• Additional Skills: Python is a big plus.
  • Strong foundation in algorithms & data structures.
  • Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities, with strong communication skills.
• Certifications: AWS Certified Architect is a plus.

Who are we?
HERE Technologies is a location data and technology platform company. We empower our customers to achieve better outcomes - from helping a city manage its infrastructure or a business optimize its assets to guiding drivers to their destination safely.
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