Principal Software Engineer

Principal Software Engineer - Backend

Product Engineering | OneTrust

The Challenge

We're looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our Product Engineering team at OneTrust. In this role, you'll contribute to the design and architecture of backend systems while building and supporting scalable, cloud-native services for our platform.

Your Mission

Development

• Design, develop, and unit test scalable backend services on Microsoft Azure
• Contribute to cloud-native architecture using Core Java, Spring Boot, and REST APIs
• Maintain high code quality with 80%+ code coverage (or per team standards)

Collaboration

• Partner closely with Product Managers, Product Owners, UX, and Engineering teams
• Contribute to sprint planning, grooming, and architectural discussions
• Ensure sprint commitments are delivered in line with sprint goals
• Build high-quality, maintainable code following engineering best practices

Support & Reliability

• Reduce defects by identifying and fixing issues early in the development cycle
• Ensure critical and high-priority incidents are resolved within SLA
• Own production issue troubleshooting, incident analysis, and root-cause resolution
• Design and support high-volume, large-scale systems in production

Code Review & Quality

• Conduct peer code reviews to improve overall code quality
• Support junior engineers in testing practices, exploratory testing, and automation

Leadership

• Mentor and grow engineers within the team
• Help build high-performing teams and create development opportunities
• Lead by example through technical excellence and ownership

You Are

• A proactive self-learner open to new technologies and approaches
• Someone who asks the right questions and closes clarity gaps
• A strong collaborator with a quality-first mindset

Your Experience Includes

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
• 8+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong backend experience with Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs
• Hands-on experience with Kafka or RabbitMQ
• Experience with Docker and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Recent hands-on development using Java 7+ and Spring Boot
• Ownership of production support in real-world environments
• Experience operating systems at scale and high throughput

Good to Have

• Understanding of SRE fundamentals
• Exposure to reliability, observability, and operational excellence practices