Senior Principal Software Engi · Hyderabad
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Designation Offered
Senior Principal Software Engi
Job Role
Principal
Department
Manufacturing and Engineering
Job Type
Fulltime
Salary
25.00Lacs
Experience
6–10 years
Job Location
Hyderabad
Education
Masters/Post Graduation Degree, Bachelors/Undergraduate Degree
Posted by
Lilly
Posted On
1 May 2026
Valid until
30 Jun 2026
Skillset required
Job Description for Senior Principal Software Engi
A role-focused description with responsibilities, expectations, and qualifications for this opening.
Senior Principal Software Engineer is a delivery-focused opportunity based in Hyderabad, India.
We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.
Key Responsibilities
- We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism
- Responsibilities Lead the design and implementation of software solutions Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and deliver product features Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices Drive technical discussions and decision-making processes Ensure high-quality software delivery through code reviews and testing
- Design, build, and improve software systems that support the goals of the Software Engineer function.
- Translate product or business requirements into clean, maintainable technical solutions.
- Write high-quality code with appropriate testing, code review, and documentation discipline.
- Collaborate with product, design, QA, and peer engineers to deliver reliable releases.
- Investigate bugs, performance issues, and production risks with a strong root-cause mindset.
- Improve system reliability, observability, and maintainability through thoughtful engineering decisions.
- Contribute to architecture and implementation discussions with pragmatic technical trade-offs.
- Break down complex work into clear milestones and communicate status transparently.
- Refactor and simplify existing code where it improves long-term velocity and quality.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
- Strong coding fundamentals with attention to reliability, performance, and maintainability.
- Experience working with code reviews, testing practices, and collaborative delivery workflows.
- Ability to break down ambiguous problems into clear technical solutions.
- Comfort partnering with cross-functional teams in iterative product or platform environments.
- Strong debugging, communication, and ownership skills across the software lifecycle.
Applications should be submitted through the listed apply link.