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Senior Principal Software Engi · Hyderabad

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Job highlights

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

Data ModellingAWSMicroservicesSystem Design

Job Description for Senior Principal Software Engi

A role-focused description with responsibilities, expectations, and qualifications for this opening.

Manufacturing and Engineering

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.

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