Principal Software Engineer - Hybrid Work Schedule
Woodbridge Canada
Responsibilities
Location Woodbridge, OntarioCA Job ID JR-032662The Principal Software Engineerwill provide software design and development skills in innovating and developing new generation PerkinElmer Chromatography Data System.The role will include close collaborations with geographically dispersed software teams within PerkinElmer organization.
Duties and Responsibilities/Essential Functions:
Provide skills and be responsible for design and development of Data Acquisition Subsystem of Chromatography Data System Software
Map requirements to specs that lead to design and architecting a software solution(s)
Design modules according to established layered architecture
Understand boundaries, interfaces and roles and responsibilities for major subsystems and modules of the application
Be able to quickly ramp up knowledge about analytical chromatography instrumentation and workflows (LC, MS, GC)
Provide skills dealing with distributed client/server architectures, be familiar with different types of inter-process communication mechanisms
Work closely with solution architects and other developers on solution design
Developing, documenting, and communicating design/architecture
Be a team player and put team objectives above personal ambitions
Identifying and mitigating technical risks
Be part of distributed Agile team
Develop automated tests as a part of software deliverables
Be able to quickly and efficiently switch if required between different application layers: UI, core logic, devices, data persistence etc.
Basic Qualifications:
Degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent
5+ years of hands-on experience with developing, deploying and maintenance of complex applications is required
Demonstrated experience acting as a Technical Team Lead
Experience in developing applications using SDLC process and agile / SCRUM methodology
Proven track record of designing, developing scalable Web Applications on top of large, distributed systems
Experience in developing modern cloud and on-prem data systems
Preferred Qualifications:
Hands on experience with IoT solutions and systems is a plus
Experience developing software in a similar domain is a big plus
In depth knowledge of tools and technologies used for modern data backend systems like: Go, TypeScript, C#, Node JS; Kubernetes, Nomad, Kafka, RabitMQ, Nats, Consul; Microservice design patterns; Web technologies (HTTP, JSON, APIs, Rest, HTML, GraphQL); Database systems SQL (PostgreSQL, MongoDB); Cloud computing services (AWS, Azure)
Ability to work with distributed cross-functional teams - excellent group interaction and negotiating skills
Customer focus, value driven – passionate about working to develop applications to address customer needs
Demonstrated organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks with different priorities
Strong written and oral communication skills
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