Principal Software Engineer

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p style="line-height: 1.4;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Who we are</strong></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.4;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">DigiCert is a global leader in intelligent trust. We protect the digital world by ensuring the security, privacy, and authenticity of every interaction. Our AI-powered DigiCert ONE platform unifies PKI, DNS, and certificate lifecycle management, to secure infrastructure, software, devices, messages, AI content and agents. Learn why more than 100,000 organizations, including 90% of the Fortune 500, choose DigiCert to stop today’s threats and prepare for a quantum-safe future at <a href="http://www.digicert.com/">www.digicert.com</a></span></p></div><p style="line-height: 1.4;"> </p> <p style="line-height: 1.4;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Job summary</strong></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.4;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Principal Software Engineer – Backend position at DigiCert, particularly for roles based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, emphasizes leadership in developing scalable and secure micro services. This role is ideal for professionals with extensive experience in backend development, especially those proficient in Java and Go (Golang). </span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.4;"> </p> <p style="line-height: 1.4;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What you will do</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Architect and Develop Backend Systems: Design, implement, and maintain robust backend services using Java and Go, ensuring scalability and reliability. </span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with product managers, UX designers, and architects to align technical solutions with business requirements. </span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Code Quality and Best Practices: Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following industry best practices; conduct code reviews to uphold high standards. </span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Troubleshoot and Optimize: Analyze, debug, and resolve complex technical issues to enhance system performance and reliability. </span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mentorship and Leadership: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement. </span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Stay Current with Technologies: Keep abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends to drive innovation within the team. </span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height: 1.4;"> </p> <p style="line-height: 1.4;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What you will have</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).  </span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Professional Experience: 8+ years in software development, with significant experience in backend technologies.  </span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Programming Expertise: Proficiency in Java and Go, with a deep understanding of software development principles.  </span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Frameworks and Tools: Experience with application frameworks such as  Spring/Spring Boot/Hibernate/JPA; familiarity with tools like Gradle, Maven, and Jooq is advantageous.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:…