Digicert

Principal Software Engineer – Java Full-stack Engineer

Bangalore Full Time

Who we are

We're a leading, global security authority that's disrupting our own category.  Our encryption is trusted by the major ecommerce brands, the world's largest companies, the major cloud providers, entire country financial systems, entire internets of things and even down to the little things like surgically embedded pacemakers.  We help companies put trust - an abstract idea - to work. That's digital trust for the real world.

 

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic and innovative team. We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic and innovative team. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software that meets the needs of our customers.

 

What you will do

  • Collaborate with product managers, UX designers and architects to understand project requirements and technical specifications. 
  • Design, develop, test, and maintain software applications, ensuring they meet high-quality standards and performance benchmarks. 
  • Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code, in accordance with coding standards and best practices. 
  • Conduct code reviews to increase code quality, consistency, and alignment with the product design and architecture. 
  • Analyze, troubleshoot, and debug product defects and provide timely solutions to customer issues. 
  • Stay up to date on emerging technologies and industry trends to continuously improve software development processes and tools. 
  • Contribute to architectural decisions and help drive technical innovation within the team. 

 

What you will have

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
  • Experience: 9+ years of progressive experience in full-stack software development, with a proven track record of delivering complex, scalable web applications.
  • Backend Excellence: Deep expertise in Java and modern web frameworks such as Spring Boot , with strong experience designing modular, scalable, and secure backend architectures.
  • Frontend Mastery: Proficient in js, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3, with experience building performant, maintainable, and responsive user interfaces.
  • API & Microservices: Strong background in designing and integrating RESTful APIs and microservices architectures, ensuring maintainability and scalability.
  • Cloud & Infrastructure: Hands-on experience with AWS services such as EKS, S3, SQS, IAM etc.
  • Containerization & Orchestration: Proficient with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm for deploying and managing distributed systems at scale.
  • DevOps & Automation: Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated deployment practices using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.
  • Demonstrated ability to architect for end-to-end solutions, drive technical design decisions, and mentor teams on best practices.
  • Deep understanding of software design principles, system scalability, and performance optimization.
  • Proven experience leading code reviews, enforcing coding standards, and driving continuous improvement in development processes.
  • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and experience leading cross-functional collaboration using tools like Git, Jira, and Confluence.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical mindset with an emphasis on clean, maintainable, and testable code.
  • Commitment to secure coding, software quality assurance, and unit/integration testing.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical direction across teams.
  • Passionate about building user-centric, high-performance applications using modern web technologies and clean architectural patterns.

 

Nice to have

  • Working knowledge of the
  • Good knowledge of PKI, Cryptography and Code Signing would be an added advantage.
  • Working knowledge of the LLM ecosystem, including prompt engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector databases.
  • Knowledge of MLOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines for AI models, model deployment, and model monitoring.

 

Benefits

  • Generous time off policies
  • Top shelf benefits
  • Education, wellness and lifestyle support

 

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