Principal Software Engineer – Digital Health (India)

About the role

Alcon is looking for a seasoned Principal Software Engineer to lead the maintenance and evolution of its mission‑critical Digital Health applications. You will combine hands‑on coding with technical leadership to ensure high‑quality, stable, and performant solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance existing Java/Spring Boot applications for stability and performance.
• Diagnose and resolve defects using root‑cause analysis.
• Design and implement new features aligned with business needs.
• Define full‑stack technical designs, conduct code reviews, and enforce coding standards.
• Mentor team members and collaborate with architects, product and program managers.
• Build scalable APIs and micro‑services, integrating front‑end frameworks such as React or Angular.
• Implement observability with DataDog or New Relic and hand over to Cloud Operations with proper documentation.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 10‑12+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years as a technical lead.
• Strong problem‑solving, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Willingness to work 1 PM‑10 PM IST.

Required skills

• Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices.
• Front‑end: React, Angular, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3.
• Cloud: AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, API Gateway).
• Messaging: Redis, RabbitMQ.
• Observability: DataDog, New Relic (dashboards, monitors, APM, logs).
• Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes.

What we offer

• Relocation assistance.