principal Software engineer

Principal Software Engineer

Location: Hybrid, Pune / Kolkata

Position Summary:

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to spearhead the architecture, evolution, and delivery of iModel Cloud Sync Services, enabling high-volume data ingestion, transformation, and synchronization from heterogeneous engineering sources into the iTwin platform.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role requiring deep expertise in cloud-native architecture, distributed systems, orchestration frameworks, state-machine-driven workflows, and enterprise-grade reliability. As a Principal, you will define architectural direction, mentor teams, and ensure that the platform is engineered for scale, resilience, and long-term sustainability.

Responsibilities:

Architectural Leadership

• Evolve end-to-end architecture for cloud-based ETL workflows and engineering data synchronization.
• Architect event-driven systems using microservices, container orchestration, and state-machine-driven execution.
• Lead design of multi-tenant services optimized for global scale, performance, and cost-efficiency.

Cloud Platform & Distributed Systems

• Design cloud-native pipelines using Kubernetes, focusing on zero-downtime rollouts and secure configuration management.
• Implement distributed locking and conflict-resolution mechanisms for high-concurrency data sync.
• Ensure robust observability through distributed tracing, automated diagnostics, and structured logging.

Data & ETL Workflow Architecture

• Drive ETL design for engineering data, focusing on schema management, versioning, and domain-model mapping.
• Master workflow orchestration using engines like Temporal or Step Functions to ensure idempotency and transactional integrity.

Reliability, Resilience & Operational Excellence

• Define resilience strategies, including SLOs, self-healing workflows, circuit breakers, and failure isolation patterns.
• Champion operational health through architecture reviews, capacity planning, and cloud cost governance.

Technical Leadership & Mentorship

• Mentor senior engineers on distributed systems, cloud-native patterns, and engineering best practices.
• Align engineering execution with long-term platform vision by partnering with product and architecture leaders.

Qualifications:

• 12+ years of professional experience in software engineering with proficiency in .Net, C# and strong focus on distributed cloud systems.
• Deep expertise in Azure, Kubernetes, containerization, microservices, and cloud operations.
• Proven architectural leadership in large-scale ETL, orchestration frameworks, workflow engines, and distributed processing systems.
• Strong experience with event-driven architecture and messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, Service Bus, RabbitMQ).
  
  
• Strong grounding in reliability engineering: observability, tracing, metrics, logs, CI/CD, and operational automation.

• Good to have experience with large, complex engineering data workflows or digital twin technologies.
• Good to have experience with metadata-driven pipelines, schema evolution, and data governance.
• Good to have prior experience in a Principal Engineer, Staff Engineer, or Architect role with cross-team technical influence.

What We Offer:

• A great Team and culture – please see our colleague video. 
• An exciting career as an integral part of a world-leading software company providing solutions for architecture, engineering, and construction - watch this short documentary about how we got our start. 
• An attractive salary and benefits package. 
• A commitment to inclusion, belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups. 
• A company committed to making a real difference by advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life, where your contributions help build a more sustainable, connected, and resilient world. Discover our latest user success stories for an insight into our global impact.

About Bentley Systems

Around the world, infrastructure professionals rely on software from Bentley Systems to help them design, build, and operate better and more resilient infrastructure for transportation, water, energy, cities, and more. Founded in 1984 by engineers for engineers, Bentley is the partner of choice for engineering firms and owner-operators worldwide, with software that spans engineering disciplines, industry sectors, and all phases of the infrastructure lifecycle. Through our digital twin solutions, we help infrastructure professionals unlock the value of their data to transform project delivery and asset performance. www.bentley.com 

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Bentley is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers for employment all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, religion/belief, national origin, caste, age, or any other characteristic protected by local law or unrelated to job qualifications.