Principal Java Developer

Principal Software Engineer Java Track

Eurofins IT Solutions Bengaluru Karnataka India

With facilities in Europe the United States and Asia Eurofins Genomics is an internationally leading provider of DNA sequencing services genotyping services DNA synthesis products and bioinformatics services for pharmaceutical diagnostics food agriculture biotechnology and research markets.
The Genomics business is powered by global engineering teams building and evolving next-generation applications Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) customer portals and enterprise platforms. As a Principal Software Engineer Java you will play a critical hands-on role in designing developing and modernizing these platforms ensuring they are scalable performant and reliable.

This role requires deep Java expertise strong design and problem-solving skills and the ability to influence engineering direction through code architecture contributions and technical mentoring. You will work closely with engineering architecture DevOps QA and product teams to deliver high-quality solutions aligned with business and technology goals.

This role reports to a Project Manager / Senior Manager.

Primary Responsibilities

Own and drive hands-on design and development of complex enterprise-scale Java applications.
Lead technical direction for modules or subsystems while remaining actively involved in implementation.
Support modernization initiatives including migration from legacy or monolithic systems to modern architectures.
Act as a technical mentor and role model for engineers across teams.
Ensure solutions meet performance scalability security and maintainability expectations.
Collaborate closely with product QA DevOps and architecture teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
Specific Assignments

 

Software Engineering & Development

• Design develop and maintain backend and full-stack features using Java Spring Boot REST APIs and relational databases.
• Support modernization of legacy Java applications to modern cloud-ready architectures.
• Build modular services and support microservices-based designs where applicable.
• Design and integrate RESTful APIs backend services and data models.
• Support UI teams building Angular or React frontends by providing robust backend APIs.
• Implement high-performance data processing and integration logic for analytical workflows.

Architecture & Design

• Apply object-oriented design principles and design patterns (SOLID OOP layered / hexagonal architecture).
• Contribute to application and solution architecture discussions.
• Perform technical trade-off analysis and guide design decisions.
• Ensure clean extensible and maintainable codebases.

Quality Performance & Reliability

• Ensure high code quality through unit testing mocking frameworks and static code analysis.
• Perform performance profiling memory analysis and JVM tuning to resolve bottlenecks.
• Support performance tuning and stability improvements in production environments.
• Work closely with QA teams to ensure strong test coverage and release quality.

Collaboration & Agile Delivery

• Work within Agile / Scrum teams contributing to sprint planning reviews and retrospectives.
• Support end-to-end product development including development deployment and maintenance.
• Collaborate with global teams and stakeholders across regions.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineers.

Skills Required

Core Technical Skills

Strong hands-on experience with:

• Java (8)
• Spring / Spring Boot
• RESTful API design
• SQL
• Angular
• React
• Mongo DB
• AKS etc

Experience with software design patterns layered architectures and performance optimization.
Proficiency in object-oriented design and clean coding practices.
Strong experience with unit testing and mocking frameworks (JUnit Mockito etc.).
Good hands-on knowledge of performance profiling and memory analysis.

Additional Technical Skills

• Experience with microservices architecture service communication and integration patterns.
• Working knowledge of Hibernate / JPA and transaction management.
• Exposure to event-driven or message-based systems is a plus.
• Exposure to Azure cloud-native development is an advantage.
• Integration - Experience with API-based file-based and message-based integrations (e.g. Azure Service Bus or similar).
• Domain Exposure - Experience with shipping/logistics workflows or scientific data processing (e.g. Genomics laboratory systems) is a plus.
• DevOps - Familiarity with Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines Docker and cloud platforms.
• Understanding of build and dependency management tools such as Maven or Gradle.

Preferred Qualifications

• MCA or Bachelors degree in Engineering Computer Science or equivalent.
• 610 years of hands-on experience in Java-based software development on global or enterprise projects.
• Proven experience in product development environments.
• Strong understanding of the Product Development Lifecycle and Lean Agile / Scrum methodologies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong learning mindset and continuous improvement orientation.

Methodologies & Practices

• The following practices are expected to be actively followed:
• Scaled Agile Lean Kanban and Zero Defect Development
• Daily stand-ups and close collaboration with development teams
• Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
• Automated builds deployments and testing
• Automated unit and functional testing
• Adherence to development guidelines and coding standards
• SonarQube-based static code analysis

Tech Stack

• Frontend : Angular React
• Backend: Java Spring Boot REST APIs
• Databases: SQL Server MongoDB
• Integration: REST messaging file-based integrations
• DevOps & Cloud : Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines Docker Azure
• Quality & Code Analysis: JUnit Mockito SonarQube

Additional Information :

Personal Skills:

• Customer-service oriented with a problem-solving attitude;
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy is essential;
• Entrepreneurial thinking and flexibility to change;
• Very good English communication skills (concise writing and orally convincing);
• Structured and clear writing skills;
• Proven ability to solve complex business problems using analytical reasoning;
• Demonstrated positive attitude self-motivated team player.

Required Qualifications:

• MCA or Bachelors in Engineering Computer Science or equivalent.

PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL CRITERIA: Eurofins has a strong focus on Performance Management system. This includes quarterly calibrations half-yearly reviews and annual reviews. The KPIs shall be set and may vary slightly between projects. These will be clearly communicated documented during the first 30 days of your joining.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time