**Introduction** Apptio, an IBM company, is the leading technology spend and value management software provider. Its AI-powered data insights empower leaders to make smarter financial and operational decisions. A pioneer and category leader in Technology Business Management (TBM) and FinOps, Apptio works with thousands of customers, partners, and community members worldwide. Visit [1] www.apptio.com. Are you a seasoned software engineer with a passion for building scalable micro-services that handle massive amounts of data and form the backbone of customer-facing managed services? We are a growing SaaS company that helps enterprises plan, analyse, and optimize their IT spending across traditional and cloud infrastructure. We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer who is passionate about building large scale services optimized for performance, efficiency, and handling lots of data. You will be responsible for designing new services, revamping existing ones, and guiding the team’s overall system design and architecture. References Visible links 1. http://www.apptio.com/ **Your role and responsibilities** • Build scalable cloud-native services that solve new and existing business challenges and customer needs. • Dive into complex architectures and research and identify new technologies to solve tough problems. • Influence multiple teams and hold a high bar for systems architecture, operations, and quality. • Partner with product managers, user experience designers, and other engineers to achieve high-quality solutions. • Mentor and foster career growth for junior engineers. **Required technical and professional expertise** • 10+ years of experience in enterprise level software architecture, design, development (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems • Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field • Computer Science fundamentals in data structures, algorithm design and problem solving. • Extensive knowledge and deep understanding of one or more programming languages such as Java, C#, Python and related technologies • Experience with modern software development methodologies: Agile/Kanban, CI/CD, DevOps, etc. • Proficiency in full stack product development • Proficiency with REST APIs • Experience with AWS and/or other public cloud technologies • Experience with relational DBs (query optimization, index generation, caching) and NoSQL DBs • Proven ability to own features from concept to design to production • Proficiency with SDLC best practices for coding standards, reviews, code management, testing, and release • Keep up-to-date technically and apply new knowledge to the job. **Preferred technical and professional experience** • Experience creating features and services that support cost optimization of service offerings from cloud vendors such as Azure, AWS, GCP and IBM • Ability to take full ownership of the entire feature lifecycle, from initial concept and design to launch and production, ensuring seamless execution and high-quality delivery • Ability to lead teams in finding technical solutions to current and upcoming business needs and exploring alternative solutions • Proven ability to resolve issues with strong customer focus and written/ verbal communication skills IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.