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Software Engineer, Principal

🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Telangana

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Software Engineering

🗓️ October 17th, 2025

SQL TypeScript SCRUM

Edtech.com's Summary

Blackbaud is hiring a Software Engineer, Principal. The role involves participating in all phases of the software development lifecycle, designing and developing applications, optimizing performance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of high-quality software solutions. The engineer must apply object-oriented development principles and engineering best practices while adhering to web standards, accessibility, quality, security, and operability requirements.

Highlights
  • Design and develop software applications, prototypes, proofs of concept, and client demos.
  • Evaluate and optimize performance of critical application components for scalability.
  • Drive end-to-end delivery of high-quality solutions that meet feature requirements.
  • Collaborate closely with product management, program management, and teams to coordinate tasks and progress updates.
  • Conduct design and code reviews for key software components.
  • Provide technical innovation, critical thinking, and serve as a trusted advisor to the team.
  • Ensure compliance with Web standards, accessibility requirements, and software security.
  • Participate actively in all Scrum ceremonies.
  • Required skills include 8+ years experience on Microsoft stack, C#, .NET Core, SQL Server, Cosmos DB, JavaScript/TypeScript, CSS, HTML, RESTful APIs, Git, and CI systems.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) is a plus; flexible working hours required.

Software Engineer, Principal Full Description

About the role

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be involved in all phases of development lifecycle. You should be knowledgeable in object-oriented development and engineering best practices.

 

What you'll do

  • Design and develop software applications, project prototypes, proofs of concept & client demos 
  • Evaluate performance of critical application components and optimize them to assure maximum performance and scalability 
  • Assist in driving the development effort for End-to-End on-time delivery of high-quality solutions that conform to feature requirements 
  • Work closely with the product management, program management, and other team members to coordinate schedules, identify task assignments and provide progress updates at daily standup meetings 
  • Perform, design and code reviews for all key application functional components 
  • Provide critical thinking, technical innovation and attention to detail when serving as a trusted advisor on your team 
  • Keep up to date on the latest technical developments in your area
  • Ensure compliance with Web standards and accessibility requirements.
  • Ensure that all work meets standards of quality, security and operability.
  • Participate in all Scrum team ceremonies.

  

What you'll bring

  • 8 or more years of experience in designing and developing applications on the Microsoft stack
  • Experience with common web technologies - JavaScript/TypeScript, CSS, and HTML 
  • Experience with C# and .NET Core
  • Experience with SQL Server and Cosmos Db
  • Understanding of software engineering best practices and object-oriented development
  • Experience working with RESTful services and APIs
  • Familiarity with Git and continuous integration systems
  • Familiarity with building software applications in the cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP) a plus
  • Able to work flexible hours as required by business priorities

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