Senior Principal Software Developer

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.

Join the AspenTech Inmation team and help build the next generation of industrial data and automation platforms. You'll work on the Enterprise Operations Platform, developing high-performance distributed systems that connect industrial devices, move massive amounts of data, and make that data accessible from the edge to the cloud.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you'll guide a talented team of engineers while actively contributing to architecture, design, and development. If you're passionate about C++, scalable systems, cloud-native technologies, and solving complex engineering challenges, we'd love to talk to you.

Your Impact

Technical management of a team of developers and quality engineers

Building high-performance backend services in C++ and Lua

Designing and developing distributed, data-intensive systems

Creating APIs for configuration, diagnostics, and data access

Developing solutions that connect industrial systems to cloud platforms

Exploring cutting-edge technologies in industrial IoT, edge computing, and big data

Collaborating with architects, product owners, and engineering teams to turn ideas into scalable products

As a technical leader, you will:

Lead and mentor a team of software developers and quality engineers

Drive technical decisions, architecture discussions, and engineering best practices

Help define project scope, estimates, and delivery plans

Ensure high-quality software through code reviews, pair programming, and automated testing

Foster a collaborative and innovative engineering culture

Take ownership of delivering reliable, scalable, and maintainable software

What You'll Need

Strong professional experience with modern C++

Deep understanding of: o Data structures and algorithms o Concurrent and multithreaded programming o Operating system fundamentals o Software architecture and system design

Familiarity with networking, databases, servers, APIs, and security concepts

Experience with scripting languages (Lua, Python, or similar) is a plus

Exposure to container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes

Understanding of CI/CD and modern software development practices

Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams

Strong communication and problem-solving skills

Comfortable working in Agile development environments

Ability to balance technical excellence with business priorities

Passion for continuous learning and knowledge sharing

Work on large-scale, real-world industrial systems

Solve challenging distributed computing and data engineering problems

Influence product architecture and technical direction

Collaborate with highly skilled engineers and domain experts

Be part of a growing industry at the intersection of Industrial IoT, edge computing, cloud, and automation

Build technology that powers digital transformation across global industries

#LI-RK1