Principal Software Developer

The Role

Aspen Tech is looking for a talented and experienced Developer to join our Enterprise Operations Platform (EOP) organization. In this role, you will be a member of an Agile development team responsible for the delivery of next-generation industrial software solutions. This solution will provide a software-defined, data-centric, flexible platform which enables automation for Aspen Tech’s diverse customer base.

As a member of the EOP development team, you’ll work on cutting‑edge industrial edge‑connectivity and distributed‑computing projects that surface data from the plant floor all the way to the cloud. The team focuses on building highly performant data services that securely move and manage massive volumes of information. You’ll help create solutions that configure, contextualize, analyze, and visualize data, making it easily accessible to a wide range of applications.

The EOP platform supports multiple operating systems and serverless cloud‑native technology stacks, giving the team opportunities to work across a diverse set of modern technologies.

This role’s contributions have highly visible impacts on the success and scalability of our software offerings to our customers. Our organization and product are positioned in the market to grow at a rapid pace over the next decade with varied opportunities for career growth.

• Actively participate with team members as part of a scaled Agile organization.
• Take high level strategic requirements and work with a team to refine them into actionable user stories with detailed acceptance criteria.
• Produce high-quality, reliable, performant, and fault tolerant code to meet strategic business objectives.
• Monitor, support, and maintain software products in an Agile development environment.
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for both on-premises and cloud infrastructure.
• Maintain and enhance in-house Dev Ops tooling written in Bash and Python.
• Debug integration and performance problems.
• Contribute to a culture of accountability and collaboration across a variety of support, development, security, and product teams.
• Continually demonstrate adherence to security best practices and compliance requirements.
• Stay current with industry trends and best practices around cloud native and Software-as-a-Service technologies.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills as a participant in a variety of Agile ceremonies.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 8-12 years of related experience OR an advanced degree with less experience.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native technologies, services, architecture, and container orchestration.
• Proficient in designing and implementing RESTful APIs
• Practical, working experience with several of the following:
• Databases:
  MongoDB, Postgres, MSSQL
• Programming
  
  Languages:
  
  Java, JavaScript/Type Script, C#, Python, Lua
• JavaScript Frameworks:
  Angular, React
• Continuous Integration:
  Azure Dev Ops Pipelines, Git Hub Actions
• Cloud:
  Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Helm, Terraform
• Operating Systems:
  Windows, Linux
• Observability and Monitoring:
  Open Telemetry
• Automated testing frameworks:
  Playwright
• Identity and access management: OAuth 2.0, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Architecture Expertise:
  Microservices, REST API Design
• Data platforms and integrations:
  Inmation, Aveva PI Connect, Microsoft Fabric
• Working experience in the following areas:
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)
• CI/CD systems (Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops Pipelines)
• Artifact repositories and vulnerability scanning tools (Artifactory, Blackduck, Snyk)
• Git Ops tools (Flux, ArgoCD) and promotion models
• Basic knowledge of IoT or Edge devices and an understanding of their strengths, weaknesses, constraints, and risks.
• Experience with Agile development frameworks such as SAFe or Scrum.
• Strong personal project management skills; able to be self-directed and capable of working effectively in an environment with a high degree of change.
• Strong technical leadership skills with a willingness to coach and mentor team members.
• Strong object-oriented design and debugging skills.
• Willingness to contribute ideas…