Job Description

Build Your Career at Informatica
We're looking for a diverse group of collaborators who believe data has the power to improve society. Adventurous, work-from-anywhere minds who value solving some of the world's most challenging problems. Here, employees are encouraged to push their boldest ideas forward, united by a passion to create a world where data improves the quality of life for people and businesses everywhere.
Principal Software Engineer- Redwood City, CA
We're looking for a Principal Software Engineer candidate with experience in Java, Microservice Architecture, MCP to join our team in Redwood City, CA as Hybrid.
You will report to the Senior Director, Development.
You will be responsible for delivering an extensible, reliable , scalable, next-generation Agent engineering platform that provides the solid foundation for all other Informatica products.
Technology You'll Use
Java, Microservice Architecture, MCP, Langchain, Python, LLM
Your Role Responsibilities? Here's What You'll Do

• Facilitating the collaboration and engagement between senior members of the team to ensure sound design and implementation of big functional areas for the product. Incubating and designing the next generation platform for complex heterogeneous systems and applications involving cutting edge technologies. Working closely with architects and development and QA engineers to discuss and evangelize features. Collaborating with geographically dispersed, cross-functional teams in an Agile environment. Participating in internal/cross team meetings, scoping, decision making and technical documentation.

What We'd Like to See

• You are able to work in a geographically dispersed, cross-functional teams in an Agile environment architecting and developing complex solutions for a highly scalable, reliable and performant distributed processing engine. You are able to proactively identify architectural weaknesses and recommend appropriate solutions. You are also able to mentor junior engineers on technical, architectures, design and related issues.
• Knowledge of cloud ecosystems such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud.
• Experience with Microservice architecture
• Experience with containerization related management stacks like Docker and Kubernetes.

Role Essentials

• 7 or more years of relevant professional experience, a portion of which was within an enterprise software company
• Experienced backend engineer who has developed multiple versions of products
• Architect, design, and develop scalable and secure SaaS/ AI application products using microservice architecture.
• Knowledge of Agentic frameworks like langchain, langraph, LLMs, MCP.
• Demonstrated ability to write quality code in Java. Python is desired

Perks & Benefits

• Comprehensive health, vision, and wellness benefits (Paid parental leave, adoption benefits, life insurance, disability insurance and 401k plan or international pension/retirement plans
• Flexible time-off policy and hybrid working practices
• Tuition reimbursement program to support your and personal growth
• Equity opportunities and an employee stock purchase program (ESPP)
• Comprehensive Mental Health and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) benefit

Skills Required