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As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.\nAI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.\nAt OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do-powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We are hiring talent AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.\nA key part of any company’s information management strategy, OpenText enterprise content management (ECM) software provides Content Services to help connect content within context for core business processes to accelerate productivity, improve governance and drive digital transformation. With solutions ranging from intelligent capture to records management and archiving, Content Services connects information from across the enterprise with the people and systems that need it.\nYour Impact:\nA Development role at OpenText is more than just a job; it's an opportunity to impact lives. As a key contributor, you'll be instrumental in constructing cutting-edge Information Management Solutions that contribute to sustainable supply chains, support refugees, and enhance medical information access to save lives. You will engage in solving meaningful challenges within a motivated team, gaining exposure to advanced technologies beyond individual access. You will be encouraged to cultivate an engineering mindset, driving the creation of innovative software solutions that address real-world problems and shape the future.\nWhat the role offers\nAs a Principal Software Developer, you will:\nTranslate domain expertise into value for the product, business unit, and customers.\nDefine and deliver large-scale projects, expertly balancing multiple constraints and gaining trust.\nCreate technical solutions that harmonize with and address competing customer goals.\nIdentify and course-correct when the current path does not effectively serve customer needs.\nPlay a key role in setting longer-term strategy for business projects, with a view extending beyond the immediate horizon.\nLead in ensuring the quality of the team's technical work, from code to software designs, while raising the skill level of less experienced members.\nPossess 12-15 years of previous professional experience.\nWhat you need to succeed\nStrong programming experience with Java, JavaScript and development of microservices using Spring Boot.\nExperience developing, deploying, and supporting cloud-native SaaS applications.\nHands-on experience with major cloud platforms, including GCP, AWS, and/or Azure.\nExperience designing scalable distributed systems using caching, messaging, and event-driven architectures.\nStrong understanding of asynchronous processing and high-performance application design.\nExperience working with both relational and NoSQL databases.\nFamiliarity with applying AI technologies to modern software engineering workflows.\nExperience leveraging AI tools for code generation, test automation, debugging, documentation, and developer productivity improvements.\nOne last thing:\nOpenText is more than just a corporation, it's a global community where trust is foundational, the bar is raised, and outcomes are owned.\nJoin us on our mission to drive positive change through privacy, technology, and collaboration. At OpenText, we don't just have a culture; we have character. Choose us because you want to be part of a company that embraces innovation and empowers its employees to make a difference.\nOpenText's commitment to diversity and inclusion surpasses legal requirements, evident in our Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy which promotes a respectful and empowering environment for employees of all backgrounds, culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.\nIf you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please submit a ticket at Ask HR. 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