Principal Software Engineer
Qualys · Pune, India
About this role
Qualys is hiring a principal-level Software Engineer based in Pune, India. The posting calls out experience with Java, Spring, Kubernetes, Docker and roughly 8–12 years of relevant work.
- Role
- Software Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- principal
- Track
- Tech leadership
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Pune, India
- Experience
- 8–12 years
- Posted
- Apr 20, 2026
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Job description
from Qualys careersCome work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world!
Qualys is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join the Enterprise TruRisk Management (ETM) team, responsible for building large-scale data platforms that power vulnerability management, asset discovery, and threat intelligence across millions of assets globally.
In this role, you will design and build high-performance distributed systems that process and analyze massive security datasets. You will collaborate with engineering, product, and architecture teams to develop scalable microservices and data pipelines that enable real-time security insights for enterprise customers.
This role requires strong expertise in Java, distributed systems, big data technologies, and large-scale search platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
Architecture & Design
Lead the design and architecture of scalable distributed systems for asset intelligence, finding intelligence and threat management.
Define architecture patterns for microservices-based platforms handling high-volume data ingestion and processing.
Drive technical direction and platform evolution for ETM data infrastructure.
Platform Development
Design and implement high-performance backend services in Java.
Build and optimize large-scale data pipelines using technologies such as Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, and streaming frameworks.
Develop services that support real-time and batch data processing for security analytics.
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