Principal Software Developer

Hiring Manager:
Greg Raley

Talent Acquisition Advisor:
Johanne Bilous

Job Code Level:
DSP4

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AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.
At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We're hiring talent AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.

OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. 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.

OpenText Business Network is a cloud platform that facilitates efficient, secure and compliant collaboration across digital ecosystems of people, systems and things. The platform comprises solutions that simplify the inherent complexities of business-to-business (B2B) data exchange and offers insights that drive operational efficiencies, speed time to revenue and improve customer satisfaction.

Your Impact
A 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.

This hybrid role combines hands-on software development leadership with strategic data architecture responsibilities. You will play a key role in designing scalable systems, guiding development teams, and shaping data infrastructure.

What The Role Offers
As a
Lead Software Developer
(with a strong background in
data architecture
), you will have opportunities to:

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of high-quality SaaS products
• Architect and implement scalable, secure, and efficient data systems
• Work with big data, analytics, and machine learning
• Push AI initiatives
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and system architecture
• Identify and evaluate technologies
• Investigate and improve application performance
• Lead in setting the quality standards for the team's technical work, from code to software designs, while raising the skill level of less experienced team members

What You Need To Succeed

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years of software development experience
• Experience in leading/mentoring
• Proven experience in data architecture; designed and developed data pipelines and ETL workflows with Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Spark, and Scala.
• Proficiency in modern programming languages (Java / Spring, Python)
• Deep understanding of relational and non-relational (analytics) databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, Vertica, Snowflake, etc.)
• Experience with cloud platforms, containerization, CI/CD and DevOps (GitLab, Kubernetes, Helm, kustomize, New Relic)
• Experience integrating with other components and systems at high volume
• Familiarity with data governance, security, and compliance standards
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum
• Data or Computer Science degree

One Last Thing
OpenText is more than just a corporation, it's a global community where trust is foundational, the bar is raised, and outcomes are owned.

Join 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.

OpenText'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.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact us at Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.