Principal Software Engineer

Help shape the future of property decisioning in India

Valocity is trusted digital infrastructure for property decisions. Across India, Australia, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates, we help leading financial institutions transform property decisioning through AI-enabled technology, trusted data and connected digital workflows.

In India, our platform supports digital mortgage valuation, project finance and legal workflows across a connected ecosystem of lenders, valuers, legal professionals and property data. As we continue to grow, we are looking for an exceptional Principal Software Engineer to lead the design and development of scalable, high-performance technology solutions that power our products and support our long-term growth.

Valocity Values

Better never stops: We keep improving, evolving and challenging ourselves to deliver better outcomes

Deliver customer impact: We focus on work that creates meaningful value for customers and the industries we serve

Raise your bar: We take ownership, hold ourselves to high standards and keep lifting the quality of our work

Bold with purpose: We think differently, move with intent and challenge the status quo where it creates better outcomes

Why this role matters

The Principal Software Engineer is a senior hands-on engineering role responsible for leading a pod of engineers (typically 2–3) and delivering high-quality, scalable software aligned to Valocity’s global platform strategy.

This role combines strong technical delivery, leadership within a pod, and alignment to platform and architectural standards. You will work closely with Engineering Leads, Product Owners, and Architects to deliver outcomes that support global products and services.

The role is delivery-focused, with accountability for both technical quality and team output.

Role Context (India Operating Model)

Acts as Pod Lead for a small engineering team

Responsible for day-to-day technical delivery and quality within the pod

Works within a global platform model (shared services, not regional builds)

Aligns to architecture, platform and coding standards

Collaborates across NZ, AU, and India teams

Experience

6+ years in software engineering, with experience in a senior or lead role

Strong experience with .NET Core, Angular, and Azure cloud environments

Proven experience leading small teams or pods

Strong understanding of software architecture and design principles

Experience building scalable, cloud-native applications

Hands-on experience with CI/CD and DevOps practices

Strong coding, code review, and quality assurance practices

Experience working in distributed/global teams

Preferred Experience

Experience working in SaaS platforms or product-based environments

Exposure to microservices and API-first architecture

Experience aligning to platform/shared services models

Understanding of performance, security, and scalability patterns

Mobile experience with Flutter

KPIs / Success Measures

Quality and reliability of delivered software

Delivery predictability and timeliness within the pod

Code quality and test coverage

Alignment to architecture and platform standards

Effectiveness of mentorship and uplift of pod capability

Contribution to reuse and reduction of duplicated solutions

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or equivalent practical experience

Personal Attributes

Strong ownership mindset and accountability

Practical, delivery-focused leadership

Clear communicator across technical and business stakeholders

Continuous improvement mindset

Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, global environment

Why Join Valocity

Join a high-growth global technology company with a significant India opportunity

Work directly with senior leaders and some of India's leading financial institutions

Help modernise property decisioning across lending, valuation, project finance and legal workflows

Represent trusted digital infrastructure built for regulated environments

Build a career with meaningful growth, ownership and impact