Software Developer II (Install)

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.

The Role

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. Founded more than 30 years ago by the best and brightest engineers at MIT, we continue to tackle the most complex challenges in process manufacturing. Our aspenONE software enables our customers to achieve operational excellence by increasing capacity, improving margins, and reducing costs, while becoming more energy efficient, ensuring safety, and shrinking their carbon footprint. This is a place where people are fiercely passionate about technology and have a desire to make a difference through the application of engineering and software technologies to solve real business problems. As a Software Developer with focus on software packaging and deployment, you will build and maintain software deployment solutions for our aspenONE software and push the deployment technology to make it easier for our customers to adopt our latest technologies. Based in our Pune, India office you will collaborate closely with other members of geographically dispersed Products teams, coordinating closely with colleagues focused on delighting customers via delivering robust products.

Your Impact

We are seeking an Installation Developer with 2–3 years of professional software development experience to design, develop, test, and maintain reliable software installation and deployment solutions across Windows and Linux environments.

The ideal candidate will have solid programming skills, knowledge of software installation and deployment technologies, and a good understanding of software development practices. The candidate should be a strong problem solver who can collaborate effectively with development, QA, DevOps, and other cross-functional teams in an Agile development environment.

The successful candidate should also be able to effectively leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve coding, debugging, testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and overall development efficiency, while applying appropriate engineering judgment to validate AI-generated solutions.

• •Design, develop, test, and maintain software installation packages and deployment solutions for Windows and Linux platforms.
• •Utilize Windows Installer, InstallShield, and related installation technologies to deliver reliable, maintainable, and scalable installation solutions.
• •Develop and maintain installation tools, automation, and scripts using C#, PowerShell, Bash, C++, and other appropriate technologies.
• •Apply sound software development practices to ensure installation solutions are reliable, maintainable, testable, and secure.
• •Develop and maintain automated tests and validation processes to improve installation quality and prevent regressions.
• •Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity in coding, scripting, debugging, testing, troubleshooting, code review, and technical documentation.
• •Review and validate AI-generated code and recommendations to ensure correctness, security, quality, and maintainability.
• •Collaborate with developers, QA, DevOps, and other cross-functional teams to understand installation and deployment requirements and develop effective technical solutions.
• •Work with container technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes, to support modern deployment environments.
• •Integrate installation and deployment processes with version control systems, such as Git and Perforce, and automated CI/CD pipelines.
• •Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve installation and deployment issues using effective problem-solving and root-cause analysis techniques.
• •Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and knowledge-sharing activities within the development team.
• •Follow Agile development practices and established software engineering standards to deliver high-quality solutions in a timely manner.
• •Continuously develop technical skills and identify opportunities to use AI, automation, and modern development tools to improve engineering efficiency and software quality.

What You'll Need

• •2–3 years of professional software development experience, preferably involving software installation, deployment, build, or related technologies.
• •Good programming and coding skills, with experience developing reliable, maintainable, and testable software.
• •Proficiency in C# and/or C++, with experience using PowerShell and Bash for scripting and automation.
• •Good understanding of Windows and/or Linux operating systems, including software installation and configuration concepts.
• •Hands-on experience with Windows Installer, InstallShield, or comparable software installation and packaging technologies.
• •Good understanding of software engineering principles and the software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• •Good understanding of software installation and deployment practices.
• •Experience with software testing, debugging, and troubleshooting techniques.
• •Experience using or willingness to effectively adopt AI-assisted software development tools to improve coding, debugging, testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and development efficiency.
• •Ability to review and validate AI-generated code and technical recommendations using appropriate engineering judgment.
• •Familiarity with container technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• •Experience with version control systems, such as Git and Perforce.
• •Familiarity with CI/CD and automated build and deployment processes.
• •Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL database technologies is a plus.
• •Experience working within an Agile software development environment.
• •Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• •Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• •Strong collaboration and teamwork skills, with the ability to work effectively with developers and cross-functional teams.
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