Alcon

Sr Principal Software Engineer

Alcon
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20 hours ago
Fort Worth, TX, USAStaff+
H1B sponsor

Responsibilities

  • Own architecture for high-scale, cloud-native platforms used globally.
  • Build and evolve Java and Spring Boot microservices ecosystems on AWS.
  • Lead engineering teams technically while remaining hands-on in architecture and coding.
  • Integrate and scale AI/GenAI capabilities, with AWS Bedrock preferred, into production products.
  • Partner with Product Management, Customer Operations, global teams, and senior stakeholders.
  • Drive engineering excellence across DevOps, Azure DevOps CI/CD, security, and reliability.
  • Influence technical direction across teams and mentor engineers through standards and example.
  • Travel up to 10% as required.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent directly related experience; stated alternatives include high school plus 15 years, associate degree plus 11 years, M.S. plus 4 years, or PhD plus 3 years.
  • Seven years of relevant experience.
  • Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and microservices architectures.
  • Proven experience building and scaling cloud-native distributed systems on AWS.
  • Experience integrating or scaling AI/GenAI solutions; AWS Bedrock experience is preferred.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead technically while staying hands-on.
  • Experience working across global teams and with senior stakeholders.
  • Fluent ability to read, write, understand, and communicate in English.
  • Preferred experience with Kubernetes, Helm, container platforms, API security, system design at scale, digital health, or regulated environments.

Benefits

  • Flexible time off.
  • Option to work remotely one day per week during summer months.
  • Relocation available.
  • Up to 10% travel.
  • High-impact role with strong leadership exposure in a global engineering environment.

Tech Stack

AWSHelmJavaKubernetesSpring Boot

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