Principal Software Development Engineer

About Centific

Centific is a frontier AI data foundry that curates diverse, high-quality data, using our purpose-built technology platforms to empower the Magnificent Seven and our enterprise clients with safe, scalable AI deployment. Our team includes more than 150 PhDs and data scientists, along with more than 4,000 AI practitioners and engineers. We harness the power of an integrated solution ecosystem—comprising industry-leading partnerships and 1.8 million vertical domain experts in more than 230 markets—to create contextual, multilingual, pre-trained datasets; fine-tuned, industry-specific LLMs; and RAG pipelines supported by vector databases. Our zero-distance innovation™ solutions for GenAI can reduce GenAI costs by up to 80% and bring solutions to market 50% faster.

Our mission is to bridge the gap between AI creators and industry leaders by bringing best practices in GenAI to unicorn innovators and enterprise customers. We aim to help these organizations unlock significant business value by deploying GenAI at scale, helping to ensure they stay at the forefront of technological advancement and maintain a competitive edge in their respective markets.

About Job

The Lead Software Development Engineer will report to the Engineering Delivery Director, lead hands-on development and bug resolution efforts, particularly in security-critical areas like CodeDL and CredScan. This role involves managing and mentoring a development team, driving technical excellence, and fostering cross-team collaboration with global stakeholders. The engineer will also champion quality, process improvements, and innovation through best practices, automation, and strategic planning.

Technical Leadership & Development

• Contribute hands-on to service-side and on-prem development, coding, and bug investigations/fixes.
• Work on critical security-related bugs (e.g., CodeDL, CG, CredScan, SFI), ensuring timely resolution and compliance with organizational standards.
• Lead and participate in IcM investigation, triage, troubleshooting, and develop clear troubleshooting guidelines and playbooks for the team.
• Work with the dev team to investigate new Configuration Manager bugs filed by the test team or customers within a reasonable timeframe. Provide guidance to the dev team in creating PRs and fix product issues directly.
• Drive high-quality code contributions through design reviews, code reviews, and establishing best practices.

Team Management & Enablement

• Ramp up and manage the MA development team, ensuring effective task distribution and ownership of deliverables.
• Mentor, coach, and train developers to improve their technical and problem-solving skills.
• Proactively unblock developers by providing technical guidance and removing organizational or process barriers.
• Set up regular knowledge-sharing sessions and encourage continuous learning to strengthen the team’s capabilities.

Cross-Team Collaboration

• Act as one of the main points of contact with the FTE team in Redmond, ensuring smooth alignment and information flow.
• Coordinate with vendor leads in India to drive consistency in execution, priorities, and deliverables.
• Represent the vendor team in technical discussions, planning sessions, and joint reviews with partner teams.

Quality, Process, and Innovation

• Establish and enforce development best practices, including secure coding, performance optimization, and testability.
• Track and report progress, quality metrics, and team contributions to stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for automation and efficiency improvements in the development and bug investigation workflow.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and innovation within the team.

Centific is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.