Principal Software Engineer - Java

Veeva Systems is a leading enterprise SaaS company focused on helping life sciences companies accelerate the delivery of life-saving therapies. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will develop scalable enterprise applications, mentor engineers, and drive technical decisions to enhance the company's technology offerings.

Responsibilities:

• Own all stages of feature implementation, from design and development through deployment, production support, and maintenance. Daily code contribution
• Collaborate with Product Management and Development on technical design and problem-solving to deliver great code
• Quickly analyze complex problems, identifying knowns and unknowns, to accelerate the path to robust solutions
• Define, promote, and mentor on engineering best practices and coding standards
• Provide comprehensive code reviews for engineers of all experience levels
• Develop the skills of engineering talent through structured mentorship

Requirements:

• 12+ years of proven software development expertise (Java development required)
• Extensive experience developing high-scale enterprise SaaS cloud applications
• Proven track record of architecting and building high-volume products at scale
• Hands-on development experience with current open-source tools and technologies, including Java, Spring, MySQL, Gradle, Git, Jenkins, AspectJ, Messaging, and Solr/Lucene
• Highly driven and flexible, enjoys a fast-paced start-up environment, and believes in having fun along the way
• Architect and implement workflows that leverage AI-assisted development (e.g., Anthropic's Claude) to drive significant gains in engineering velocity, code quality, and innovation
• Proven ability to mentor and elevate team performance, fostering growth and excellence
• Veeva is a hard-working company
• Veeva is a PBC and a 'do the right thing' company. We expect that from all employees
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
• Applicants must have the unrestricted right to work in the United States. Veeva will not provide sponsorship at this time