Principal Software Engineer (C++)
- Level
- Principal
- Work type
- Hybrid · Pune
Not stated in the posting: salary, visa.
Open. First seen 4 November 2026.
About the role
Perforce's standard text
Perforce is a community of collaborative experts, problem solvers, and possibility seekers who believe work should be both challenging and fun. We are proud to inspire creativity, foster belonging, support collaboration, and encourage wellness. At Perforce, you’ll work with and learn from some of the best and brightest in business. Before you know it, you’ll be in the middle of a rewarding career at a company headed in one direction: upward.
With a global footprint spanning more than 80 countries and including over 75% of the Fortune 100, Perforce Software, Inc. is trusted by the world’s leading brands to deliver solutions for the toughest challenges. The best run DevOps teams in the world choose Perforce.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science (or equivalent).
- 13+ years professional development experience with C and C++.
- 7+ years in an Agile/Scrum development environment.
- Development experience in both Windows and Linux environments.
- Experience with static analysis, compilers, or program analysis concepts.
- Strong fundamentals in data structures and algorithms; ability to design efficient solutions.
- Proven experience leading adoption of AI and agentic development workflows in engineering teams.
- Experience and/or interest to work with other programming languages (e.g., Java, C#) is a strong asset.
- Strong knowledge and experience with compilers or static code analysis (e.g., parsers, ASTs, control-flow and data-flow analysis) is a strong asset.
- Familiarity with coding standards such as MISRA C/C++, AUTOSAR C++14, CERT C/C++ and CWE is a strong asset.
- Experience working on complex software features and systems with a high degree of technical ownership, including influencing technical direction across teams.
Responsibilities:
- Experience in applying AI and agentic development approaches to improve developer productivity and product capabilities.
- Ability to design and integrate AI-powered agents responsibly into existing tooling, including evaluation, observability, and safe handling of customer/code data.
- Drive adoption of AI and agentic development practices across teams, including guardrails for safe use.
- Collaborate with other engineers to develop and enhance a wide range of static code analysis tools.
- Independently lead and own complex features and technical initiatives from design through delivery.
- Lead technical direction and architecture for major initiatives across teams, and help shape the Static Analysis roadmap.
- Participate in high level system design and implementation of significant new features.
- Drive technical decisions and engineering best practices across teams.
- Proficiency with efficient algorithm design, data structures and design patterns.
- Plan and develop tests on software changes and new features.
- Maintain existing software through bug fixes and enhancements.
- Create clean, well-tested code and deliver the highest quality software.
- Provide task estimates and accurately report progress as part of an Agile process.
- Peer-review the work of other software designers.
- Mentor engineers, including senior and principal engineers, and provide technical guidance to help solve complex technical problems.
- Demonstrate strong problem-solving and debugging skills, with the ability to independently resolve complex technical issues.
- Clearly and regularly communicate with management and technical support colleagues on project status, potential issues and progress.
- Demonstrate understanding of projects from both client and business perspectives.
AI Fluency
Owns autonomous or semi‑autonomous AI systems end‑to‑end, establishes governance and monitoring, manages ethical and compliance risk, and advises leadership on AI strategy.
Perforce's standard text
All employees are expected to demonstrate AI fluency appropriate to their role and level, including responsible use of AI tools, sound judgment, and adherence to company AI governance and security policy standards.
Come work with us! Our team members are valued for their contributions, introduced to new opportunities, and rewarded well. Perforce combines the experience and rewards of a start-up with the security of an established and privately held profitable company.
If you are passionate about the technology that impacts our day-to-day lives and want to work with talented and dedicated people across the globe, apply today!
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C# · C++
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The team: Development HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 5 open in Development. 4 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in July: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Agile (4 of 5), Java (4 of 5), Linux (4 of 5), CI/CD (3 of 5), AWS (2 of 5), Azure (2 of 5), C (2 of 5)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Senior Software Engineer(VK) posted Nov 4
- Senior Software Engineer(C++) posted Nov 4
- Senior Software Engineer (P4 DAM) posted Nov 2
- Senior DevOps Engineer (P4 Cloud) posted Jul 13
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