Principal Applications Engineer
Meet Our Team:
You will be working in one of the most innovative groups that leverages latest features of Pega Infinity platform to develop applications that provide external portal to our community ecosystem. You will work closely with talented engineers and product owners across the globe to build a highly scalable Pega Applications.
Picture Yourself at Pega:
- Pega is changing the way the world builds software. Our goal is to be the no.1 CRM SaaS company in the world.
- In this role, you’ll help us design, develop, and implement applications using Pega Infinity platform that provide external facing portals to our community ecosystem.
- This is your chance to get your hands on working on leading technologies to solve interesting problems.
At Pega, we actively explore and embrace emerging AI capabilities with curiosity, responsibility, and a drive for meaningful innovation. You will work in an environment where AI‑enabled tools are used to enhance learning, improve engineering efficiency, and support better decision‑making across the cloud platform.
We expect engineers to apply critical thinking to all AI‑generated outputs—validating accuracy, quality, and relevance before applying them in production environments. We view AI maturity as a spectrum, progressing from foundational adoption toward more strategic, advocacy‑driven integration, and you will play an active role in that journey
What You'll Do at Pega:
- Leverage best in class technologies to drive the conversion of requirements into feature design, its implementation, testing, deployment and support.
- Work as part of a collaborative Agile team working in a SCRUM model surrounded by fun loving talented engineers.
- Technologies you will work on are Pega Infinity and Java.
- 70% Pega Application Development.
- 30% Pega Application Design.
Who You Are:
- Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and design.
- Be able to implement code that meets engineering excellence standard with minimal oversight
- Good at development of highly scalable and performant features using Pega Platform
- Ability to take ownership of EPICS and sprints and working experience in an agile/scrum team environment
- Passionate about learning new technologies and innovation
- Demonstrated ability to logically identify and analyze/solve problems.
- Good verbal and written communication skills, including poise in pressure situations.
What You've Accomplished:
- Overall experience of 6 to 9 years of experience with a minimum of 3 years of experience in developing the applications using Pega platform.
- Bachelor’s engineering in Computer Science or similar field.
- Have a very good knowledge on Pega platform with minimum CSSA / CLSA certified.
- Good to have experience of leading a small team of 2-3 developers
Pega Offers You:
- Gartner Analyst acclaimed technology leadership across our categories of products
- Continuous learning and development opportunities
- An innovative, inclusive, agile, flexible, and fun work environment
- Competitive global benefits program inclusive of pay + bonus incentive, employee equity in the company
- An opportunity to work in an organization that actively invests in AI‑enabled learning, innovation, and responsible adoption across its engineering practices
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Pega embraces the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve efficiency, consistency, and fairness across our business. We encourage thoughtful and ethical adoption of AI technologies that support people—not replace them. We may use AI‑enabled tools in our recruitment process. These tools are designed to assist us by providing insights and operational support.
All hiring decisions are made based on human review and judgment. You may have the right to request human review, provide additional information, or raise questions about how such tools are used.
Culture
At Pegasystems, we foster an environment where people feel valued and empowered to contribute their best. With global clients across industries and regions, we know our success depends on the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents of our people. Ours is a workplace where everyone can grow, collaborate, and deliver meaningful outcomes.
We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and experiences and focus on the core competencies and mindset needed to thrive in a role.
As an Equal Opportunity employer, Pegasystems will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran or disability status, or any other category protected by law.
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