DESCRIPTION
NOTE:- ALTHOUGH THE ROLE CATEGORY SPECIFIED IN THE GPP IS REMOTE, THE REQUIREMENT IS FOR HYBRID WORKING MODEL FROM CUMMINS PUNE OFFICE.
The Software Engineer II is responsible for building high-quality, innovative, and fully performing software solutions in line with Cummins standards and business needs. This role involves designing, developing, testing, and implementing software applications, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver business value. The engineer will play a key role throughout the software development lifecycle, ensuring compliance with coding standards, security practices, and technical design requirements.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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Design, develop, and implement scalable and secure software solutions by analyzing requirements, studying systems flow, and evaluating feasibility.
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Collaborate with users, product owners, designers, and testers to understand business needs and deliver effective solutions.
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Prepare technical documentation, including flowcharts, layouts, system specifications, and user guides.
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Participate in solution definition, modeling, and architecture to ensure functional fit and alignment with enterprise standards.
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Conduct code reviews, ensure adherence to coding and testing standards, and apply Agile best practices throughout the SDLC.
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Perform system analysis and recommend improvements to enhance performance, security, and maintainability.
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Support software deployment, integration, and maintenance, while ensuring compliance with IT asset protection, governance, and regulatory requirements.
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Champion built-in quality, Agile architecture, and team technical agility by fostering best practices in API-first and microservices development.
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Stay updated on emerging tools, technologies, and industry trends, recommending innovative approaches where appropriate.
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Participate in continuous improvement efforts and contribute to Cummins’ global technology community.
RESPONSIBILITIES
COMPETENCIES:
Business insight - Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.
Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
Customer focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
Global perspective - Taking a broad view when approaching issues, using a global lens.
Manages conflict - Handling conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise.
Agile Architecture - Designs the fundamental organization of a system embodied by its components, their relationships to each other and to the environment to guide its emergent design and evolution.
Agile Development - Uses API-First Development where requirements and solutions evolve through the collaborative effort of self-organizing and cross-functional teams and their customer(s)/end user(s) to construct high-quality, well designed technical solutions; understands and includes the Internet of Things (IoT), the Digital Mesh, and Hyper Connectivity as inputs to API-First Development so solutions are more adaptable to future trends in Agile development.
Agile Systems Thinking - Embraces a holistic approach to analysis that focuses on the way that a system's constituent parts interrelate and how systems work over time and within the context of larger systems to ensure the economic success of the solution.
Agile Testing - Leads a cross-functional agile team with special expertise contributed by testers working at a sustainable pace, by delivering business value desired by the customer at frequent intervals to ensure the economic success of the solution.
Regulatory Risk Compliance Management - Evaluates the design and effectiveness of controls against established industry frameworks and regulations to assess adherence with legal/regulatory requirements.
Solution Functional Fit Analysis - Composes and decomposes a system into its component parts using procedures, tools and work aides for the purpose of studying how well the component parts were designed, purchased and configured to interact holistically to meet business, technical, security, governance and compliance requirements.
Solution Modeling - Creates, designs and formulates models, diagrams and documentation using industry standards, tools, version control, and build and test automation to meet business, technical, security, governance and compliance requirements.
Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
EDUCATION, LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent practical experience.
This position may require licensing to comply with export control or sanctions regulations.
QUALIFICATIONS
SKILLS
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
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Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, C#, JavaScript).
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Hands-on experience with modern frameworks and libraries (React, Angular, Spring Boot, .NET Core).
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Strong knowledge of databases (SQL and NoSQL).
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Familiarity with microservices, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
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Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git version control, and Agile development practices.
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API testing experience with Postman; knowledge of security scanning tools (e.g., Veracode) preferred.
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Experience with automotive Test Data Management systems and tools such as HighQsoft products (GmbH, HQL, ASAM Commander) is a plus.
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Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.
BUSINESS & BEHAVIORAL SKILLS:
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Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional global teams.
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Strong communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to varied audiences.
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Analytical and problem-solving mindset with attention to detail.
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Ability to work independently and within Agile teams.
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Customer-focused with strong business insight and global perspective.
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Skilled at managing conflict, valuing differences, and driving customer-centric solutions.
EXPERIENCE
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7–10 years of professional experience in software development.
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Demonstrated ability to deliver software from requirements through design, development, testing, and deployment.
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Experience working in Agile environments with modern software engineering best practices.
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Proven track record of engaging with users and stakeholders to collect requirements, define solutions, and meet delivery timelines.
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Experience applying solution modeling, functional fit analysis, and regulatory risk compliance management.
