Full-Time

Principal Application Development Engineer

Deadline 7/31/26
TIBCO Software

TIBCO Software

1,001-5,000 employees

Real-time data integration & analytics platform

No salary listed

Remote in UK

Remote

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Kubernetes
Java
Docker
Requirements
  • Must have 10+ years of software engineering experience with deep, authoritative knowledge of core Java
  • Must have exceptional skills in Java multi-threading, concurrency models, and asynchronous queuing mechanisms
  • Must have extensive hands-on experience building enterprise applications using Eclipse tooling and OSGi frameworks
  • Must have deep expertise in relational and non-relational database technologies, with a proven track record of handling distributed transactions, atomicity, and data consistency across multiple databases (e.g., Saga patterns, Two-Phase Commit)
  • Must have strong operational understanding of both traditional on-premise deployments and modern cloud-hosted/container-based architectures (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Must be able to generate performance insights using profiling tools (e.g., JProfiler, VisualVM) and optimize JVM performance
  • Must have exceptional system design capabilities, with a focus on high availability, fault tolerance, and enterprise-grade security
Responsibilities
  • Architectural Leadership: Drive the technical design, architecture, and strategy for multiple core BPM product areas, seamlessly bridging our cloud-hosted (containerized) and on-premises deployments
  • Technical Ownership: Take full accountability for the performance, reliability, and scalability of the systems under your purview throughout the entire product life-cycle
  • Complex Problem Solving: Design and implement highly concurrent, multi-threaded Java applications and robust queuing systems that process massive amounts of business data efficiently
  • Data Integrity: Architect and manage complex database operations, ensuring transaction atomicity and data consistency across disparate database systems (distributed transactions)
  • Performance Engineering: Relentlessly profile, troubleshoot, and optimize system performance, providing actionable insights to ensure data is delivered swiftly and reliably to end-users
  • Mentorship & Standard Setting: Elevate the engineering organization by mentoring senior and mid-level engineers, establishing best practices, and leading rigorous code and architecture reviews
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with product management to translate business requirements and digital process automation goals into scalable technical solutions
Desired Qualifications
  • Hands-on experience with Eclipse PDE
  • Previous experience in the Business Process Management (BPM) space or workflow automation

TIBCO Software provides a platform for real-time data integration and analytics that helps businesses connect, unify, and analyze data to improve decision-making and operational efficiency. Its tools are used by healthcare providers, financial institutions, and large enterprises. The company earns money from software licensing, subscriptions, and professional services, and its platform can be deployed on-premises, in the cloud, or in hybrid environments. It emphasizes high performance, reliability, and scalability for mission-critical applications. Unlike many competitors, TIBCO combines comprehensive data integration with analytics across flexible deployment models, serving large organizations that need real-time data flows. The goal is to help organizations manage their data more effectively to support faster, better decisions and smoother operations.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$4.3B

Headquarters

Palo Alto, California

Founded

1997

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What believers are saying

  • TIBCO Cloud Integration launches in AWS Marketplace, expanding enterprise reach.
  • Flogo MCP reduces MTTR by 35% for P1 incidents via AI root-cause analysis.
  • Model Context Protocol enhances SRE workflows with structured data logging.

What critics are saying

  • Cloud Software Group lays off 1,000 TIBCO employees in September merger.
  • CSG CEO Tom Krause cuts mid-tier clients, losing to MuleSoft competitors.
  • Databricks Lakehouse captures Spotfire's real-time analytics market share.

What makes TIBCO Software unique

  • TIBCO Flogo 2.26.0 introduces MCP Connector for AI-driven incident response.
  • Smart Incident Response Assistant automates triage with PagerDuty integration.
  • Hyperconverged Analytics in Spotfire enables action triggering from insights.

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