Principal Technical Expert – Edge Software

Company Overview: Schneider Electric is a global leader in energy management and automation, committed to providing innovative solutions that ensure Life Is On everywhere, for everyone, and at every moment.

We are expanding our team in Gurugram and looking for a Senior Cloud Architect to enhance our cloud capabilities and drive the integration of digital technologies in our operations.

Job Description: As a Principal Technical Expert at Schneider Electric, you will play a crucial role in developing and implementing IoT solutions across our global infrastructure, with a primary focus on Edge software.

This position requires a blend of strategic architectural design and practical hands-on ability to implement and manage, and optimize edge-based software solutions, ensuring efficient data processing for a large-scale edge gateways and devices (100s of thousands) deployed in the field.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and develop scalable, high-performance Edge computing solutions for IoT applications.

• Lead the design and implementation of asynchronous task processing using Python (asyncio, Twistd, Tornado, etc.) for efficient data handling and device communication.

• Develop and optimize IoT data pipelines, integrating sensors, edge devices, and cloud-based platforms.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define edge computing strategies, system architectures, and best practices.

• Work on device-to-cloud communication using MQTT, WebSockets, or other messaging protocols.

• Ensure software is secure, reliable, and optimized for resource-constrained edge environments.

• Design and optimize Linux-based networking for edge devices, including network configuration, VPNs, firewalls, and traffic shaping.

• Implement and manage Linux process management, including systemd services, resource allocation, and performance tuning for IoT applications.

• Conduct code reviews, mentor junior developers, and provide technical leadership in edge software development.

• Stay updated with emerging IoT, edge computing, and Linux networking technologies.

Requirements:

Technical

• 7 - 10 years of overall experience in software engineering with a strong focus on Python development.

• Expertise in Python, with experience in asynchronous programming, task processing frameworks, Web frameworks (e.g., asyncio, Twistd, FastAPI, Flask).

• Strong knowledge of Linux networking, including TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls (iptables/nftables), VPNs, and network security.

• Experience in Linux process management, including systemd, resource limits (cgroups), and performance tuning.

• Good Understanding of IoT architectures, protocols (MQTT, HTTP/REST), and edge computing frameworks.

• Hands-on experience with Docker.

• Proficiency and Experience with Git or any other VCS.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to lead complex technical projects.

Good to have:

• Knowledge of Rust, C++, or Golang for performanc...