The Capture Group of OpenText Enterprise Content Management platforms division is focusing on the development and maintenance of the Capture product line. The Capture technology transforms electronic and paper documents into application-ready information, providing a flexible, end-to-end capture solution that includes document capture, document classification, data extraction, information validation, and delivery to the backend system.
Your Impact:We are seeking an experienced Principal Software Developer responsible for the design and implementation of services for ingestion, classification and extraction of content from business documents using a variety of techniques including OCR, machine learning for integration into cloud and on-premise Capture software products. Qualified candidates will bring the latest software development, automation, AI, and deployment practices.
What the role offers:As a Principal Software Developer, you will:
- Define and drive platform portability strategy across the product portfolio, including target framework standardization, dependency rationalization, and separation of headless processing cores from interactive front ends.
- Establish technical standards for inter-process and service communication, configuration management, logging, and observability across components.
- Own and lead end-to-end technical; design, development, validation and test automation, deployment, and support in production.
- Provide architectural guidance for major software initiatives, including technology standardization and modernization. Possess a deep understanding of benefits/drawbacks of different software design and integration patterns
- Effectively collaborate with senior stakeholders to gain collective buy-in on architecture strategies
- Evaluate, test and provide recommendations for new tools for software development or product integration
- Work with an international team in various time zones. Occasional travel may be required.
- Work closely with Quality Development to review test plans and test cases
What you need to succeed:- MS or PhD in CS or a related technical field and 10+ years of enterprises software development experience
Required
- Deep expertise in modern .NET (.NET 8/10) and .NET Framework, including runtime behavior, hosting models, assembly loading, and packaging, with the ability to make and justify target platform decisions at the assembly level.
- Strong understanding of cross-platform constraints in .NET and native code, including Windows-only APIs, native/COM interop boundaries, 32-bit vs. 64-bit implications, and portable alternatives.
- Experience decomposing monolithic or tightly coupled systems into services, including gRPC/Protobuf contract design and sidecar or out-of-process isolation patterns.
- Experience in containerization and PaaS (example Dockers, Cloud Foundry, Kubernetes), as well as IaaS.
- Working knowledge of data structures / databases / operating systems / distributed & messaging systems and microservices
- Strong background in Client/server architecture
- Working/developing complex Algorithms and Object Oriented Design
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Practical experience with Agile/Lean software development methodologies, design patterns and architectural patterns
- Experience with AI/Machine Learning, Documents/Image Processing, or OCR
- Visual Studio Code with the C# dev kit or any other Linux based IDE. GNU Compiler family or alternatives
Desired
- Experience with NLP / text processing
- Experience with Javascript frameworks (Angular or React)
- C#, Angular, Delphi, Python, Powershell
- InstallShield.
One last thing:OpenText is more than a corporation-it's a global community built on trust, character, and purpose. Here, we act ethically, care deeply about people, and always put our clients first. We help teams succeed through collaboration, tackle challenges with resilience, and innovate with intention.
Join us on our mission to drive positive change through privacy, technology, and teamwork. At OpenText, we don't just have a culture-we live our values. Choose us because you want to be part of a company that empowers you to make a meaningful impact.
Compensation: At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. As you move through the hiring process, we're happy to provide more details about our compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles, vacation entitlement, and paid time off.
AI Usage Disclosure: As part of our commitment to transparency, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in various stages of our recruitment process, including resume screening, candidate matching, interview scheduling, and communications. These tools are designed to improve efficiency, reduce bias, and enhance candidate experience. All decisions regarding hiring are made by qualified human professionals, and we continuously monitor our AI systems to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable regulations.
