Principal Software Engineer

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Principal Software Engineer in India.

This role offers an opportunity to take technical ownership of large-scale, cloud-native systems that power global communication platforms used by developers and enterprises worldwide. You will lead the architecture, design, and delivery of highly distributed, mission-critical software services while ensuring performance, scalability, security, and reliability at enterprise scale. The position involves close collaboration with product managers, engineering leaders, and cross-functional teams to translate business needs into robust technical solutions. You will also play a key role in setting engineering standards, improving system observability and resiliency, and driving automation and CI/CD best practices. This is a highly impactful senior engineering role where you will influence technical direction, mentor engineers, and solve complex distributed systems challenges in a fast-paced, remote-first environment.

Accountabilities:

• Lead architecture and system design for large-scale, distributed, cloud-native systems and services.
• Design, develop, and review high-quality code for APIs, backend services, platforms, and production-grade applications.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical roadmaps while evaluating trade-offs and aligning stakeholders.
• Improve system performance, reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency through robust engineering practices.
• Define and enforce engineering standards across coding, testing, CI/CD, security, observability, and documentation.
• Collaborate with product, engineering managers, and cross-functional teams to ensure successful end-to-end delivery.
• Mentor and coach engineers, lead technical discussions, design reviews, and incident postmortems.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks related to scalability, security, compliance, and production stability.

Requirements:

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering with a strong focus on building large-scale, distributed, cloud-native systems.
• Strong programming expertise in Java, Go, or Python.
• Deep experience in designing microservices-based architectures and distributed systems at scale.
• Hands-on experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP, including multi-region deployments.
• Strong knowledge of REST API design and development.
• Experience with data systems such as SQL/NoSQL databases, caching systems, and platforms like ClickHouse or Snowflake.
• Familiarity with streaming technologies such as Kafka, Flink, or Spark is highly desirable.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps practices.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Benefits:

• Remote-first work environment with flexibility across eligible locations in India.
• Competitive compensation package aligned with senior engineering roles.
• Comprehensive health coverage and wellness support programs.
• Generous paid time off and parental leave policies.
• Retirement and savings support programs.
• Opportunities to work on globally scaled, high-impact distributed systems.
• Strong engineering culture focused on innovation, learning, and technical excellence.
• Professional growth opportunities through mentorship, leadership, and technical ownership.

How Jobgether works: We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team. We appreciate your interest and wish you the best! Why Apply Through Jobgether? Data Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Jobgether will process your personal data to evaluate your candidacy and share relevant information with the hiring employer. This processing is based on legitimate interest and pre-contractual measures under applicable data protection laws (including GDPR). You may exercise your rights (access, rectification, erasure, objection) at any time. #LI-CL1