Principal Engineer

Role- principal Engineer Location- Bangalore (Hybrid) Experience- 10-12 years Employment- Full time About the Role We are looking for a highly skilled Principal Engineer with strong technical expertise and proven experience in engineering leadership. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys being hands-on with coding while also managing and mentoring a small team. The candidate should bring a strong startup background, a track record of growth within previous organizations, and the ability to drive both technical excellence and team alignment. Key Responsibilities • Lead, mentor, and manage a small engineering team while contributing hands-on to code development. • Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable, and secure web applications. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical roadmaps, architecture, and execution plans. • Drive best practices in software engineering, code quality, performance optimization, and system reliability. • Oversee implementation of modern infrastructure, orchestration tools, and database technologies. • Provide technical leadership for complex problem-solving and innovation in product development. • Balance team management responsibilities with active coding and design contributions. Required Qualifications • 10–12 years of total engineering experience with at least 3 years in a management or team leadership role. • Strong hands-on coding skills, with the ability to contribute directly to core development tasks. • Experience working in startup environments (early engineer, co-founder, or similar roles). • Demonstrated career progression within prior organizations. • Strong educational pedigree (IITs or equivalent tier institutions preferred). Technical Expertise • Mandatory: o Kubernetes o Web application development o Relational, non-relational, vector, and graph database experience o Orchestration tools o Typescript • Good to Have: o Cloud infrastructure and VM management o Experience in machine learning applications

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