Principal Software Engineer
On-siteChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Job Summary
Lead architecture and technical direction for large-scale distributed systems and enterprise platforms, designing high-performance, scalable services using modern backend and cloud-native patterns. Drive long-term architecture roadmaps, influence engineering standards across multiple teams, and establish guidelines for code quality, observability, and operational excellence. Mentor senior engineers through design reviews and hands-on coaching while strategically addressing technical debt to ensure system resilience and security. Partner with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional stakeholders to align technical decisions with business outcomes.
Required Qualifications
- Deep expertise in designing and building large-scale distributed systems and enterprise-grade software platforms
- Strong experience with Java/Spring and modern service-oriented or microservices-based architectures
- Strong understanding of APIs, platform design, data models, integration patterns, and system design trade-offs
- Proven track record of shaping architecture roadmaps and influencing technical direction across teams or business units
- Ability to work effectively in ambiguous environments and simplify complex technical problems into scalable, maintainable solutions
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to align engineers, product managers, and senior stakeholders around architectural decisions
- Demonstrated experience mentoring engineers and developing technical talent across an organization
- Strong judgment in balancing innovation with reliability, speed with quality, and near-term delivery with long-term platform health
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in payments, billing, financial systems, or other high-scale transaction platforms
- Experience designing systems with strong requirements around security, fraud prevention, compliance, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery
- Familiarity with SDKs, API contracts, webhooks, and developer platform enablement
- Working experience with both enterprise companies and startups
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