Principal Software Engineer | $80K | Bangalore, India

We are hiring a Principal Software Engineer to lead the architecture and evolution of a large-scale cloud-native, Database-as-a-Service environment. This role sits at the intersection of distributed systems, multi-cloud orchestration, and platform reliability.

You will design and build foundational systems that power provisioning, lifecycle management, security, and operations across major cloud providers. This is a highly hands-on role that combines deep technical leadership with real-world execution.

Key Responsibilities

System Design & Architecture

• Define and evolve platform architecture with a focus on scalability, reliability, performance, and security.
• Own architectural decisions for large-scale, distributed, multi-tenant systems.

Hands-on Development

• Design, develop, and maintain production-grade services using Golang.
• Set high standards for code quality, design patterns, and engineering practices.

Cloud Infrastructure & Networking

• Architect and optimize multi-cloud deployments across AWS, GCP, and Azure.
• Design networking models including VPC/VNet peering, routing, load balancing, and secure private connectivity.

Cloud-Native SaaS Platforms

• Build and scale multi-tenant platform services that orchestrate database clusters across cloud environments.
• Lead core capabilities such as provisioning, lifecycle automation, and security controls.

Technical Standards & Operational Excellence

• Establish strong CI/CD pipelines, code review practices, and design standards.
• Define observability standards covering monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting.

Distributed Systems Problem Solving

• Diagnose and resolve complex issues related to scalability, networking, availability, and performance.
• Lead root cause analysis and implement long-term fixes for critical production incidents (Tier 3 support).

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong expertise in Golang, with hands-on experience building cloud-native, distributed systems.
• Deep understanding of system design, high availability, fault tolerance, and performance optimization.
• Extensive experience with AWS, GCP, and/or Azure, including networking concepts such as VPCs, routing, load balancing, firewalls, and private connectivity.
• Proven experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and multi-cloud deployments.
• Experience designing and building platform and microservice components for SaaS environments.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and influence technical direction at scale.
• Ability to balance strategic architecture decisions with hands-on execution.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of experience building cloud or distributed systems.
• Prior experience at Principal or Staff Engineer level, leading platform or architecture initiatives in large-scale SaaS or cloud environments.

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